A grandfather has been named as the fifth victim of the Shoreham Airshow disaster.

Mark Reeves, 53, of Seaford died when the Hawker Hunter jet crashed on Saturday.

In a statement, his family said: "We will remember Mark as a gentle, loving, incredibly giving family man, husband to Wendy, father to Luke, granddad to three beautiful grand-daughters, brother to Denise and loving son of Ann and Kenneth.
 
"With his family he moved to Seaford nine years ago, drawn by our love of the sea and for Mark in particular, love of the sun. He was a sun worshipper and an enthusiastic holidaymaker, travelling to Fuerteventura and Madeira in recent years and would often be seen relaxing with a cocktail in hand.
 
"He worked as a CAD technician in West London and lived life to the full, parachuting and abseiling for cancer charities and also having a go at para-gliding and gliding.
 
"He will be missed by so many, not least the doctors and staff at the Seaford medical practice where Wendy works, who, like everyone who met Mark, were touched by his generosity, caring nature and overwhelmingly genuine, caring nature.
 
"We thank everyone who has sent their love, condolences and prayers and while we appreciate that many others will be experiencing similar unspeakable grief in such tragic and public circumstances, that we now be allowed to grieve ourselves in private and in peace."

In a post on Facebook, his niece Rebecca Gooding said the family wanted to find any pictures of Mr Reeves at the airshow before he died.

Ms Gooding wrote: "This is my uncle Mark Reeves who we sadly lost in the Shoreham air crash.

"We are hoping that someone may have caught him in a photo before the crash whilst he was enjoying the planes he loved so much.

"Mark had ridden his motorcycle to the A27 and we believe he had parked up at the spot shown below.

"The police are still investigating but in the meantime if such a photo exists it would bring great comfort to our family especially his wife.

"If you could share and anybody that may be able to help can contact me directly. Thank you all x"

 

#please share - This is my uncle Mark Reeves who we sadly lost in the shoreham aircrash. We are hoping that someone may...

Posted by Rebecca 'Audrey' Gooding on Wednesday, 26 August 2015