Charity football match in honour of Wolves fan Wayne
The life of a Wolves fan and former Express & Star employee will be celebrated with a charity football match this weekend.
Popular mechanic Wayne Piggott would have been 50 years old next week, but died aged just 29 when suffering a cardiac arrest. It was later discovered he suffered from cardiomyopathy, or an enlargement of the heart.
The Woodcross man was a Wolves fanatic and ran the Woodcross Jockey football team in the Beacon League, from the Horse and Jockey Pub.
He also worked at the Express & Star as a mechanic for seven years.
Since Wayne passed away his friends and family have raised more than £14,000 for Cardiomyopathy UK and this weekend's game is set to raise at least £1,000.
His wife Helen explained: "When Wayne passed away we found out about the charity, which does great work for people who suffer with this and their families.
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"Wayne's condition was undetected and he died suddenly. If it's detected from things like gene testing then people can lead a normal life.
"We've done loads of things over the years to raise awareness and money including football matches, a disco, we've had people running the Wolverhampton Marathon and over the years it's all come to £14,000."
A number of Wayne's old friends and team-mates have been rounded up for this weekend's match, which takes place this Sunday (March 3) at Dormston School, Sedgley, kick off 1.30pm.
Afterwards there'll be a gathering at the Three Crowns Pub in Dovedale Road, Woodcross.
Helen added: "Lots of Wayne's team-mates still live locally and are going to play in the match, although some of them are saying their knees won't last!
"My son Matthew and his friends are playing too, it should be a great day."
The National Grid have pledged to add £400 to the fundraising pot, which currently stands at £720.
