Radiographer Abrar Hussain-Qureshi has passed away in Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport, after falling ill in December 2023 and will be missed by those who knew him.
Abrar was a husband, father, brother, colleague, friend, and a soldier. He was born in Pakistan on 20 November, 1961.
In the 1960s, Abrar and his sister moved to Bradford, West Yorkshire, where Abrar later began his career in radiography.
Passion for radiography
Abrar graduated from the Bradford School of Radiography in 1984, and took up his first post at Wythenshawe Hospital in Manchester. It was there at the nurse’s home he met his wife Tracey.
In 1990, Abrar joined the Royal Army Medical Corps and served as a soldier and radiographer at three military hospitals in England.
During this time, Abrar and Tracey shared with friends their love of curry and his passion for radiography, as well as his beloved Pakistan cricket team.
Dream to work abroad
After leaving the army in 1993, Abrar worked at the Atkinson Morley Hospital in Wimbledon, before realising his dream to work abroad at the Jersey General Hospital, Jersey. There he and Tracey played wonderful host to family and friends alike.
Abrar, Tracey and their daughter Yasmin later moved to live in Cheshire, where Abrar initially worked at Stepping Hill Hospital and private hospitals. His last career move was to the University Dental Hospital of Manchester.
Stephen Wolstenhulme, an retired radiographer and colleague of Abrar’s, said: “Throughout his radiography career, colleagues, and patients, benefited from his care for others. Abrar was a sociable chap, enjoying life with family and friends: gardening, travelling to new places, playing and watching cricket, and relaxing.
"Abrar was thankful for the life he shared with his family and friends. He will be missed, and remembered, by those who were fortunate enough to have lived life with him.”
(Image: Abrar Hussain-Qureshi)