Gordon McQueen, a former player for Manchester United, Leeds, and Scotland, passed away at the age of 70 after a “cruel battle” with dementia. Hayley, the daughter of Sky Sports News anchor, and their family are devastated.
Gordon McQueen, a former player for Manchester United, passed away at the age of 70.
Gordon had been suffering from dementia, which had devastated his family.
McQueen had a boisterous demeanour and embraced Scottish spirit, according to his obituary
Gordon McQueen, a former football player for Scotland and Manchester United, passed away at the age of 70 after a fight with dementia.
McQueen, who made 184 appearances for the Red Devils and won the FA Cup in 1983, received a vascular dementia diagnosis in 2021. His family has been chronicling his progress to raise awareness of the condition.
His daughter Hayley, a Sky Sports presenter who frequently discussed his situation and exclusively revealed the family’s difficulties to Mail Sport in March, wrote a memorial to her father on social media informing of his terrible departure.
She recalled the agonising few months of witnessing his decline and said she felt “numb” after his passing, but she resolved to remember him for the guy he was.
She posted a family photo and the caption “Beyond heartbroken to announce we have lost our wonderful dad” on Instagram.
While revealing his departure on social media, his daughter Hayley McQueen (right), a Sky Sports presenter who has frequently spoken out about the family’s tragedy, said she felt “numb.”
She shared a photo of Gordon’s family, including his children, and wrote that they would “remember him for the man he was and not the man he became these last few years” while he battled dementia.
“I thought that when the time came, I would be ready and feel a sense of relief that he is no longer fighting this terrible disease, but I just feel numb,” the woman said.
I’m hoping that from now on, we will remember him as the man he was rather than the man he turned into in the last few years. We were devastated when home palliative care arrived to take care of him back in December; yet, he fought on for many months despite our fears that he was about to pass away.
“He certainly put up a fight while this awful sickness and all that comes with it completely took over, but it’s been unbearably sad and at times unbearable for my mum who has cared for him at home.
He knew all of his friends and family up to the very end, but I wouldn’t wish it on anyone to see someone slowly perish.
He made sure that everything for Anna and Eddie and myself was a great adventure and full of joy. I was given one by his career, and I will always be appreciative of him for sharing so much of who he was and what he loved with me. Although he is finally at peace, life really won’t be the same without him.
The McQueen family released a lengthy statement in which they described Gordon as “the ultimate entertainer,” “the heart and soul of the dressing room,” and “a brave man to the very end.”
The statement said, “It is with the heaviest of hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father, and grandfather.”
“We hope that he will be remembered for the love, joy, and bravery that typified his career and his family life, not least during his recent bouts with illness, in addition to the many fantastic football memories he made for club and his country.
The continual support he received from friends, family, and football fans kept him going as he heroically battled the harsh effects of
Following the deaths of prominent former football players Jack Charlton and Nobby Stiles who were also diagnosed with dementia, McQueen too went away from dementia. Additionally, Sir Bobby Charlton has a diagnosis.
Hayley McQueen urged the PFA to do more for footballers who later receive diagnoses of illnesses like dementia in an interview with Mail Sport.
We’re not only requesting money from the PFA, Hayley stated. However, it would be good to imagine that they could offer a week or two of respite care every six weeks so that mum wouldn’t have to bear that financial strain. When dad has a union that should be looking out for him and others, why should it all be on us?
It was my sister.
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