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From the website
www.thisiskent.co.uk. Thursday,
July 23, 2009.
TRIBUTE TO FORMER DOVER LANDLORD
A HEARTBROKEN mum-of-three has paid tribute to her partner of 13
years following his death last week.
Brian D'Arcy, 30, died after collapsing in Clarendon Street on
Wednesday afternoon. Despite the efforts of paramedics to revive him at
the scene the former Kingfisher pub owner, who moved to Hawkinge 18
months ago, was pronounced dead on arrival at the William Harvey
Hospital in Ashford.
In the aftermath of the keen Everton fan's collapse police arrested a
22-year-old man on suspicion of murder but, following a post mortem, the
man was released without charge.
Girlfriend Tracey Ellender is mum to the Sunday league Gate player's
three children, Brooke, four, Kenze, two, and Brylee, 10.
She says she wants an end to the rumours of murder and drugs
surrounding Brian's death. She told the Express: "Brian had an enlarged
heart and the coroner has said it could have happened at any time, they
have done tests to find out and we will have to wait about four weeks
for the results.
"We want people to stop speculating, it's not fair.
"I just don't want him to be gone."
Tracey, 29, was called to Clarendon Street by Brian's younger brother
Peter. She said: "I got there when the ambulance people were trying to
revive him but he had stopped breathing. Before that a woman had been
trying to help him. I don't know her but I want to say thank you.
"He was rushed to hospital and I went in the ambulance responder care
but about five minutes after getting there they told me they could not
help Brian.
"I had to tell Brylee and he understood. I've been trying to keep him
busy but he has had a couple of cries.
"Brooke and Kenze know their daddy's up in Heaven and the stars and
they say goodnight to him."
Brian's parents, Linda and Brian, have travelled from the family home
in Liverpool to Dover. Mrs D'Arcy said: "He was well-loved. He was a
gentle giant who loved his family and it's true, he did have a big
heart."
The family hope Brian's body will be released today and say they are
provisionally looking at holding the funeral next Thursday.
Tracey said: "We are going to ask Neville Southall, who played for
Everton and lives near here, to be a carrier at the funeral.
"We are going to have karaoke as he loved it and even got an audition
for X Factor. He was constantly singing.
"It was a shock to find out he had an enlarged heart. We didn't know.
"Nothing will ever be the same ever again. I can't put into words how
much we will miss him."
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