Lady Cathy Ferguson, the wife of Manchester United’s Legendary Manager, has been confirmed dead at the age of 84 on Friday, 6th of October 2023.
The tragic information was confirmed via an official statement released by the Ferguson family to the Personal Assistant News Agency on the afternoon of her demise.
Excerpts from the statement stated that “We are deeply saddened to confirm the passing yesterday of Lady Cathy Ferguson, survived by her husband, three sons, two sisters, 12 grandchildren and one great-grandchild,” the statement read. The family asks for privacy at this time.”
Sir Alex had retired in 2013 after the death of Lady Cathy’s sister, Bridget. He confirmed at that time that his wife had been a huge supporter throughout his career. “My wife Cathy has been the key figure throughout my career, providing a bedrock of both stability and encouragement. Words are not enough to express what this has meant to me.”
To express the amount of respect he had for her, Ferguson has also described her as the only person in the world he did not answer back to.
Lady Cathy and Sir Alex met in 1964 when he was just 23 years old and they got married two years later in 1966. Their Union was blessed with three sons, Mark, an investment banker born in 1968, and twin boys, Darren, who is the current manager of Peterborough, and Jason, born in 1972.
Manchester United also issued a statement following Lady Cathy’s demise which reads: “Everyone at Manchester United sends our heartfelt condolences to Sir Alex Ferguson and his family on the passing of Lady Cathy, a beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother and great-grandmother, and a tower of strength for Sir Alex throughout his career.”
The deceased is survived by her husband, three sons, two sisters, 12 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
