London Marathon 2012: thousands donated to charity after Claire Squires's death In April her mother made a £50 donation and had posted a series of messages asking for donations on her Facebook page. The "beautiful" hairdresser had raised more than £500 for Samaritans by running the marathon through the capital for a second time. But on Monday donations had flooded into her website at more than £500 a minute. A flurry of tributes was also posted on the JustGiving.com web page in the wake of her sudden death as more than 15,000 donations were made, mostly of amount between £5 and £20. Users on Twitter commented that the donations showed "human kindness at its finest." On Monday night Miss Squire's 63 year-old parents, Priscilla, who known as Cilla and Paul, and her three sisters were being comforted by relatives at the family cottage. Miss Squires's 26 year-old brother Grant Squires, died in October 2002. His inquest a month later heard that he may have died from a drugs overdose or he may have drowned after friends had plied with salt water to try to induce vomiting. The electrician died at Leicester Royal Infirmary after being driven there by Melvyn Barratt, the father of Mr Squires late girlfriend, Heidi Richardson, who lived in Harborough. She had died just a few days earlier after a car crash. Mr Squires had been in the car at the time. His mother, Cilla Squires, told the inquest that the family had been aware of her sons drug problem but were supporting him. In a statement to the inquest, she said he had talked about ending his life but when he met his girlfriend he seemed to be turning his life around. Coroner Mario Anastasdias recorded an open verdict. Friends said Miss Squires was well-known in her home town for her regular fund-raising efforts for a variety of causes. As well completing the London Marathon in 2010 she climbed Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, the highest mountain in Africa, last year to raise funds for the RAF Association. Miss Squires, who worked as a hairdresser in Market Harborough, Leics, also raised money for a sponsored bikini car wash with friends in August 2010. Nicola Short, who also climbed the African mountain, paid tribute to her close friend on the RAF Association website. She said: "Claire is an inspiration to us all. She brought laughter and love to everyone's life. She will be sorely missed by all. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family and friends at this time. Catherine Johnstone, chief executive of Samaritans, said: "Claire chose to run the marathon for Samaritans as her mother Cilla Squires has been a volunteer for the charity for 24 years. This is an incredibly sad time for Claire's family and all those who knew her. We desperately wish that it was not under these circumstances but we have been overwhelmed by the response from people donating in Claire's memory. These donations will be put into a tribute fund and, following discussions with the family, will go towards projects they feel would have been important to Claire. A London Marathon spokesman expressed the event's "sincere condolences to the family and friends of the deceased." Her death was the 10th since the London Marathon began in 1981. Organisers said Miss Squires collapsed mid-afternoon on Sunday but were unable to give a precise time.