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Man in first UK Down’s Syndrome marriage dies of Covid leaving wife ‘completely lost’ – Mirror Online
Tommy Pilling, 62, was one half of the UK’s first couple with Down’s Syndrome to marry – he lost his battle with Covid on New Year’s Day leaving his wife Maryanne…
The much-loved husband from the UK’s first couple with Down’s Syndrome to marry has died from Covid – just two weeks after contracting the virus.
Tommy Pilling, 62, from Southend-on-Sea, Essex, lost his battle with coronavirus on January 1.
He leaves behind a doting wife Maryanne, 49, who says she is “completely lost” without her love.
Her devastated sister and carer has spoken today to pay her respects to Tommy – who was “one of a kind”.
Tommy had been in hospital since early December with a…
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