Eamonn Holmes has shared a touching tribute to the late TV presenter John Stapleton following his funeral on Friday (October 3). The veteran broadcaster handed away peacefully in a hospital on the age of 79 on September 21, his agent revealed. The famend broadcaster was the face of factual programming for a era, that includes broadly on a number of reveals such because the BBC’s Watchdog and GMTV’s Information Hour.
His agent, Jackie Gill, stated his Parkinson’s illness was sophisticated by pneumonia and that his son Nick and daughter-in-law Lise had been “always at his facet”. Weeks later, GB Information presenter Eamonn attended the journalist’s funeral, the place he bid a remaining farewell to the notorious reporter.
Sharing an image of the presenter’s order of service, the place the presenter was seen trying proud alongside his late spouse, Lynn Woods, who died again in 2020 on the age of 72.
The Watchdog presenter and campaigning journalist handed away peacefully after “having suffered an enormous stroke final night time and a subsequent bleed on the mind.”
Eamonn revealed that the celebration of life service was in honour of each John and his spouse because of the world pandemic on the time of her demise. He captioned the publish: “Simply bought again from John’s funeral service.
“It was additionally a celebration of Lynn’s life, who died throughout Covid restrictions. A loving, respectful send-off, just a few tears, loads of laughs, and loads of buddies. Admiration for his or her son Nick and the household canine, who was there too. Bye John – it was a heck of a life mate [prayer emoji].”
It didn’t take lengthy earlier than his loyal fanbase expressed their sympathies and shared their fond recollections of the presenter within the feedback. One person wrote: “Such an exquisite send-off. God bless you, John [prayer emoji, heart emoji].”
One other agreed: “He was an ideal man and presenter, as are you, Eamonn. Might he relaxation in peace [crying emoji].” A 3rd chimed in with: “I beloved his speak present within the mornings within the 80s.”
Eamonn is not the one acquainted face to share a touching tribute for the presenter on-line. After the information of his demise hit the headlines final month, GMB’s Charlotte Hawkins shared a candy message in his reminiscence alongside a collection of snaps of the pair collectively.
She wrote: “So very unhappy to listen to John Stapleton – our ‘Stapes’ has died. I beloved working with him on GMB, he was a legend and such a superb broadcaster. A genuinely pretty man, it was good to have a meet up with him when he got here in just a few months in the past to speak about his Parkinson’s analysis. He’ll be a lot missed.”
