Serica sees WAY ahead to run in memory of husband

A WIDOW will be taking part in tomorrow's Great Birmingham Run to thank a charity which helped her through the loss of her husband at just 57.

- JAMES CARTLEDGE

West Midlands firefighter and former paratrooper Stephen McLean did not miss a day's work in 16 years but fell ill with a persistent cough last May.

Doctors found a shadow on his lungs after he experienced chest pains and he died of a pulmonary embolism.

The dad-of-two was so loved that the fire service opened a book of condolence and its flags flew at half mast on the day of his funeral last July.

"It was totally out of the blue with no warning signs," Serica said. "Our lives were shaken to the core."

The couple had been together since March 2007 after meeting through her older brother, who played football with Stephen, and married in 2021.