MARGARET McLOUGHLIN was born with three things. Down syndrome; a serious untreatable heart condition; and a huge, infectious, and empathetic personality. She wasn’t expected to live. But live she did, to the fullest extent that was possible.

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BIG-HEARTED Keith Duffy proved he never forgets a fan when he turned out for a posthumous celebration of the life of one of his most special admirers.