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❚❙ Hundreds of blue balloons filled the air as mourners paid tribute to the young Leicester City fan whose cancer battle touched so many hearts

Goodbye to brave Shay

PICTURES: CHRIS GORDON
‘SOMETHING SPECIAL’: Leicester City ambassador Alan Birchenall was among the mourners

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6ft Inflatable Decorations
Snowman 470308
Santa 470310
LED
8ft Penguin 470298

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Rope
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Silhouettes Green
Santa 470326
Angel 470325 £ Arc
Artificial
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BLUE DAY: Balloons are released at Gilroes Cemetery
Snowman 470328 Each
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Snowflake
Snowflake
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Projector Hundreds of blue balloons BY JACOB JARVIS
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rapturous minute of applause “What a lovely lad. A fantastic Be Missing You, by Puff Daddy, parents called Foxes fans “the
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were released above Leicester on the 16th minute in Shay’s young man, taken far too before a service of committal best in the world”.
WAS 45 £
yesterday in tribute to the life honour. soon.” was performed at the Shay was passionate about

£
30
ebration of his life”, at Gilroes Leicester City ambassador The Birch said he had kept an graveside. supporting Cancer Research

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of a young City supporter who
Small Glitter
Stags
Various Colours
£ died last month.
Cemetery and his wake was
held at the King Power Stadi-
Alan Birchenall attended the
funeral and said it was a “spe-
order of service and would be
giving it to Kasper Schmeichel,
This was followed by the bal-
loon release.
and his parents would like to
encourage people to support it.
Each Shay Bryan, of New Parks, um. cial” service. Shay’s favourite City player. Shay endured 60 rounds of They collected money for the
Leicester, lost his battle with The youngster had a fourth He said: “It was something Music from Migos, Linkin chemotherapy and eight weeks charity at his funeral and said
cancer on October 18, aged just stage Wilms tumour which special. Shay would have been Park, Ed Sheeran and Sam of radiotherapy. backing the research is “what
16. spread to his spine, kidneys, proud of it. Smith was played throughout Speaking in October, his mum Shay would have wanted”.
Friends and family at- lungs, pancreas, spleen and “His family should be proud the service. Rebecca, 41, said: “He was just “He didn’t think about him-
tended the fu- eventually his brain. of it and how they conducted Shay’s older sister, Kayleigh, a perfect son. He was so kind, self,” said Rebecca.
neral, “a cel- At Leicester City’s Premi- themselves. 18, read a tribute to her brother everybody loved him.” For more information on Can-
er League game against “There was an overspill (of and his father, Neal, 49, also After the 16th minute tribute cer Research, phone 0300 123
Everton last month, mourners). That’s how popu- spoke about his son. to their son at King Power Sta- 102, or visit:
Foxes fans arranged a lar Shay was. The congregation exited to I’ll dium, on October 29, Shay’s cancerresearchuk.org

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Various Colours
Green LED Lights
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Multi Colour 470208
Bright White 470207
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435675 Warm White 470205 Each

‘PERFECT SON’: Shay Bryan