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HEBER CITY — A Midway man has died of injuries he sustained in a motorcycle crash that killed his wife earlier this month.
Jeff Romney, 68, died Saturday, according to his obituary, 16 days after the motorcycle he was riding with his wife was T-boned in Heber City on Aug. 3. Melinda Romney, 53, died of her injuries early the next morning.
Jeff Romney was hospitalized in a medically induced coma for several weeks after suffering a brain injury, according to friends, before he "passed away peacefully on Aug. 19, 2023, surrounded by all his adult children," the obituary states.
He is survived by his five children — including two young daughters, Taygen, 13, and Jayde, 11 — and three grandchildren. A GoFundMe* site was set up to raise money to support the two youngest children.
"Jeff and Melinda weren't just parents; they were pillars of their community," the GoFundMe page states. "They embraced a healthy lifestyle, relished outdoor adventures like boating, camping, hiking, and tennis, and instilled in their children a profound love for nature and animals — a passion Taygen and Jayde continue to share with their eldest sister through horse-riding."
The account had already raised nearly $15,000 as of Wednesday morning.
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