A heartbroken Scots daughter is to gather her dad's share of the £7.9m Postcode Lottery jackpot right now after he tragically died earlier than discovering out about his win.
Andrew Gillon tragically handed away throughout surgical procedure at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Glasgow on January 7.
The 59-year-old had fallen down the steps and broke his neck at a good friend's home on New Years Day.
He underwent an operation days later in a bid for docs to take strain off the break when he died unexpectedly.
Andrew's daughter Lisa Thomas, 32, stated the household have been left devastated by his sudden dying and are nonetheless struggling to come back to phrases with what occurred.
Lisa, from Hamilton, stated she was shocked to seek out out Scottish Water worker Andrew had been despatched one of many golden envelopes together with the remainder of the gamers on his former road Shaw Crescent, Wishaw.
Regardless of not enjoying, Andrew continues to be counted as one of many winners of Scotland's largest single Postcode Lottery Jackpot and Lisa has been chosen to gather his prize in his honour.
The mum-of-three stated she seems like she's been given one final present from her dad.
She advised the Each day File: "I discovered dad had received through his good friend and neighbour.
"I assumed there was no manner he might have as I had blocked his checking account, so I thought no funds would have been taken.
"My dad's performed postcode lottery for as a few years as I can bear in mind.
"Once I acquired it confirmed, I felt completely devastated at first.
"I might simply hear the excited telephone name from him telling me he had received and I do know his first thought can be to e book us all a vacation.
"Now I nonetheless really feel unhappy that he isn't right here to take pleasure in this with us, however I additionally really feel some pleasure for him and I am positive he has had one thing to do with this.
"There's been so many 'indicators' since he left us and I am sure he's watching saying 'I advised you so'.
Lisa, who's mum to Connor, Farrah and Aspen, stated she remembers laughing together with her dad final Christmas as a result of the primary card he acquired for the vacations was from the Postcode Lottery.
She added: "I used to be laughing at him for his first Christmas card being from them.
"All I bear in mind him saying is, 'properly you will not be laughing once I win!' and he was proper I wasn't laughing, I used to be crying."
The Postcode Lottery introduced earlier this week that a whole lot of gamers inside the ML20 postcode had been advised that they had received a share of the £7.9m jackpot. All winners will obtain a minimal of £1000.
Lisa will discover out right now precisely how a lot her dad's postcode has received at an unique occasion in Glasgow.
She stated: "About Saturday- I really feel emotional fascinated about it.
"Even when it is the minimal £1k my dad would have been over the moon.
It is laborious to say I am excited as my largest emotion about it's unhappiness that he isn't right here to benefit from the pleasure of the day with us, however we will likely be there pondering of him and thanking him."
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