It has been the saddest of times but we have taken great comfort from the many tributes, kind words and gestures and to know how much they were loved. In a statement, the family said: 'Greg's partner, Natalie, and his mother, Deborah, along with his four children and stepdaughter, are truly devastated at the loss of a husband of 45 years, a grandfather and only son at the age of 41 - a loving partner and amazing dad. Now both Greg and Roy's loved-ones have issue a tear-jerking tribute to StaffordshireLive. Greg Smith is a 10-year-old who plans to cure diseases, design space stations and create lasting world peace. Muller shift manager Greg was placed on a ventilator to give him the best chance of pulling through, but lost his fight for life last month. Greg Smith, aged 41, had been to see his dad Roy, aged 67, in hospital to say his final farewells.īut just days later, he started suffering from Covid-19 symptoms himself and was admitted to the same hospital. A grief-stricken family have told of their devastation after an 'amazing' dad-of-four died from coronavirus following a goodbye visit to his Covid-stricken father on his deathbed.