06/01/2006
Labour MP Rachel Squire dies
Rachel Squire, Labour MP for Dunfermline and West Fife, has died at the age of 51.
Ms Squire had twice undergone surgery for brain tumours - once in 1993 and again in 2004 - and had suffered a stroke in June last year.
Her family said that Ms Squire died peacefully in her sleep on Thursday night, with her husband Allan at her side.
Ms Squire had been MP for Dunfermline and West Fife since 1992. She also was a patron of the Brain Tumour Action charity.
Chancellor Gordon Brown, who represents the neighbouring Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath constituency, paid tribute to Ms Squire. He said: "Rachel Squire was a wonderful MP and a caring friend and colleague: a great servant to the people she represented and a women who showed quiet concern and compassion for others, even amidst her own suffering. Even when she knew she was dying, her first thoughts were for others in need.
"Her service to Dunfermline, over two decades and her dedication to our people, our dockyards, our mining communities and our hospital was remarkable and will never be forgotten.
"Our condolences go to her family, particularly her husband, who was a tower of strength to her and cared for her every day of her illness. She will be missed by all who relied on her advice, support and help, and she will be mourned throughout the whole of Fife and Scotland."
Ms Squire's family said that the funeral would be private, but a memorial service would be held at a later date.
(KMcA)
Ms Squire had twice undergone surgery for brain tumours - once in 1993 and again in 2004 - and had suffered a stroke in June last year.
Her family said that Ms Squire died peacefully in her sleep on Thursday night, with her husband Allan at her side.
Ms Squire had been MP for Dunfermline and West Fife since 1992. She also was a patron of the Brain Tumour Action charity.
Chancellor Gordon Brown, who represents the neighbouring Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath constituency, paid tribute to Ms Squire. He said: "Rachel Squire was a wonderful MP and a caring friend and colleague: a great servant to the people she represented and a women who showed quiet concern and compassion for others, even amidst her own suffering. Even when she knew she was dying, her first thoughts were for others in need.
"Her service to Dunfermline, over two decades and her dedication to our people, our dockyards, our mining communities and our hospital was remarkable and will never be forgotten.
"Our condolences go to her family, particularly her husband, who was a tower of strength to her and cared for her every day of her illness. She will be missed by all who relied on her advice, support and help, and she will be mourned throughout the whole of Fife and Scotland."
Ms Squire's family said that the funeral would be private, but a memorial service would be held at a later date.
(KMcA)
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