Kiwi wood-chopping great Jason Wynyard dies after battle with aggressive cancer
Wynyard, who won nine senior world championships and many more titles around the world, was diagnosed with stage four Burkitt Lymphoma in May, a rare and aggressive form of cancer that affects the lymphatic system.Wynyard is unparalleled in wood chopping timber sports. He was recognised in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours list in 2017, being made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM).His family confirmed his death in a statement made from Wynyard’s Facebook page, which said he passed away at home surrounded by loved ones. “Jason was diagnosed with stage 4 Burkitt lymphoma in May 2023, and fought bravely against the disease until his last breath.
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00:00 Kiwi wood chopping great Jason Winyard dies after battle with aggressive cancer.
00:04 Winyard, who won nine senior world championships and many more titles around the world,
00:10 was diagnosed with stage 4 Burkitt lymphoma in May, a rare and aggressive form of cancer
00:16 that affects the lymphatic system. Winyard is unparalleled in wood chopping timber sports.
00:22 He was recognized in the Queen's New Year's Honours list in 2017, being made a member of the
00:28 New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM). His family confirmed his death in a statement made from
00:34 Winyard's Facebook page, which said he passed away at home surrounded by loved ones. Jason was
00:40 diagnosed with stage 4 Burkitt lymphoma in May 2023, and fought bravely against the disease
00:46 until his last breath. He passed away peacefully this morning at 2.20am, October 4, 2023,
00:54 holding the hand of his beloved partner Sharon Kennerly and their whanau and received into
00:58 the arms of his long-awaiting tupuna on the other side of the veil.