We are so desperately sorry to tell you that Dad died yesterday in hospital from severe pneumonia which he had struggled with for three weeks after he was first admitted. Both of us spent time with him after his admission and we were able to communicate with him enough to say our goodbyes.
He had been almost unconscious for a while and he had not been allowed to have food by mouth because of the risk of choking. The lung infections had affected his swallow reflex and he had been on intravenous drips and oxygen.
Whilst his vital signs in the main were variable and marginally acceptable, the continued effort to recover was too much and he passed away at 1:30pm on Saturday 8 June 2013.
Since Mum's loss in 2008, Dad suffered from depression and his needs were tended to in the comfort of care homes in Singapore and most recently in Hereford, where he made great friends with the Asian staff particularly the chef who would be known to cook him fried rice on request.
We will likely have a memorial service or other form of remembrance in UK and later in Malaysia where he will join Mum at St Michaels Church in Ipoh.
With much much sadness,
Andy and Jeremy
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