A MAN has paid tribute to ‘his everything’ after he found his wife dead in their home.
Rebecca McGrath, 39, was found by her husband Alec on the bedroom floor of their home in Otley Road, Eldwick, Bingley, on the morning of May 19 this year.
He called for an ambulance, and West Yorkshire Police also attended the couple’s house.
Mrs McGrath, who worked for Bradford Museums and Galleries during her career, was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.
During her time working in the Bradford district, Mrs McGrath, also known as Becca, worked at sites including Cartwright Hall, Bolling Hall, Cliffe Castle and the Bradford Industrial Museum. She previously worked in a solicitor’s office before her museum career change.
She also completed two Master’s degrees, a First-Class Honours BA In Humanities with Art History from the Open University, and a Masters in Museum Studies with Distinction, from the University of Leicester.
Alec, 38, who married Rebecca in 2009 after they had met five years before, has paid tribute to her following her death.
He said: “She was my everything. I’ve been with her for 19 years.
“She was one of the best. She was definitely one of a kind. She was very, very clever.
“Becca was very funny. When people met up with us they would compare us to Vic and Bob and Morecambe and Wise. She had a very silly sense of humour. We used to bounce off each other quite a lot.
“She was the type of person that if you met her you could not help but smile when you saw her. She was very caring. She was a very selfless person as well.
“I’ve not only lost my wife, but I’ve lost my best friend.
“There were over 100 people at her funeral representing everywhere she worked at.
“She was a massive music fan. Music was definitely one of her three passions, as well as art and travelling. She loved every type of gallery or museum.”
A post-mortem examination has been carried out by the cause of death was not given at an inquest opening hearing which was held at Bradford Coroner’s Court on Friday, August 4.
Peter Merchant, assistant coroner for West Yorkshire, opened and adjourned the inquest into Mrs McGrath’s death.
He said: “Further enquiries need to be made to establish the full circumstances of how Mrs McGrath died.”
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