Chad Carr, 5-year-old grandson of Lloyd Carr, dies from brain cancer
Chad Carr, the grandson of longtime Michigan head coach Lloyd Carr, died Monday after a 15-month battle with brain cancer. He was five years old.
Chad’s mother, Tammi Carr, announced the news on social media. According to Mlive.com, Tammi wrote in a Facebook post that Chad died at 1:21 p.m Monday afternoon.
“Exactly 15 months since his DIPG diagnosis, Chad gained his angel wings,” she wrote. “He left the earth peacefully and is now running and jumping in heaven. It is well with his soul.”
Chad was diagnosed with a rare and inoperable form of pediatric brain cancer called diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) in September 2014. Doctors predicted he had somewhere around nine to 12 months to live.
Tammi announced on Nov. 11 that the family brought Chad home for hospice care because the treatments he was undergoing were no longer improving his condition.
Tributes for Chad have been far reaching. Just this past weekend, both Michigan State and Ohio State paid tribute to Chad with “Chad Tough” helmet decals in their respective school colors.
Ohio State & MSU will pay tribute to former U-M coach Lloyd Carr's grandson Chad by wearing special helmet decals. pic.twitter.com/GvnoM7HVSa
— Spartan Football (@MSU_Football) November 20, 2015
Michigan’s football players have also been writing “#ChadTough” on their helmets over the past few weeks.
Players are writing individual messages on their helmets for Chad Carr. This is Joe Kerridge’s. #GoBlue #ChadTough pic.twitter.com/DFkBlS5L7R
— Michigan Athletics (@UMichAthletics) November 14, 2015
A day after Michigan beat Indiana earlier this month, Wolverines captains Joe Bolden and Joe Kerridge delivered a game ball for Chad at the Carr family home in Pittsfield Township, Mich.
Michigan captains Joe Kerridge and Joe Bolden came by to give chad yesterday's game ball. Go Blue! #chadtough pic.twitter.com/bFSJmaKfHw
— Tammi Carr (@tamcarr21) November 15, 2015
Chad’s parents, Tammi and Jason Carr – a former Michigan quarterback – started the Chad Tough Foundation to raise money for pediatric brain cancer research.
Our thoughts and condolences are with the Carr family during this difficult time. #ChadTough
— Michigan Football (@umichfootball) November 23, 2015
For more Michigan news, visit TheWolverine.com.
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