The family of a young Celtic fan who sadly lost his battle with a rare muscle wasting condition are calling for supporters to join them in a round of applause for their son. Dylan Marc Bogue was left wheelchair-bound after being diagnosed with the life-limiting genetic disorder Duchenne muscular dystrophy when he was just a toddler.
The 23-year-old, who was also a season ticket holder for his local side Ross County, still enjoyed regular trips to Celtic Park where he met several past and present players including Leigh Griffiths and Scott Brown. Despite putting up a brave fight until the very end, Dylan passed away peacefully with his loving family by his side at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness on February 24.
His loved ones are now calling on Celtic and Hibernian FC supporters to join them in a round of applause during the 23rd minute of the Scottish Premiership clash on March 18. Step-mum Correen, 40, from Alness, said: “Ever since he was a wee boy, Dylan absolutely loved Celtic.
“His dad and grandad were Hearts fans but myself and my family were all Celtic so he picked it up from us. It started with ‘can I get a Celtic top’ to ‘can we go to the game?’ When we lived in Livingston, it was easier to get him to the games and he wasn’t quite wheelchair-bound yet.
“But once we moved up to the Highlands, he needed his chair more and more so it became a wee bit more difficult to get him down to the games. We still tried to get him down to as many as we could.
“The Rachel House Children’s Hospice took him to a couple of games as well when he was staying down there with them for a bit. He was a season ticket holder for Ross County too and he just loved all sports but his heart was always with Celtic.
“It would just mean the world if we could get an applause for him during the 23rd minute of the game. The response we’ve had so far on social media has just been amazing.”
Speaking about sport-daft Dylan’s final days, she added: “We didn’t really tell him everything that was going on towards the end because we didn’t want him to be scared. He’d gone into hospital on the Tuesday but had tickets booked for a boxing match on the following Saturday.
“He kept saying to the doctors that he was definitely going and they weren’t going to keep him in. But the doctors took his dad away and explained what was happening and that it was his heart.
“He was still really upbeat and fighting to get out for the match until the end. He had told us that he didn’t want people to wear black to his funeral though and that he wanted them to wear green or anything Celtic-related.”
A celebration of Dylan’s life was held at Inverness Crematorium on Friday, March 3. He is survived by a large family including dad Mark, mum Sandrine Crampon and his siblings Shannon, Stacey, Chantelle and Levi.
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