The family of a former British Army sergeant from South Shields have paid tribute to the 'amazing' dad as they appeal for help to bring him home from the Philippines.
Stephen Kelly-Jones tragically died of multiple-organ failure at the Novaliches General Hospital in Manila on Monday, January 30. The 58-year-old had been in the country visiting his partner of 10 years, Carol Ann Del Rosario, when he became unwell.
Stephen's four children, Barry Atkinson, Daniel Kerry-Jones, Philip Cole, and Christyann Kerry-Jones, were unable to see him before he sadly died but said they were able to speak to him one last time on the phone before he went into hospital. Now the family have paid tribute to the "amazing" dad and grandad-of eight as they appeal for donations so they can bring his ashes home to South Shields.
