It comes with great sadness that Joe sadly passed away on Saturday 12th November. He put up a huge fight in the weeks he was unwell as was characteristic of Joe. Joes family would like to say a huge heartfelt thank you for all the love and support, prayers that we have all received in these past difficult weeks. The donations have truly shown what an impact Joe had on people, even those who did not know Joe but have been so kind to donate by hearing of his story. Please continue to keep Samie and the children in your prayers.

Update from Samie, Joe's wife. She wanted to say a huge, huge thank you to everyone who has donated. She has been so moved by the generosity of everyone and all the thoughts and prayers from all.

We would like to just say a huge heartfelt thank you to everyone who has donated. The donations have far exceeded anything we could have imagined, it shows the real love and goodness in peoples hearts especially those who don't know Joe. The love and prayers have touched our hearts. For those that do know Joe, shows how much he means by the huge amount that has been raised. Again a huge thank you to you all and please keep up the prayers.