Overview

• Tomas Remeikis, aged 12, died unexpectedly on a Bank Holiday Monday after telling his parents he had a cough despite years of stable pulmonary hypertension treatment.
• He was diagnosed in early childhood following discovery of a heart defect and managed his condition with regular check-ups and medication at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
• The family was told a preliminary post-mortem indicates cardiac failure, though a coroner’s inquest will establish the official cause of death.
• In lieu of traditional memorials, his family donated Tomas’s heart to the Pulmonary Hypertension Association to advance medical research.
• His funeral was attended by friends from school, Taekwondo classes and online gaming networks, reflecting the boy’s wide circle of companions.