A ‘healthy’ 28-year-old man died suddenly at his home on Tuesday, just four months after marrying his childhood sweetheart.
No cause of death has been made public.
Jeanluke Galea Duca has been described as “kindhearted”, “quiet” and “mature” by friends, who also shared condolences to his new wife, Rebecca.
A report from the Times of Malta, said his wife had tried to contact Duca “late in the morning” on Tuesday and did not receive a response. Jeanluke was working from home at the time.
Rebecca went looking for Jeanluke and found him dead in their home. She was with her father at the time, the Times reported.
“He was a healthy man,” friend Sheldon Scicluna said. “He did not smoke and he exercised regularly. That’s why we can’t accept it. I will never forget him. His loss is huge.”
Scicluna took to social media to express his sorrow at his friend’s sudden passing.
“I was not of blood, but for me I was more than that,” Scicluna said, according to Google Translate.
Rebecca Duca also mourned her husband on social media.
“You have always treated me like a queen,” she said, per Google Translate.
Karl Grima Bezzina, who trained with Galea Duca in fitness group Heartcore, expressed his shock. They last participated in The Grid two weeks ago and went out to dinner as a group after the event.
“Jeanluke was very mature for his age. He was a quiet man and a healthy man,” Grima Bezzina told Times of Malta.
Duca’s death comes at a time of significant concern as a rash of healthy young people are dying. Army and Navy SEAL recruits, athletes and more have died suddenly without any answers. It’s more than enough to raise questions.
