Fleet of Ferraris turns out for funeral of 14-week-old boy who died 4 years after cancer killed his supercar-mad brother
A FLEET of Ferrari cars turned out for the funeral of a baby who died only four years after cancer killed his supercar-mad brother.
Ferrari drivers answered a call on social media to attend the funeral of 14-week-old Enzo Kyrillou – who was named after the car company’s founder – after he died of suspected sudden infant death syndrome.
Little Enzo’s older brother Ollie, who died of a brain tumour in 2016, loved Ferraris so his parents decided to name Enzo in his memory.
The family couldn’t get a fleet of Ferraris when Ollie died – so were determined to this time.
Dad Alex Kyrillou, 35, was overwhelmed after eight strangers agreed to take part.
They escorted Enzo’s Ferrari-themed coffin around Christchurch, Dorset, before he was laid to rest.
The father said: “When Enzo passed away we had this idea because it would also be a way to commemorate Ollie who loved Ferraris.
“Ollie was getting treatment for his cancer at Southampton Hospital when he saw a red Ferrari outside and it made him melt.
“We have been blown away by the kindness of people, some we had never met, who agreed to come along with their Ferraris for the parade.”
Mr Kyrillou, a childcare worker, said he received a call from his sister, who was babysitting, telling him Enzo was not breathing on the night of December 22.
He rushed to the house and started performing CPR until the ambulance crews arrived.
Enzo was taken to Poole Hospital before being transferred to Southampton General Hospital, but never woke up due to the scale of his brain damage.
His life support machine was turned off on December 27.
Mr Kyrillou said: “We are living in a secondary trauma. To lose two sons is the most intense pain, but having this parade for Enzo and Ollie was so special and a huge comfort for my family.
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“I know how much both the boys would have loved it.”
The family have set up a Go Fund Me campaign to help cover the costs of the funeral.
Mr Kyrillou and his wife Amy, 32, a play worker, have one surviving son, 11-year-old Harry.
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