Money has been raised in memory of a man with the "biggest heart" who opened up his home to vulnerable children for years following the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
Alan 'Barney' Gardner, 54, tragically passed away on February 7 following a battle with oesophageal cancer. Described by his partner Claire as "the bravest man I've ever known", Barney, who lived in Meliden, Wales, was a long-term supporter of North Wales' Chernobyl Lifeline charity and took in a child for a month each year following the Ukrainian nuclear disaster, North Wales Live writes.
More than £2,000 has been raised in memory of Barney, with donations to be split between the Chernobyl Lifeline charity, and Ysbyty Glan Clwyd hospital's cancer centre.
Barney leaves behind his wife Claire, son Callum, 19, and daughter Libby, 16. Claire posted on social media to announce the tragic passing of her soulmate, writing: "Yesterday my brave warrior lost his battle to the evil cancer. "He was without doubt the bravest man I know and I was beyond the luckiest to call him mine.
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