The Needed star Max George has hailed his late bandmate Tom Parker as a “lion” and praised his “braveness and dignity” within the wake of his most cancers analysis.
The singer died, aged 33, on Wednesday surrounded by his household and bandmates – 17 months after being identified with an inoperable mind tumour.
George shared a sequence of images on Instagram exhibiting them embracing, alongside a letter addressed on to his buddy.
He wrote: “Tom, my brother, my boy, my bandmate, my greatest bud…
“You lit up so many lives everywhere in the world however I can solely communicate on behalf of mine.
“From the minute I met you, I knew this was gonna be a particular chapter in my life. I used to be proper.
“We did every little thing collectively, some wonderful issues, some outrageous issues. I’m so happy with what we achieved.”
Parker carried out together with his bandmates – George, Nathan Sykes, Jay McGuiness and Siva Kaneswaran – on their comeback tour weeks earlier than his dying.
George added: “Thanks for selecting me as your buddy. It was an honour from day one. I’m so grateful I used to be with you till the very finish. The braveness and dignity I’ve witnessed over the previous few months surpassed the lion I already knew you have been.
“I do know your spirit will stay on via your two stunning infants, your great spouse, our music, your followers and in my coronary heart.”
Sykes known as Tom “essentially the most passionate, humorous, pushed and galvanizing particular person”.
And Kaneswaran wrote: “Thanks for letting us see you gentle up the world.”
Singers Ed Sheeran and Liam Payne, and boyband Blue, have been additionally amongst those that paid tribute.
Tom, who married Kelsey in 2018, leaves a daughter, Aurelia, who's two-and-a-half years outdated, and the couple’s 18-month-old son Bodhi.
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