Delaney had three children and nine grandchildren. His first wife Marie died in 2007, at the age of 58.He is survived by his second wife, Rani, his two sons and daughter, and his grandchildren.
Who is Joseph Delaney’s second wife?
His second wife, Rani Delaney, was by his side when he abruptly passed away. There is not much information about Rani, since she likes to keep most of her private life away from public.
Before completing his A-Levels at night school and beginning his career as an English teacher, Delaney worked as an apprentice engineer and fitter.
He used to write in the early mornings before school before his first children’s book, The Spook’s Apprentice, about Tom Ward, the seventh son of a seventh son who learnt to fight ghosts and creatures from the Dark, was published by Random House Children’s Books in 2004.
He died after a brief illness, according to the family of the dead.