Anfield will erupt in applause on Saturday in tribute to tireless Hillsborough campaigner and former Liverpool ECHO journalist Dan Kay.
Dan passed away suddenly earlier this month at the age of 45, prompting an enormous outpouring of grief and love for a man who touched a huge number of lives with his work, his campaigning and his friendship.
Hundreds of people attended Dan's funeral on Friday at Broadgreen Jewish Cemetery before a moving service took place at the Princes Road Synagogue last night (Sunday). Dan was a leading figure in the city's Jewish community.
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Dan pioneered digital journalism at the ECHO but many will remember him for his work campaigning for justice for all those affected by the 1989 Hillsborough disaster and for the unflinching support he provided to the families of those who died on that awful day in Sheffield.
This work will be noted down permanently in the records of the House of Parliament after Wirral South MP Alison McGovern paid tribute to Dan in the House of Commons last week.
Dan's other major passion was for Liverpool Football Club. His encyclopaedic knowledge of LFC and its illustrious history has been commented on by many since his death.
With Dan's commitment to the club and the Hillsborough families, it is hugely pertinent that a minute's applause at Anfield is now being organised by some of those most affected by the disaster.
Charlotte Hennessy, who was just six when her dad died in the tragedy, has been a leading campaigner for justice for the Hillsborough families. She took to Twitter to announce the planned tribute to Dan.
She said that she and Dan's friends, with the blessing of Dan's family, would like to honour his life with an applause at Anfield during Liverpool's final home game of the season versus Aston Villa, which kicks off at 3pm.
The applause will begin as the clock strikes 7 minutes and Charlotte explained that this number was chosen for a number of reasons. She said: "For those wondering, the number 7 was particularly special to Dan. It is one of the greatest power numbers in Judaism and it was also, of course, the number of his beloved @kennethdalglish. So it felt the most fitting to Dan."
She added: "Dan was a life long red who did so much for Hillsborough families/survivors."
Speaking about the planned Anfield applause, Dan's cousin Amos Waldman told the ECHO: "We are delighted that Dan will get the hero's goodbye he deserves so much at a place and from people who meant so much to him. He would be absolutely stoked but probably a bit embarrassed. YNWA. RIP Dan Kay."
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