THE children of Tunisia terrorist victim Trudy Jones have released an emotional video tribute after the much-loved mother was posthumously honoured at an awards ceremony.

The 51-year-old carer from Blackwood was among 38 people tragically killed when a gunman opened fire on tourists in a resort in Sousse in June this year.

The family of Ms Jones were invited as guests of honour to the annual Wales Care Awards on Friday night to remember the “bubbly” and “popular” mother-of-four.

Ms Jones’ four children recorded a special three-minute video and described their mum as “the rainbow in everyone’s cloud”.

Ms Jones worked at activities co-ordinator at Highfields Nursing Home and was on holiday with a friend when she was killed.

Her grown-up children, sons Ryan Gardner, 18, Wayne Davis, 28, Gavin Davis, 32 and daughter Danah Birchard, 26, attended the “social care Oscars” ceremony in Cardiff.

Heartbroken son Gavin Davis said: “Mum was always willing to help others, she loved everyone around her, including all of the people she cared for at work and she was our hero,”

“It wasn’t a job to her. The people mum looked after were her extended family and she did all she could to make their lives better. Making other people happy made her happy.”

Mr Davis said his mum brought him and his siblings up alone but the tragedy has brought them closer together.

He said: “Before this happened we were all busy with families and work and rarely saw each other but this has brought us together, we’d be lost without each other now.

“Mum will be missed by so many people. She was the rock of our family and kept us all going. None of us have a clue how we’re going to cope without her.”

Colleagues at the care home described Ms Jones as "lively and popular" member of staff. She was described by the home’s 39 residents as an “absolute angel”.

Shawkat Ilahi, manager at the Highfields Nursing Home, said Ms Jones “always went that extra mile for staff, residents and their families”.

Ms Jones’ sister Jane Lewis, who also worked at the same home, said Trudy made the residents smile by buying them brightly-coloured slippers with her own money.

David Baynton, a relative of one of the residents at Highfields, said: “When Trudy was there the music would go on and my wife’s feet would go.”

First held in 2003, the Wales Care Awards reward the champions of the sector and raise public awareness of the contribution made by the social care workforce.

Chair of Care Forum Wales, Mario Kreft, said Ms Jones was a “wonderful” person.

He said: “The aim of the Wales Care Awards is to recognise the unstinting and often remarkable dedication of our unsung heroes and heroines across Wales and no-one epitomises this more than Trudy Jones who was devoted to improving the quality of life of people in her care.”

“We felt it right and fitting to pay tribute to Trudy in this way by inviting her children as our honoured guests.

“Trudy was clearly loved by the people she carried for, their relatives, colleagues, and of course, her family.”