A "proud" dad with a "wicked sense of humour" tragically died from coronavirus after leaving his house just once during lockdown, his grieving daughter said.
Diane Mayhew, from Cressington paid tribute to her dad Alan who died on Monday, April 6 aged 81.
The 54-year-old said her dad left the house just once during the strict lockdown to pick up his prescription from the chemist.
A week later Alan, who also had vascular dementia, sadly died after testing positive for coronavirus.
Diane said the retired bricklayer, who was from and lived in Nottinghamshire, first went into hospital after collapsing at home and said he had a slight cough and was dehydrated.
The 81-year-old was sent home after his oxygen levels were shown to be stable.
However, Alan went into hospital a further two times in the week leading up to his death and sadly passed away on Monday, April 6 after his condition deteriorated.
Paying tribute to her father, Diane said: "Dad was a bricklayer all his life and worked for the local council.
"He was a proud man with a wicked sense of humour.
"He always dressed really smart and when we were growing up we used to joke because he was always wearing a shirt and tie.
"As he got older he wore more casual clothes, but was always still smart.
"He was always so positive. He was diagnosed with vascular dementia two years ago, but it didn't stop him and was still so determined to live his life.
"He was old school, he did everything and my mum relied on him for everything."
Diane described how traumatic the situation has been and how it left her devastated.
She added: "This was extremely traumatic as none of our family were able to visit or be with him at the end and I cannot tell you how upsetting that was.
"His funeral took place on Wednesday, April 22 and only six of us were able to attend.
"My mum is on her own and grieving and I can't be with her to give her a hug.
"I wrote a poem for his funeral as a celebration of him, he was wonderful and had the best sense of humour."
