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Tributes after Bridgnorth man, 33, dies in fall

A 33-year-old Bridgnorth man has died after falling in the bathroom while staying at a friend's house.

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Adam Gulliver had enjoyed a night out with friends when the accident happened at a house in Mill Street, Bridgnorth.

Adam, known as Gully to his friends and family, died on July 18.

Tributes have been paid to Adam, who moved from Southampton to Highley when he was nine before settling in Lodge Lane, Bridgnorth.

His mother Kim Cook said: "Adam was so special and a much-loved son. Throughout his life he was gentle, loving and respectful to everyone, putting the needs of others before his own.

"Adam was hardworking and committed to everything he did, carrying a winning spirit his entire life and always ready to take up a challenge. He initiated and took part in many fundraising events and would give someone his last penny and suffer in place of others.

"He was a legend of a man with a heart the size of a mountain."

Adam attended Highley Primary School, Oldbury Wells School and sixth form in Bridgnorth and went on to study BA sports and business management degree at Manchester Metropolitan University, where he accidentally made the headlines on TV news.

Kim said: "Being a romantic soul, on Valentine's Day he decided to give cards and candles to his female scholars. He secretly entered their rooms, lit a candle, placed a card behind it and left the room awaiting its discovery by the female occupant.

"Within half an hour the student resident block was ablaze. A card was believed to have fallen on a candle. He certainly knew how to make an impression."

Adam was also a keen sportsman. He played football and cricket for Highley but it was golf where he really shone.

Taking up the game aged 12, he was Shropshire Schools Beginners Champion two years in a row and won the Under 13s Telford Schools Golfing Championship in 1995.

Adam is survived by his mother and father Kim and Steve, step-father step-mother Steve and Leslie, brothers Dan and Lloyd, sister Jaemie-Leigh, grandfathers Norman and Roy, grandmothers Amber and Karen and a niece Maeve.

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