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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Aaliyah Rugg

Heartbroken son had never heard of dad's diagnosis until after his death

A much-loved dad who "had an infectious laugh" was known by everyone and anyone.

Thomas Littler's family said he loved to make, create and build, and share his artisan skills with everyone he met. His son Stuart said he was known by everyone in the town and they could rarely go the local shop without being stopped 20 times.

Mr Littler, from Earlestown, was 90 when he was rushed to Whiston hospital after feeling lethargic and under the weather with a high temperature. But Stuart, 50, who lives in West Sussex, said he never saw his dad again.

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