The 100-year-old British World War II veteran who raised over $50 million for health care workers in the United Kingdom during the pandemic last year has died as the result of COVID-19.
Moore’s daughters Hannah Ingram-Moore and Lucy Teixeira confirmed their father's death in a statement released today.
“It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our dear father, Captain Sir Tom Moore,” the statement read.
Ingram-Moore and Teixeira said they and other family members were grateful to be with him during his final hours of life.
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“We spent hours chatting to him, reminiscing about our childhood and our wonderful mother,” the statement reads. "We shared laughter and tears together.”
Moore began a fundraiser last April to thank the health care workers who treated him for cancer. His original goal was to raise $1,370 by using his walker to walk 100 laps in his garden in Buckinghamshire, England while under lockdown.
Moore eventually raised $50.7 million. Queen Elizabeth marked his service to the nation and charity work by bestowing a knighthood on him, promoting him to honoring colonel and holding a special flyover in his honor.
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The family called the last year of Moore’s life nothing short of remarkable.
“He was rejuvenated and experienced things he’d only ever dreamed of,” the statement notes.
Hannah Moore posted a statement on his Twitter page Sunday saying her father had been under treatment for pneumonia and tested positive for the coronavirus last week.
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