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Tunisia attack: Minute's silence for Denis Thwaites Tunisia attack: Minute's silence for Denis Thwaites
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A minute's silence will be held for a former Birmingham City footballer killed in the Tunisia terror attack. A minute's silence has been held for a former Birmingham City footballer killed in the Tunisia terror attack.
Denis Thwaites, 70, played for the club from 1962 to 1972, before moving with his family to Blackpool.Denis Thwaites, 70, played for the club from 1962 to 1972, before moving with his family to Blackpool.
Mr Thwaites and his wife Elaine, 69, were among 30 British tourists killed in Sousse on 26 June.Mr Thwaites and his wife Elaine, 69, were among 30 British tourists killed in Sousse on 26 June.
The silence will be observed before Birmingham's friendly match against Leicester City later. Mr Thwaites' family have been invited. The silence was observed before Birmingham's friendly match against Leicester City.
Stockton-born Mr Thwaites was part of the Birmingham City squad that won the 1963 League Cup before he retired from football at the age of 27. He later worked as a hospital porter in Blackpool. Another couple, Sue Davey, from Tamworth, and Scott Chalkley, from Derby, who were also killed in the attack, were also remembered.
Mr Thwaites' family were invited to attend.
Stockton-born Mr Thwaites was part of the Birmingham City squad that won the 1963 League Cup before he retired from football at the age of 27. He later moved with his family to Blackpool where he worked as a hospital porter.
Former Birmingham players Malcolm Page, Alan Campbell, Malcolm Beard, Colin Green and Brian Sharples attended the couple's funeral service in Lytham, Lancashire, in July.Former Birmingham players Malcolm Page, Alan Campbell, Malcolm Beard, Colin Green and Brian Sharples attended the couple's funeral service in Lytham, Lancashire, in July.
Mr Page, 68, said: "His loyalty and great skill as a footballer were the two great things I will remember."Mr Page, 68, said: "His loyalty and great skill as a footballer were the two great things I will remember."
Mr Chalkley, 42, from Chaddesden, and 43-year-old Ms Davey were described by their families as "much loved".
Speaking in June, her son Connor Fulford said his lasting memory of his mother was of her "grinning" just before she went on holiday to Tunisia.