The father of a college student who died after contracting meningitis has paid tribute to his “funny, sociable, kind-hearted” son. Lewis Waters, who attended Henley college in Oxfordshire, was one of three cases reported in the outbreak in Berkshire , which also includes two school pupils in Reading. In a social media post, his father, Sean Waters, wrote: “Words simply can’t describe the heartbreak and upset we’re going through.” He said Lewis developed sepsis “within a few hours of feeling ill”. “He fought hard and was really taken care of by the ICU team, but they just couldn’t save him,” Waters wrote. “We are absolutely devastated.” He said his son was “funny, sociable and kind-hearted”, and “loved his sisters, friends and family dearly”. “Life won’t be the same for many of us now that he’s gone.” On Friday it emerged that the other two patients being treated for meningitis are pupils at separate schools in the area , Reading Blue Coat School and Highdown secondary school and sixth form centre.…