Posted by Adam

Thursday December 3, 2009

DAVID Beckham has been left “absolutely devastated” after the death of his grandfather.

Joe West — the father of David’s mom, Sandra — passed away earlier this week after battling a serious illness since August.

“David is absolutely devastated. He was so close to Joe, who was his mentor,” a source told Britain’s Daily Mail newspaper.

“He’d only just got off the plane [in South Africa for the 2018 World Cup bid] when he heard the news.

“His family are urging him to stick to his work commitments and leave at the end of the week, but there is no way that David wants to miss Joe’s funeral. If he has to fly home, then so be it.”

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