Mark Elliott died at Royal Stoke after contracting coronavirus. (Image: UHNM)
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Caring Stoke City fan Mark Elliott died at Royal Stoke University Hospital where he worked as a porter after contracting coronavirus.
Tributes have been paid to a “hardworking and caring” porter who has died from coronavirus a week after a colleague at the same Staffordshire hospital.
Mark Elliott, a father of three from Stoke-on-Trent who had worked at Royal Stoke University Hospital for the last five years, died on Valentine’s Day aged 64.
His death came just seven days after that of fellow porter John “Adam” Jackson with the virus. Both were employed by outsourcing company Sodexo.
Tracy Bullock, chief executive of University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, said colleagues had started the week with a “heavy heart” after losing “another of our portering staff to Covid”.
Mark Elliott, 64, from Stoke-on-Trent, died from coronavirus yesterday. His death comes just a week after his colleague John Jackson, 64. Both men worked at the Royal Stoke University Hospital.
New General Manager for Aggregate Industries Midlands Asphalt Unit 11 January, 2021 Shaun Elliot Aggregate Industries has appointed Shaun Elliott as the new General Manager of its Midlands asphalt division.
Elliott will be responsible for growing the construction supplier’s burgeoning asphalt operations in the Midlands, as well as spearheading the highest standard of customer service.
Having joined Aggregate Industries in 2011 as a Procurement Manager, Elliott has risen through the ranks to a number of senior positions, including his current role as General Manager for Charcon Construction Solutions and Head of Supply Chain for Concrete Products. As a result, Elliott has built experience across concrete products, supply chain, logistics and procurement.
Postman David Tulip was relaxing at home after an early shift when an unexpected phone call interrupted his late afternoon snooze. The junior football coach couldn’t believe his ears. It was a scout from Newcastle United, and he wanted to discuss a player at the heart of the U18 team he coached at Haydon Bridge in Northumberland. Shaun Elliott had been a stand-out player for some time. After an unsuccessful trial with the Magpies, the defender was on the verge of signing for Sunderland, the club he and his family supported. David recalled: “Joe Harvey was the Newcastle manager at the time. The scout claimed he was in the manager’s office, and said I was welcome to speak to him if I wanted to.