close. Wed 23 Apr 2014 12.07 EDT. The youngest victim of the disaster was Jon-Paul Gilhooley, who was just 10 years old. His sister, Evelyn Mills, said Peter had been shocked when he went to London looking for work in the 1980s recession and found homeless people sleeping at Euston station. Becky and Daniel Shah, who were 17 and 13 at the time, were taken into care by social services after their mother, Inger, then 38, died in the lethal crush in pen three of Hillsborough's Leppings Lane terrace. The jury was told the youngest victim of the disaster was Jon-Paul Gilhooley, who was ten and the cousin of future Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard, and the eldest was Gerard Baron, aged 67. Hillsborough: Youngest Victim 'Was Only A Baby' Jon-Paul Gilhooley's mother Jacqueline says her son would have loved to play for Liverpool, just like his cousin Steven Gerrard. Prince Philip’s full address in Sarawak’s Council Negri on Feb 27, 1959. Sarawak traditional handicrafts in danger of being lost. A student from Pinner, Middlesex and the youngest female victim of the Hillsborough disaster. Photos: Hillsborough disaster: 25th … To enable Verizon Media and our partners to process your personal data select 'I agree', or select 'Manage settings' for more information and to manage your choices. Ninety-six lanterns were lit on the steps of St George’s Hall on Monday morning to mark 30 years since the disaster at the FA Cup semi-final. "I would go back and take those ten years any time. Their mother, Linda Garton, said she had not wanted Thomas jnr to go to Hillsborough, but his father had said they would be alright together. Ronnie Gilhooley, whose son John Paul was the youngest victim of the Hillsborough disaster. Inquest hears from mother of Jon-Paul Gilhooley, cousin of footballer Steven Gerrard and youngest victim of the disaster, The Hillsborough Monument in Liverpool. Prince Philip’s full address in Sarawak’s Council Negri on Feb 27, 1959. Liverpool memorial service was attended by 3,000 people. Two retired police officers and a former force solicitor have pleaded not guilty to perverting the course of justice after the Hillsborough disaster. 51. The only comfort I have is that Chris experienced what it was like to be loved and lived his life to the full.". Featuring: Atmosphere Where: Liverpool, United Kingdom When: 27 Apr 2016. The Hillsborough disaster claimed the lives of 96 Liverpool fans on 15 April 1989. Remembering the Hillsborough disaster. As of 2019, Hillsborough remains the worst disaster in British sporting history, and the most severe loss of life on UK soil since World War II. A student from Pinner, Middlesex and the youngest female victim of the Hillsborough disaster. Of those, 38 were children or teens: the youngest victim, Jon-Paul Gilhooley, was 10. To the world he was a football fan, but to us he was our world. Remembering the Hillsborough disaster. "My brother has found things very difficult, to be deprived of his only parent at such a young age, and he was traumatised.". Rangers manager Steven Gerrard was one of those personally affected by the disaster with his 10-year-old cousin, Jon-Paul Gilhooley, the youngest of the 96 victims. Flames were added either side of the Liverpool F.C. www.patreon.com/KillianM2recorded live from RTE's footage of the game. Hillsborough disaster: The story of Arthur Horrocks, one of the 96 victims "It was when the stadium first came into view, at 2.30pm, that something seemed different and not quite right" Sarawak traditional handicrafts in danger of being lost. The mother of the Hillsborough disaster's youngest victim has said he would have been ''very proud'' of his cousin, England Captain Steven Gerrard. The oldest victim was 67, the youngest just 10 years old. As of 2019, Hillsborough remains the worst disaster in British sporting history, and the most severe loss of life on UK soil since World War II. He and Joanne were extremely close. Hillsborough would lead to a huge amount of changes to grounds across the UK with the Taylor Report widely seen as the driving force behind the modernisation of stadia across Britain. His brother Philip, whose daughter Kirsten was in the witness box with him, said: "We all feel in our family, that if we had lost him at sea, it would have been an acceptance. Share page. A student from Pinner, Middlesex and the youngest female victim of the Hillsborough disaster. Daniel Shah was with his mother at Hillsborough, supporting Liverpool in the FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest, with friends including Marian McCabe, who also died in the crush, aged 21. Jon-Paul Gilhooley, aged 10, was the youngest person to die. Donna Miller (right), whose brother Paul Carlile died at Hillsborough, walks next to Mary … Two young people view the Hillsborough Disaster memorial on Old Haymarket, Liverpool, a ... families of the victims of the Hillsborough disaster gathered at St Georges hall to celebrate the verdicts yesterday. The youngest victim was just 10 years old, his entire life being in front of him. He shared the same ambition as his cousin to play for Liverpool Football Club. As recorded by a memorial at Liverpool’s Anfield ground, Hillsborough’s youngest victim was 10-year-old Jon-Paul Gilhooley, a cousin of the future Liverpool and England star, Steven Gerrard. About sharing. Ten-year-old Hillsborough victim remembered at inquest . You can change your choices at any time by visiting Your privacy controls. Recalling a happy son, named after Pope John Paul II, who loved his large extended family and whose brother Ronnie, then 14, never got over his death, Jackie Gilhooley said she knew instinctively before 3.30pm on the day of the tragedy at the Sheffield stadium that Jon-Paul had died. Anthony David Bland (21 September 1970 – 3 March 1993) was a supporter of Liverpool F.C. She recalled "a normal schoolboy" who looked "so happy" when he waved goodbye. The hardest thing for Joanne was really the tragic events of the day and how he was so cruelly taken away from us.". Thomas snr's other son, Alan, and daughter, Gail, talked of their devastation: "To be sat down and told by our mother that our father and brother had gone to heaven when we were just eight and 11 years of age is something we found exceedingly difficult to come to terms with and still do to this day," Alan Howard said. Thomas Howard, a former merchant seaman who was 39 at the time, went to support Liverpool at the semi-final with his 14-year-old son Thomas jnr, and both were killed in the crush. Gerrard has said the disaster inspired him to … His cousin, Steven Gerrard, ... Several memorials have been erected in memory of the victims of the Hillsborough disaster. The tragedy was largely attributed to mistakes by the police. 51. Photograph: Martin Waters/ Martin Waters/Demotix/Corbis, Marian McCabe, who also died in the crush, aged 21. This article is more than 6 years old. Peter McDonnell, the youngest of four children, had completed building courses and was working in construction at the time he died at Hillsborough aged 21. Copy link. Sidney Edwards, the father of Christopher Edwards, paid a homage to his son, a former head choirboy at their church who gained qualifications to work as a senior laboratory technician until his death at 29.