A "kind and compassionate" teacher who inspired children across Liverpool has died aged 43.
Mary Colgan died in her mum's arms at her home in Aigburth in the early hours of Saturday, April 23. The mum-of-one, originally from Drogheda in Ireland, moved to the city at the age of 17 and trained to become cookery teacher.
She spent 18 years working as a teacher of Hospitality, Catering and Textiles at Childwall Sports and Science Academy, where she was also a faculty leader of Design and Technology. After working throughout the first coronavirus lockdown, Mary was forced to give up her job after being diagnosed with stage four Glioblastoma Multiforme in August 2020.
