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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Beverley Rouse

HISTORICAL FACTS: Marathon runner says marie curie helped mum s confidence after dad s death | History Defined

Peter Howarth, pictured with son Neil, enjoyed long dog walks at his home Portaferry, in County Down, Northern Ireland (Family handout/PA) -

When Neil Howarth’s father collapsed during a long dog walk, everything in the family’s life was quickly turned upside down.

Peter Howarth had suffered a stroke but tests revealed he also had stage four cancer and he died six months later, a week after the death of his dog, Molly.

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