Dublin man passes away with wife by his side after online campaign raises over $100,000

An Irish man whose fight against cancer attracted over $100,000 in donations has died with his wife by his side.

Ronan Winter was diagnosed with stage four oesophageal cancer two days prior to Christmas Day last year having temporarily cancelled the family’s life assurance to save for his daughters’ college fund.

An online campaign to raise funds for the 47-year-old, who moved to California with his family and who was facing huge medical bills as a result of his illness, went viral last week having been set up by family friend Michelle Nagelvoort.