RIP Rocky: Derek Mills Cause Of Death, Condolence To His Wife & Family

RIP Rocky AKA Derek Mills, The Burnley Football Club Fan’s Cause Of Death

Derek Mills, better known as Rocky died unexpectedly on the 30th of June, Thursday. Through online posts, the Clarets announced the death of one of their greatest fan, a club legend to be honest. 

However, the cause of death is yet to be announced. With medical examination, the actual cause of death of Derek may be released sometime soon.

The Cricket Field End, one of the Twitter pages posted a tribute to the fan. The comment section of the post was full of different memories shared by fans with Rocky aka Derek Mills.

One of the fans posted that, Derek helped a broken bolt on the sharabang of a bus filled with Burney fans, to watch the away game against Southampton in 2018.

The obituary notice has been released, and his family is busy preparing for the last rituals of the club legend. Many big names in the footballing industry are expected to pay a visit at his funeral.

 Condolence To His Wife & Family: One Of The Greatest Football Fan Story 

A wave of condolences has been spread all over social media after the unexpected death of Derek Mills. Netizens are sending warm wishes of support for his family and wife.

Derek was married to the love of his life, Jean Mills. The couple was the perfect example of true love. The dedicated football fan used to drive in his car to visit his terminally ill wife, who was currently at Pendleside Hospice.

The 80-year-old, Jean has been battling cancer for nearly seven years. She has been in care homes and hospices ever since, and Rocky used to visit her once in a while.

However, in one instance Derek was not able to visit his wife after he discovered that his vehicle had been damaged so badly by thugs. But, the netizens on social media run a campaign to fix his car to let him meet his wife.

She alongside her family is devastated by the news and is skipping the media queries. 

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Social Media Reaction On The Death Of Rocky Aka Derek Mills, Burnley Football Club Fan cum Legend

Since the death news of Rocky first surfaced on Twitter, it has been a place for mourning the death of the legend.

Different fan pages of Burnely football club have passed on their condolences, and fans have joined in to pay a tribute. Making things more adorable, everybody started sharing good interactions with Derek in past.

The fun-loving personality always managed to bring smiles to the faces of people. Although he may be dead, all the legacy of Rocky as a fan of Burnley Football club will remain in the history books.

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