A Go Fund Me page has been set up for the family of former Game Of Thrones stuntman Brian ‘Sonny’ Nickels who died suddenly aged 54.
Brian passed away in January after a cardiac arrest, leaving behind his wife Simone and his two children, Sienna and Rocco.
He had served as a stunt performer in a number of popular television shows and films, including three episodes of Game Of Thrones season one, Killing Eve, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 and several titles in the Marvel franchise such as Guardians of the Galaxy and Avengers: Age of Ultron.
A friend of Brian’s has now organised a Go Fund Me page in his honour to help Simone and their young children and fans have been donating generously.
‘Due to unforeseen and unavoidable circumstances his young widow Simone and their two young children are left with a substantial mortgage on their house which won’t be paid off,’ the description reads.
‘Simone solely worked for Brian for the past 11 years, and is struggling to work at the minute as she has a seven-year-old and a three-year-old to look after. Nothing financially was put into place or implemented as Brian’s death was not expected or anticipated.’
It continues: ‘Brian would be the first person to help any of us in need. Simone and Sienna watched and heard Brian graphically passing away, young Rocco is extremely confused and there is no counselling available as he is so young.
‘Their whole world has been turned upside down with the loss of a husband and father, please let’s all work together and help take all the financial pressure off her for some time, and raise as much money as we possibly can for Brian’s wife and two young babies to completely take away any financial worries or burdens they may be facing.’
At the time of writing, £17,995 has been raised out of a goal of £500,000.
Brian’s wife Simone worked as his assistant and said to Yahoo! Movies: ‘He was one of the hardest working men ever. Ever.
‘And he lived to make other people happy. It’s all he wanted to do. He didn’t take any day for granted.
‘Every day he had, he lived it to the fullest. But he was also very charitable. He would never save or keep money. He’d just do whatever he could to help people.’
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