Eilish McColgan pays heartbreaking tribute to stepfather John Nuttall after his sudden death aged 56
dailyrecord.co.ukScots athlete Eilish McColgan has paid a heartbreaking tribute to her stepfather John Nuttall after his sudden death at the age of 56 yesterday. Olympic long-distance runner John, who married Liz McColgan in 2014, passed away on Thursday morning after suffering a heart attack.
John had been coaching in Qatar as the head athletics coach at the Aspire Institute in Doha for the past few years after hanging up his spikes.In an emotional post, devastated Eilish, 32, said she and boyfriend Michael Rimmer are "doing everything they can" to support her mum and help her to "bring John back home to his loved ones in Preston".Eilish posted on Instagram: "It's hard to find the words right now...
Our family suffered a huge loss yesterday with the sudden passing of my step-father John. "We've spent the last 6 weeks here in Doha, with my mum and John, and so his passing has been a huge shock.
We are still trying to process it. "Me and Michael are doing everything we can to support my mum and ensure we bring John back home to his loved ones in Preston. "There is such a huge outpouring of love from both Doha and everyone back home in the UK.
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