A Thomas Cook worker who lost her job yesterday fears she may not be able to pay for her husband's funeral, after his sudden death last week.
Family friends have launched a £2,000 appeal to help cover the cost of a funeral for Adrian Hawksworth, who died aged 52 within a month of being diagnosed with lung cancer.
Janine Hawksworth lost her job as a Thomas Cook travel agent when the world's oldest travel company collapsed on Monday.
The family, from Liversedge, West Yorkshire, are now struggling to pay for funeral costs and a JustGiving page has been set up by a friend.
Sarah Bohn wrote on the charity website: "We're raising £2,000 to support towards funeral costs and easing financial pressure at this time."
Sarah, a friend of the couple's daughter, Annabel, 23, added: "Posting this on behalf of a dear friend who in the space of a week, has lost her dad very suddenly to cancer at just 52 while her mum has today lost her job at Thomas Cook.
"Annabel has her first day at university tomorrow. Can we help make funeral costs a little easier for them please?"
The Page also includes a note from Annabel herself.
She wrote: "My amazing dad, Adrian, was sadly diagnosed with cancer after already having to go through heart surgery earlier in the year.
"As a close family, myself, brother and mum as well as extended family were all here for him.
"What we didn't see coming was that only four weeks after diagnosis my wonderful dad passed away after a rapid decline in health and many scary lung failures.
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