Gordie Howe’s family mourns his younger brother days before celebrity dinner
Posted Feb 4, 2015 01:33:08 PM.
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SASKATOON – Gordie Howe’s family is grieving after the death of the hockey legend’s younger brother.
Vic Howe, who played three seasons for the NHL’s New York Rangers in the 1950s, died on Saturday in Moncton, N.B.
Howe’s sister, Helen Cummine, (come-INE’), says the 85-year-old had dementia and suffered a cardiac arrest.
Cummine, who lives in Saskatoon, says family members coming to the city to celebrate Gordie Howe’s career at a celebrity sports dinner on Friday will probably gather to remember Vic.
Gordie Howe, who is 86, suffered two disabling strokes late last year.
His family says his health has improved after he underwent a stem-cell treatment as part of a clinical trial in Mexico.
Gordie Howe holds the NHL record for most games and seasons played.
The Hall of Famer played on four Stanley Cup championship teams in Detroit during a 25-year stint that began in 1946.
