Hayden Holman and his wife Charlotte.Photo: gofundme
A 22-year-old man’s life was tragically cut short over the weekend after he died while competing in a Utah marathon.
“Hayden was one of the most outgoing and nicest people,” Hayden’s stepmom, Karin Holman, told the outlet. “He loved everyone and wore his heart on his sleeve. He will be missed for a long time.”
“He called [family members] when he was two minutes from the finish line to make sure someone was there to take a picture,” Karin explained to the outlet. “But he never showed up.”
Hayden Holman and his wife Charlotte.Leetchi
At one point, medics were able to get Hayden’s heart beating again and rushed him to the hospital, but it was sadly too late and he later died, the outlet reported.
As his family grapples with the devastating loss, they’re finding comfort in sharing beloved memories of Hayden.
His family also noted to the outlet that Hayden was attending Brigham Young University-Idaho in Rexburg at the time of his death and had recently served a Latter-day Saint mission in Montreal, Canada.
On aLeetchi Money Pot, which is a European online fundraiser that was set up on behalf of his wife Charlotte, loved ones stated how Hayden was “a climber, lover, husband, believer, marathoner and a man with a big heart.”
“It won’t bring him back, but will certainly help ease the burden on our dearest Charlotte in these trying times,” the page states. “Always aiming for the sky, he has perfectly, and in every way, succeeded in ensuring that he and Charlotte live a dream life together since they met and especially since their brilliant and divine marriage last February.”
The Leetchi page’s organizer, Ferreira Wiliam, added that Hayden’s final gift to his wife was a piano.
source: people.com
