A Brechin plumber died from cancer only three days after he was rushed to hospital with stomach pains.
Bruce Candy was admitted to Ninewells Hospital two weeks ago after he developed pain in his abdomen, but doctors said a tumour found in his bowel was benign.
Last week the 40-year-old father-of-two was rushed back to the hospital in crippling pain and later died from Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
After his funeral service on Friday, Mr Candy’s wife, Gillian, paid tribute, describing him as a “doting dad”.
She said: “He would help anyone if he could and adored his kids, but he was also quite a private and deep person.”
He is survived by Gillian and children Oliver, three, and two-year-old Amelia, his parents Bill and Mary, and sister Leanne.
