Family of Glasgow chef 'broken' after sudden death at age 44 as funds raised to support wife and kids

A family have been left 'broken' following the sudden death of a much-loved husband.

Colin James Barron, from Pollok, tragically died on Monday, November 18 after he collapsed at Shieldhall Recycling Centre in Glasgow. After being rushed to hospital medics discovered the 44-year-old had suffered a bleed to the main artery of his heart and was ventilated and placed into an induced coma.

Colin's family including his wife, parents, siblings and cousins, all rushed to be by his side at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital before he was due to be transferred to the Golden Jubilee in Clydebank for emergency surgery. He was also

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However, at around 4pm Colin was sadly pronounced dead by medical staff. He was described as a much-loved husband, son, brother, uncle, nephew and cousin by all his family.

Following his shock passing, cousin Nicola O'Doherty created a GoFundMe in the hopes to raise funds for Colin's funeral and to take financial pressures off of his wife, who has three children, in the lead up to Christmas.

Speaking to Glasgow Live, Nicola told of the close family's heartbreak. She said: "Colin was more like a brother to me, we did everything together, we all did.

"No one could possibly say a bad word about him as he just had the biggest heart, he was so well loved. We feel broken."

Colin, who appeared as a chef on STV's Live at Five, married the 'love of his life' Lynn last year and was incredibly close with her children Molly, Erin and Harry. Nicola said "Colin was just starting to live life again after finding love with Lynn, we are all distraught".

Nicola, 42, spoke of Colin's love for sports cars, with the family arranging a convoy to follow his hearse on December 4, which will travel from Colin's home in Pollok, passing by St James Church where he recently got married, to Hurlet Crematorium before his burial at St Conval's Cemetery.

Part of the GoFundMe description reads: "It is with a heavy heart I am having to organise this page to raise funds to lay our beloved Colin James Barron.

"On Monday 18th November 2024 Colin suddenly took a bad turn without any warning, he was rushed to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital just after 11am, the doctors fought long and hard to save Colin after he suffered a bleed to the main artery to his heart but unfortunately Colin lost his battle for life later in the afternoon leaving a distraught family.

"Therefore I would like to ask if any of his family and close friends would be so kind as to donate to this page in order to give Colin the send of he deserves and any money left over will be left for Lynn to help her and their three children Molly, Erin and Harry at this sad time."

If you'd like to contribute to Nicola's GoFundMe, please click here.

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