Today marks the first anniversary of the tragic death of Shane Warne.
The cricket legend died of a heart attack on March 4, 2022 at the age of 52 while attending a wellness retreat in Thailand.
Now his ex-wife, Simone Callahan, and their two eldest children, Brooke and Jackson, have posted heartwarming tributes to Instagram to celebrate the day.
Jackson kicked off with a tearful montage video featuring inspirational movie quotes about embracing life, followed by pictures of himself and his father.
The 23-year-old wrote a simple caption, saying: “One year ago today. Miss you mate dear Jacko.’
Today marks the first anniversary of the tragic death of Shane Warne (pictured). The cricket legend died of a heart attack on March 4, 2022 at the age of 52 while attending a wellness retreat in Thailand
Posting just an hour later, Warne’s ex-wife and co-parent Simone shared with her followers an old video of the cricketer great posing as Elvis Presley.
In the video, the King of Spin sang the Elvis hit Blue Suede Shoes while stretching his hips and playing air guitar.
“I remember Shane always bringing joy and love to our children Brooke, Jackson and Summer,” said the 53-year-old.
“He just wanted to be the best dad. We miss you. Forever in our hearts. I hope you have found comfort and peace.’
Now his ex-wife, Simone Callahan, and their two eldest children, Brooke and Jackson, have posted heartwarming tributes to Instagram to celebrate the day. Pictured is Warne with his three children Brooke, Summer and Jackson
Jackson kicked off with a tearful montage video featuring inspirational movie quotes about embracing life, followed by pictures of himself and his father
The 23-year-old wrote a simple caption, saying: “One year ago today. Miss you buddy dear Jacko’
Moments later, Brooke, 24, flooded her Instagram with throwback videos and images of the special bonding moments between her and her father over the years.
A video on her page showed her as a young girl walking along a pool table and jumping into her famous father’s arms as he fell in love with her.
‘I love you dad. I will always remember us this way, laughing and happy. One year today. It feels like you were taken yesterday but forever since I saw you,” she wrote in the caption.
Warne’s ex-wife and co-parent Simone, 53, (left) posted just an hour later, sharing with her followers an old video of the cricketer great posing as Elvis Presley. Pictured together in 2010, five years after their divorce
In the video, the King of Spin sang the Elvis hit Blue Suede Shoes while stretching his hips and playing air guitar
“I remember Shane always bringing joy and love to our children Brooke, Jackson and Summer. He just wanted to be the best dad. We miss you. Forever in our hearts. I hope you have found comfort and peace,’ she said
“I miss your big hugs so much and telling me everything is alright. Life will never be the same without you dad. I miss you. Forever our shining star.”
Warne’s youngest daughter Summer, 21, shared a photo of herself holding up and a framed black-and-white photo of her father, as well as a throwback photo of the couple dancing together.
“A year ago, one of the people I love most in the whole world left me and went to heaven. My beautiful father,” she wrote.
Brooke, 24, flooded her Instagram with throwback videos and pictures of the special bonding moments between her and her father over the years. Pictured together when Brooke was a young girl
A video on her page showed her as a young girl walking along a pool table and jumping into the arms of her famous father
A video on her page showed her as a young girl walking along a pool table and jumping into her famous father’s arms as he fell in love with her. Pictured is the caption she wrote alongside
“I miss you almost every second of every day. I’m still trying to get through life here without you, doing my best to live in a world without you.’
Summer continued, “I miss you when I laugh and cry because you were always the one who made my laughter grow and my tears go away. I miss the memories we’ll never have. I hold you tight in my heart and there you will stay until the day we meet again.’
She also shared Jackson and Simone’s videos with her story and retains three posts about her father, which she constantly captures on her Instagram account as a tribute to him.
Warne’s youngest daughter Summer, 21, shared a photo of herself and a framed black and white photo of her father
Warne’s death sent shockwaves around the world, unleashing a tremendous outpouring of grief and love that reverberates deeply to this day.
Warne died of a heart attack on March 4, 2022 while on a boys’ vacation on the island of Koh Samui.
He became a world star in 1993 when he knocked out Mike Gatting with the so-called ‘Ball of the Century’ – his first ball in Ashes cricket.
The spin-bowler received 708 Test wickets and tormented teams around the world, most notably Australia’s great rivals England.
Warne died of a heart attack on March 4, 2022 while vacationing on the island of Koh Samui. The 145 Test veteran took 708 wickets and was a figure that almost outplayed the game
A SNAPSHOT OF GREATNESS
Widely regarded as one of the greatest bowlers in cricket history, Warne was voted one of the five Wisden Cricket Players of the Century in 2000 by a panel of cricket experts.
He was the only specialized bowler and the only one still playing at the time.
Warne made his Tests debut in 1992 and won over 1,000 wickets in Tests and One Day Internationals (ODIs).
By 2007, his record of 708 Test wickets was the highest number of wickets taken by a bowler in Test cricket.
He was also named one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in the 1994 Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack and was the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World in both 1997 and 2004.