A father-of-one who suddenly died on Christmas day was ‘laughing and joking’ with his family only moments before he collapsed.
Gareth Blenkins from Leeds was enjoying the holidays with his loved ones when he died from a suspected heart attack.
He just went out to have a cigarette but when he returned inside, the devastating incident happened, LeedsLive reported.
Damien Sharpe, his heartbroken cousin, told the news outlet that the dad-of-one was ‘laughing and joking but then he just clutched his chest and fell to the floor and started having a fit.’
He was rushed to Leeds General Infirmary but it was already ‘too late’ because ‘his brain went for too long without oxygen,’ Damien said.
“Unfortunately he didn’t come round from it.”
This comes just after Blenkins celebrated his 40th birthday in Malaga, Spain.
The 40-year-old dad leaves behind a 15-year-old son, who the relative said ‘he lived for.’
“He was strong, he’d do anything for anybody, very protective. Sometimes he’d be quite shy but if he noticed you were sad, he’d always say ‘Do you need a Blenkins cuddle?’ I’ll never forget those words,” Damien added.
He also setup a GoFundMe page and raised $9,000 for the late decorator and painter.
In the page, he wrote: “If you knew Gareth or had any interaction with him you know how good he inside and out, how much he loved life and never hurt a fly…”
Damien continued: “As we all know life is hard sometimes and now with cost of living it’s even more expensive and we as a family cannot imagine life with our Gaz and how this devastating news has affected us all.
“We know our gaz wouldn’t want to ask but we are wanting to raise funds to help toward his funeral cost, this isn’t a begging post or anything like that just a post to help for the family… We want to give him the best send off we possibly can and with your help we can maybe achieve this.”
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