The heartbroken friend of a man who tragically died suddenly just months after celebrating his son's first birthday stated that life has been “so unfair and cruel” to his young family.
Andrew Ward was just 38-years-old when he passed away suddenly in the early hours of October 4.
He and his partner, from Sheffield, welcomed their "miracle baby " Leo into the world last year, after trying to conceive for six years, reports Yorkshire Live.
Family friend Michala Marling said: “Everybody has been hit hard, but nobody more than Donna and his mum.”
She also paid an emotional tribute tribute to Andy, as he was known by his loved ones: “He was the most incredible father, husband and friend.
“He had so much love to give. No matter what he was going through he always had a smile.”
Michala said you could tell how kind he was by the way he treated passengers when working as a bus driver, once locking his bus and running down the street to collect the shopping of a distressed, elderly customer, who had forgotten it at the previous bus stop.
“I wish they could just get a break, it is bad things continually happening to good people,” she added.
Andrew leaves behind his wife and their 16-month-old son, and Mason, 18, his son from a previous relationship.
Now, Michala has launched a GoFundMe to support Andy’s family.
She says Donna is out of work after she struggled to secure part-time hours when her baby was born, as well as currently receiving physiotherapy after not fully recovering from giving birth.
“Donna is often in quite a lot of pain so she’s got that to contend with,” Michala explained.
All money raised will go towards Andy’s funeral and any other unexpected costs faced by the family.
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