Family left devastated as dad suddenly dies days after his son
Justin Chappell died aged just 28 on Friday, March 14. The Manchester Evening News reported how he suffered a fatal seizure in the bathroom of the home he shared with dad Alan in Tameside.
Just four days later, previously fit and healthy Alan, 72, was found unconscious at the house in Dukinfield.
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Family members who had been going round to check on him, and who were unable to get hold of him, had to smash a window to gain entry and found him unresponsive in bed.
The alarm was raised, and he was rushed to Tameside General Hospital for treatment for a bleed on the brain.
He was later transferred to Salford Royal but never woke up, and died on March 23, just a week after Justin's passing.
Manchester City fans are now planning an emotional joint tribute to 'inseparable' Blues fans Alan and Justin.
Alan was a paratrooper and served in the third battalion parachute regiment in the 1970s and 80s. He then became a landscape gardener.
Like Justin, he was a huge City fan and followed them across the world. Loved ones say the pair were 'inseparable.'
Alan leaves behind daughters Rachel, Jenna and Alex and son Martin. He was also a devoted grandad and great-grandad, his family say.
Martin's wife, Alan's daughter-in-law, Kelly Lomas, 46, told the M.E.N.: "It's hard to put into words really how tragic it has been.
"Alan was a really active 72-year-old. But just a couple of days later, you're going through the same thing. It's two generations that have just gone within the space of a week.
"Now we're planning two funerals. It's been really hard for anyone to grieve.
"The only comfort we can take is that they are back together.
"I would like to think they are jetting off somewhere together or going to watch the football. They were inseparable. Alan would have struggled so much without Justin and vice versa."
City fans are now being urged to take part in two minutes of applause at Saturday's match against Crystal Palace at the Etihad, which kicks-off at 12.30pm.
The family say the club are supporting and have shared their plea for fans to clap in the 28th minute for Justin, and the 72nd minute for Alan.
"I think it's really fitting," Kelly said. "And I know they would have loved it, as City meant the world to them."
She said the family had been inundated with messages of support and condolence from Blues fans.
Kelly also thanked staff at Tameside and Salford Royal hospitals, and paramedics, for their 'amazing' care.
"He will be very sadly missed by all his family and friends across the world," she said. "We would also like to thank everybody for their kind words at this difficult time."
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