A 22-YEAR-OLD Bicester barman who died suddenly was “loved by all”, friends said.

Ian North was found dead in his Warwick Court home on Friday by police.

Thames Valley Police spokesman Victoria Brandon said officers had been contacted by The Penny Black pub in Sheep Street after he failed to show up for his shift.

The former Cooper School pupil had been off sick for about a fortnight, but had told his bosses on Wednesday, January 19, that he would be back on Friday, police said.

Officers said his death was not being treated as suspicious.

Friends left tributes on social networking website Facebook. Patrick Adams said: “R.I.P fella ur guna be missed by so many.”

Lucus Williams posted: “Rip Ian u will be missed by many but still loved by all.”

Krystelle Monique wrote: “School would not have been the same without you, always making everyone laugh, always smiling.”

Oxford Coroner’s office said there would not be an inquest into the death.