MOURNERS grieved the loss of tragic Lee Mulby with two poignant chart songs.
Family, friends and workmates were greeted by Coldplay's 'Warning Sign' at St Catherine's Church, Burnley, to help remember the "one in a million" 30-year-old father of two who died of a brain haemorrhage.
Lee, of Emily Street, Burnley, collapsed in his house, a week earlier after working on the garden which his family say was his pride and joy.
His family thought he was suffering the effects of heat exhaustion, although he never regained consciousness and was transferred from Burnley General Hospital to Preston Royal Infirmary a day later.
Lee donated his organs, which doctors said would be going to a young mother-of-two.
A second Coldplay song, In My Place, was played at the end of the emotional funeral. The touching song includes the lines:
"And if you go, if you go, don't leave me down here on my own,
"Then I'll wait for you."
Around 150 people packed into the Todmorden Road church to help celebrate Lee's life.
Father Roger Parker paid tribute to his short life during the touching service.
During the service Mr Parker said: "He was only 30, but it's quality not the quantity that counts."
He said Lee would live through his two children Lynden, seven and Tegan, one, especially as they have the same sparkle in their eye that first attracted his wife Lindsay to Lee. He added: "Lee's mum told me that he was a very mischievous child and Lynden is taking after him.
"They had their own little secret because mum didn't think much of Lynden's fish tank which he had in his bedroom so it was banished.
"Lee went out and bought Lynden another one and kept it in the garage as their little secret. You see they were both mischievous in their own way."
He went on: "He was a real character and was very well known in Burnley. He was full of life and fun. He was a family man.
"To live in the hearts of those we leave behind is not to die. Lee lives on in the hearts of his family, Lindsay, Lynden, Tegan, his mum and dad, his gran and his friends.
"He lives on through others because he donated his organs so that somebody else could live. The sermon is one of hope, we hope for resurrection. He lives on with God and we hope that one day all those who love him will go to be with him there."
Floral tributes included 'Daddy' and 'Pal' although most friends contributed a plant, tree or bench to be placed in Lee's garden as a lasting memory.
Lee's father John Mulby, of Hollingreave Road, Burnley, said: "We didn't want flowers. We asked for plants and things for the garden so we could finish off the work Lee started.
"He will missed by a lot of people so this is one way of helping to remember him and his wonderful life."
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