MARCH 2, 2016 \ STARWEEKLY.COM.AU
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Cruel turns for family MEILING EGAN
By Goya Dmytryshchak An Altona North woman has told of her family’s ordeal after her younger brother died, her uncle crashed his car and thieves stole her older brother’s car containing items for the funeral. MeiLing Egan’s 32-year-old brother, Jay Clucas, died last Monday after battling depression. He had been on life support for four days. Fours days earlier, after finding out about Jay, Ms Egan’s uncle Rod left the house upset and had a severe car crash. He remains in Royal
Melbourne Hospital. A day after Jay died, his elder brother Brad had his white Range Rover stolen from his Point Cook home. The car contained photos to be used for Jay’s funeral along with passports that Brad’s family needed for a flight they had booked to Bali on Monday this week. But some good has emerged from the tragedy. Ms Egan said that while at Footscray Hospital, the family learned Jay was an organ donor. “We were surprised by Western Hospital telling us that only four people who passed last year through Footscray Hospital were
organ donors,” she said. “Jay, from what we understood, has helped six recipients. We’re really happy with that. There’s a silver lining to what has happened. It just put such a smile on my mum’s face to know that her little boy’s still with us in some way.” Ms Egan said she wanted to thank the community for its incredible support. Brad’s car was recovered at a Werribee shopping centre on Thursday after a photo of the stolen vehicle was widely shared on social media. On Tuesday, the car thieves turned Brad’s iPad on and it pinged his iPhone, which
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revealed the location. Police rushed to the reported address, which was Medford Street in Altona – famous as the street where former prime minister Julia Gillard lived. The car wasn’t there when police arrived, but it was dumped two days later in Werribee. Items from the car have not been recovered. Ms Egan’s family hopes their tragedy will raise awareness of organ donation. For Jay’s funeral today, they requested that donations be made to beyondblue in lieu of flowers. Anyone experiencing mental health issues can call Lifeline on 13 11 14.
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