“TRUE INSPIRATION’ Mark Whitehurst with hs wife Jeequ and daughter Danielle. Top right, with daughter Natali. Below gt, Mark with
‘acqul and children Dane, Joshua and Natale.
Miracle man Mark
was family’s ‘hero’
Bravery rewarded
during community
award programme
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INSPIRATIONAL father
Mark Whitehurst has pasted
Way alter ating ith four
‘rain tumours 4 almost as
‘many decals
Despite being diagnosed
swith the condition wien he
twas just 19, brave Mark wont
fon to have three children aad
‘marry his sweetheart
"Nave tuts have beon paid
to the s8yearold. tar” ho
passed. away at the Douglas
Macmillan Hospice,
‘ite Jaca, aged 88, of ent
‘Vale, said: “Mark was a vory
Dave man who loved fie fan
Aly and children. We wil miss
him feribly.
Tollowing his diagnosis as a
foonager, he Tad surgery to
have the tumour removed
Th the same year Marke was
lagrosod withthe comour he
Was also viciously assaulted
and sich was the saverlty of
‘the head wound bo sutered,
tho former Me Kipting worker
Slipped into a coma
Bhtafier along recovery pro-
cess, he found the strength 10
ocover and fow yours lator
‘married Jacqui and went on 10
hhave three chien, Danvelle,
‘Nataliosnd Joshua
‘However 15 voart ago when
hlsyoungestehild aul only son
‘was just six months old —Ntark
suffered from his first of many
Strokes, which a to tho is.
fevery”of three moro brain
fumodrs and another opera
ton to take them avi:
‘Since then his heath deteri-
rated. But despite this Mark
carried on fighting and work:
‘ing until he could no longer -
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