GAVIN GLYNN, THE four-year-old boy who sparked a wave of charity during the summer, has died.

Gavin’s father John started the #MyBoy campaign to raise funds for his son’s cancer treatment in the US.

Gavin was diagnosed with an extremely rare form of cancer when he was 17 months old.

Having undergone surgery in Texas, complications meant Gavin came home in August.

In a post on the fundraising website, his family confirmed that he had passed away last night:

Rest in peace our beautiful baby. You fought the hardest fight anyone could imagine and all the way to the end. You are and will always be our Superman.

Gavin passed very peacefully tonight with Conor, Lucy myself and Jayne holding hands on our couch at home. Fly high buddy we all love you so much xxxx

Team Gavin Glynn Team Gavin Glynn

Tributes have poured in for the young boy on social media with Dustin’s sentiment that Superman wears Gavin Glynn pyjamas being shared.

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