Hero's Welcome For Torchbearer
Richard Dean gets a huge welcome when he takes his torch to his son's former school in Barnstaple. He was nominated to carry the flame for his charity work since six year old Kieran's death
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Torchbearer who lost son makes emotional return school
Seth Conway reports as a father who lost his six year old son to a rare disease has made an emotional return to the primary school he attended.
Richard Dean has this year been an Olympic torchbearer and he decided to take his torch to his son's old school.
Hero's welcome for torchbearer
by Seth Conway
Torchbearer Richard Dean gets a huge welcome at his son's former school. He was nominated for his charity work after little Kieran's death
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Pupils welcome torchbearer's visit
Torchbearer Richard Dean was given a hero's welcome when he returned to his son's former school in Barnstaple. Mr Dean had been nominated to carry the flame for his charity work following the death of six year-old Kieran from a rare immunity disorder.
He raises money for Children's Hospice South West and provides support to other bereaved fathers.
