Ah, that's sad news.
One day I was in town, near what is now the Shankly Hotel. A car pulls up beside me and the passenger window goes down. Inside is Des O'Connor and his daughter Karen. They ask directions for the Mersey tunnel. I said, "straight down, then turn left" they say thanks and drive off.
I think to myself, bloody hell, that was Des O'Connor.
RIP Des.