A mother-of-three who collapsed while shopping for her daughter's party dress told her family 'speak to you soon' hours before she died following surgery. Kim Elrick, 32, collapsed at Grimsby's Top Town Market on December 15 and died 15 days later at Hull Royal Infirmary.
Her devastated father Robert paid tribute to his daughter, describing her as a 'bubbly person who went out of her way to make other people happy.' He said: 'Her legs just went from under her. Until then she was fine.' The last time she spoke to her family, she said 'speak to you soon' before undergoing 18 hours of surgery, from which she never regained consciousness.
Kim was initially taken to hospital in Grimsby, then transferred to Hull Royal Infirmary and back to Grimsby. On Christmas Eve, she was again transferred to Hull. The family are awaiting post-mortem results as her death remains unexplained.
Kim worked at a food factory on Grimsby docks and at a KFC branch in Cleethorpes. She is survived by her partner Mark and their three children Chloe, Ryan, and Sophia. A funeral service will be held on January 23 at Grimsby Crematorium.
