Son from Sittingbourne whose Sheppey parents died within hours of each other after contracting Covid to take part in fundraiser in mum s memory
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Updated: 06:49, 03 March 2021
A man who lost both of his parents within six hours of each other to Covid-19 says he takes comfort from knowing they are still together .
Daryl Gilley, from Sittingbourne, endured the heartache of losing first his father, Chris, then just hours later his mother, Stella, in January.
Chris and Stella Gilley, from Queenborough, died within hours of each other from Covid-19 in January
The couple, who lived in Queenborough, on Sheppey, were childhood sweethearts who were devoted to their boys Daryl and his brother, Richard.
Daryl Gilley, from Sittingbourne in Kent, caught coronavirus around Christmas and did not realise his parents were ill too until his father was brought into hospital.