Tragedy as dad who 'lit up every room he walked in' dies at 32

A family is devastated over the loss of a young father who "lit up every room he walked in".

Jordan Foy, 32, who has been described as a doting dad, lost his life suddenly on Thursday, August 14. In just four days, a GoFundMe has raised more than £15,000 for his funeral expenses and to support his family in the wake of their tragic loss.

The Middlesbrough dad-of-two, who worked as a rigger, had recently been working at the Tyne Tunnel and was set to start a new job in Somerset this week. Dad to Leo, 11, and five-year-old Teddy, the former Middlesbrough College student was a "fantastic father" who loved spending time with his boys.

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His partner Robyn Morley told Teesside Live: "He loved Boro and the football. He loved spending time with his kids and he was so full of life.

"He loved his parents, he was an only child and as really close with them. He always made us laugh, it was an everyday occurrence. He was hilarious."

His mum, Carol, added: "He loved his family. He loved spending time with everybody. He was always very generous and very sociable. He had millions of friends - work mates, colleagues, people outside of work.

"He loved going on holiday and he lived the high life, the finer things in life. Growing up, he was absolutely brilliant. He loved football and played for local teams.

"He played for a team called Lemming Lads. He constantly had a full social life from him being very young. We have a big family who love him so much.

"He's always been doing stuff, he was non-stop. He'd say 'I'm just going to see so and so, I'm off to see so and so, I won't be long'. He loved taking the kids everywhere - holidays, swimming, the seaside. Every chance he got they did something."

Jordan was always surrounded by a massive circle of friends, said dad Gary. "He was an amazing. You can tell by all the things they are doing on social media for him. No one could have said a bad word about him, he was just amazing."

His unexpected passing has shook the community and hundreds of heartfelt tributes have flooded social media, reports Teesside Live. Reminiscing about happy memories with the Tollesby dad, Robyn recalled the first time she signed him up for karaoke while on holiday - something that quickly became a regular occurrence.

"I'd been up singing and I put his name down and he was fuming at first," she said. "As soon as he got up that was it. That became his new thing, everywhere he went. If there was karaoke was on he was up, he'd sing with anyone."

Carol added: "We said Jordan you can actually sing, you're joking aren't you. Then he started singing this song Tennessee Whiskey (by Chris Stapleton) and over the last three years he's sung it everywhere. Everyone knows him for singing it. Now we're having it playing at his funeral and he's singing it on the video.

"It was totally out of character at first cause we didn't even know he could sing. It was such a surprise but brilliant." More than 350 people have donated to the Go Fund Me page as his family share their thanks for the support.

The page, which has raised £15,845 after an initial target of £2,500 was set, states: "Most of all, Jordan leaves behind his young family, who meant everything to him.

"His little boys Leo and Teddy they were his whole world, and Robyn who he was obsessed with. No words can truly capture the pain of this loss, but we can come together to help ease the burden for the family he loved so much."

Jordan's funeral will take place at St Bede's Chapel at Teesside Crematorium on Friday, August 29 at 10am. His family have requested attendees wear a splash of blue.

Anyone who would like to donate to a GoFundMe set up by Jordan's partner can do so here.