A Dundee family have been left “devastated” after a teenager found his dad dead in his bathroom.
Jamie Cannell was discovered at his house in Linlathen on Friday by son James, 13.
The 57-year-old – better known as Jay – moved to Dundee from Merseyside more than 20 years ago.
Ex-wife Grace Simpson, who is James’s mum, described Jay as her “best friend” who “meant the world” to his son and 10-year-old stepdaughter Ebony.
Grace says she had spoken to him the night before he died.
‘Absolute joker and best friend’
Grace, 36, said: “We are lost without him.
“He was an absolute joker – although he was my ex-husband, he was still my best friend.
“This has been so incredibly sudden. I was just on the phone to him on the Thursday night.
“He’d been complaining of chest pains in recent weeks.
“I live just minutes away so when I got the call on Friday morning I went straight across to his home on Mossgiel Crescent.
“It’s always the good ones that die young – we are devastated.”
Despite leaving Merseyside, Jay – who also had a daughter, Leah – still followed his beloved Liverpool FC.
He had taken James to visit Anfield for a Liverpool legends match in recent years.
Grace said: “There is a great video of the pair of them singing You’ll Never Walk Alone at the match.
“He was a great dad who was really loved. He had a passion for fishing and camping as well.”
The family will be laying Jay, who died of a suspected heart attack, to rest at Dundee Crematorium on Friday September 22.
A GoFundMe page has been set up to help raise money for the funeral costs.
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