based in Dubai at the time, where they would spend much of their married life. Tony was popular, gregarious and active: he used to play rugby for Cranbrook, Kent and did skydives for charity. He worked for a civil engineering company and had a happy home life. He was a generous father and not terribly strict, which meant he was popular with their children's friends. "Mum and Dad really loved each other, which is quite rare," says Lauren. "Dad always wanted to join in when my friends were round. He was young at heart." Her favourite memory of her father dates back to when she was seven years old and her parents were throwing a Christmas party for their friends. Lauren had been given a maroon Raleigh bicycle. "Dad taught me how to ride the bike in the middle of the party," she says now. "There was a car park in the complex we were living in and he took me there to show me how to do it. He left the party and all his friends to do that with me." It was on a business trip to Athens in 2005 that Tony suffered a massive stroke. In the morning before he left, Jane remembers him complaining of a headache but thought nothing of it -- they had been out the night before and it might have been the result of a mild hangover or lack of sleep. The following night, however, Tony woke in severe pain in his