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TOM, SO MANY PEOPLE WILL MISS YOU Tributes paid after missing bar worker is found dead
by Adam Davies
Tributes have been paid to a Kirkdale man who was found dead in Stanley Dock yesterday, after being missing for over two weeks. The body of 25-year-old Thomas Burns, known as Tom, who worked in a city centre bar, was discovered in the early hours of Monday morning. Condolences from Twitter users who have been trying to raise awareness to try and find Tom under the hash tag #findtomburns, have expressed their shock and sorrow at the discovery. Tom went missing from his Kirkdale home over two weeks ago after leaving his mobile phone and his wallet there. His sister was the last person to see him at around 5am after he had returned home from a nights work at City centre bar Popworld. His father Danny and sister Caitlin organised a Twitter campaign that attracted the attention of hundreds of people across Merseyside in the hope of finding Tom and getting him home safely. Local band The Tea Street Band were quick to offer their condolences to Tom’s family on Twitter. They said: “So sad to see they’ve
Tom Burns found yesterday found Tom Burns. Puts everything into perspective. RIP & thoughts to his family.” The Farm singer, Peter Hooton, who is a friend of Tom’s father, Danny, has also expressed his upset at the discovery of Tom and tweeted: “With the terrible news of the body of Tom Burns being found in Stanley Dock this morning I won’t be on Twitter for a while #TomBurnsRIP.” X Factor finalist, Scouser Christopher Maloney, who first tweeted to raise the profile of the search for Tom, expressed his condolences yesterday. He tweeted: “To the family of Tom Burns. Have just heard. I am truly very sorry to hear the sad news. All my love and
prayers with you at this time.” Condolences are also being offered by not only people who knew Tom and his family, but also fellow Everton supporters, as Tom was a lifelong Everton fan. One user, @EvertonArentWe, said: “R.I.P. Tom Burns. Our thoughts are with your family and friends. Once a blue always a blue x” Staff and friends at Popworld put up pictures of Tom and even used the interactive screens in the club to advertise the hashtag #Findtomburns. One member posted on the Popworld Facebook group: “RIP Tom!! You were by far the best bar man in that place! Always had a big happy smile.. So many people will miss you mate! My love goes too all his family at this horrible time!! xxx.” Merseyside police say that Tom has been formally identified and his family have been informed of his death. A postmortem will also be carried out to determine the cause of death. A spokesperson for the Police did however say that the cause Tom’s death is not being treated as suspicious. Additional reporting by Scott Rumsey
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