THE mother of late Saltcoats soldier Derek ‘Fergie’ Ferguson says she can’t thank his friends enough after they have been “absolutely fantastic at this awful time”.
Fergie, 32, passed away suddenly on May 23, after sudden heart conditions took hold out of the blue.
Following his death, Maggie had an important message for young people in the community.
She said: “Tell the young folk to make sure that they get their heart checked, because Fergie was a fit young boy of 32, loved life and ended up he had a tear in his heart.”
While the community rallied round, and raised £1,700 which the family donated to two charities close to them, in his memory.
They donated £950 to Erskine Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) and £750 was split between the RHF Veterans for all they done in Fergie’s memory.
