Illness and Death
Ablett agreed to a one-year contract with Ipswich Town in July 2010 to join their coaching staff. After being taken ill on the training ground, he was diagnosed as suffering from Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a form of blood cancer.
On 1 January 2012, Ablett died at age 46 after battling the cancer for 16 months. His funeral was held at Liverpool Anglican Cathedral on 17 January 2012 and was attended by former teammates, as well as members of the teams and the then managers of Everton and Liverpool.
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