Dad died after loud snoring turned out to be a symptom of brain tumour 14:25, 4 May 2021 Updated: 15:02, 4 May 2021 A DAD has died after his loud snoring turned out to be a symptom of a brain tumour. Michael Mackay would snore so loud that his loving wife Trish would be able to hear him from downstairs. 7 Michael Mackay died in March after doctors found an inoperable brain tumourCredit: SWNS When Trish heard his snoring she went up to see him and realised he was having a seizure and from then the family spent months waiting for tests to be carried out. The 52-year-old dad-of-two died on March 26 after doctors found an inoperable tumour on his brain in October.