Tributes to 38-year-old school dinner lady and mother-of-five who died suddenly

School dinner lady, Danielle Sharp, of Churchbalk Lane was admitted to hospital after complaining of feeling unwell and passed away in the early hours of Saturday, August 22.

Her cause of death has now been determined as a pulmonary embolism - a blood clot.

Having worked at Cherry Tree Academy as lunch supervisor up until lockdown in March, her family say they have been inundated with heart-felt messages.

Her sister-in-law Alexis Sharp said: “Everybody is absolutely devastated, at the moment we are still in shock.

“A perfectly-healthy 38-year-old should not just disappear like that leaving five children.

“We did not think it was anything untoward.

“It’s absolutely devastating and it’s just knocked everybody for six.

Sister-in-law Terry Sharp added: “She was such a bubbly character and very family orientated with a lot of friends.

“She loved doing arts and crafts, if anyone was feeling low she would be the one to cheer them up by making them these little ornaments.

“Her husband and her children were her life.”

Her sister Carla Glover, who still lives in Grimsby where Danielle also grew up, added: “She really was the life and soul and people will not believe how much she will be missed with the amount of friends she had.

“It’s like somebody has turned a light out.”

Danielle leaves behind her husband Barry and their children aged between five and 17.

A Go Fund Me page has since been set up to help support her family, with more than £1,900 raised so far.

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