FORMER Beatles bandmate and Quarrymen legend Len Garry has passed away aged 84.
The icon performed with John Lennon and Paul McCartney, playing guitar in the group that would later go on to become The Beatles.
He had recently been diagnosed with Pneumonia after being rushed to the hospital with a suspected chest infection.
His daughter, Jane Garry, announced the tragic news in a statement this morning.
She said: “My Dad ‘Len Garry’ passed away at home in the early hours this morning.
“The doctor told us he had hours to live and I said straight away ‘he has to come home.’
“Which the doctor allowed. I travelled with dad in the ambulance and got him home.
“My mum, my sister, my brother in law and myself stayed by Dad’s bed holding his hand, talking to him and telling him how much we love him and how proud we are of him as he was passing away and taking his last breathes.
“I love you Dad and I will miss you Dad for the rest of my life. I’m beyond devastated.”
Len met Paul McCartney at Liverpool Institute High School for Boys, he became a member of the Quarrymen soon after the band’s formation.
Heartfelt tributes have poured in for the guitarist and vocalist, who was from Wavertree.
The Cavern Club, where Len played alongside John Lennon, offered a heartfelt tribute on social media.
