Saturday, May 02, 2015

Footballer Rio Ferdinand wife has passed away from cancer


Manchester United and England footballer Rio Ferdinand  wife has died from cancer. In a statement he said Rebecca, my wonderful wife, passed away peacefully. She passed away on a friday. May her soul rest in peace.

In a statement, Ferdinand said:

"Rebecca, my wonderful wife, passed away peacefully after a short battle with cancer at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London. She was a fantastic loving mother to our three beautiful children. She will be missed as a wife, sister, aunt, daughter and granddaughter. She will live on in our memory, as a guide and inspiration....

Myself, my parents Janice and Julian, along with Rebecca's parents Lesley and Stephen, would like to thank our families, friends and my club colleagues who have rallied around in these desperate days, weeks and months."
Rebecca, who married Ferdinand in 2009, had breast cancer. She leaves behind three children, Lorenz, nine, Tate, six, and four-year-old Tia.

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