Stacy Wakefield Dead Five Months After Husband MLB Pitcher Tim Wakefield Dies: ‘Hearts Are Beyond Broken’
Stacy Wakefield's family is mourning an "unimaginable" loss this week after she died less than five months after her beloved husband, former Boston Red Sox pitches and World Series champion Tim Wakefield.
The widowed mother of two died Wednesday at her Massachusetts home. The family mentioned a diagnosis, but did not share the cause of death in their heartfelt press release.
Stacy and Tim are survived by their two children; Trevor, 20, and Brianna, 18.
"Sending love to the Wakefield family," Red Sox tweeted via X, formerly known as Twitter.
Sending love to the Wakefield family. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/eFxDsPjoT9
— Red Sox (@RedSox) February 28, 2024
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"She was surrounded by her family and dear friends, as well as her wonderful caretakers and nurses," the statement said. "The loss is unimaginable, especially in the wake of losing Tim just under five months ago. Our hearts are beyond broken."
Former Red Sox teammate Curt Schilling, 57, outed the couple's medical illnesses without their permission on a podcast in September, alleging both Wakefields had been diagnosed with cancer — Tim with brain cancer and Stacy with pancreatic cancer.
"We will remember Stacy as a strong, loving, thoughtful and kind person, who was as down-to-earth as they come. We feel so lucky to have had her in our lives, and we take comfort in the fact that she will be reunited with Tim, the love of her life," the family wrote.
Tim, who died at 57, was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame after retiring from the MLB in 2012 with a 200-192 record. He participated in both 2004 and 2007 World Series championships.
Stacy often worked alongside her husband, helping to raise money for charitable organizations including the Red Sox Foundation.
The two were well known by the Jimmy Fund, a charity which raises money for children battling cancer, and often visited pediatric cancer patients at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
Lisa Scherber, Dana-Farber's director of patient and family programs, described how "fortunate" they are to "have this family in our lives forever, and the legacy that they leave is their children."
