An ex-girlfriend of Def Leppard bassist Rick Savage has passed away. Joy Dunn died from kidney failiure in Sheffield recently. Joy was mentioned in the official biography book 'Animal Instinct' as having dated Sav during the Pyromania tour in 1983 when known as Joy Major. She was the sister of ex-Def Leppard road crew member Russell Major.

Birthday mum dies waiting for swap

"A DEVOTED Sheffield mum died on her 47th birthday from kidney failure after spending three years on the waiting list for an organ transplant."

"Joy Dodd - an ex girlfriend of Def Leppard rocker Rick Savage - had been on dialysis after suffering kidney failure brought on by the diabetes she had suffered since childhood."
"Sim, 47, said she partied through her 20s and spent a lot of time on the road with her then-boyfriend Rick Savage."

(Thanks to Juanita).

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