Daughter of Former Miami Marlins President David Samson Dies at 28 From Brain Cancer

​  Former MLB exec David Samson has revealed that his daughter has diedSamson’s daughter, Kyra, died after being diagnosed with glioblastomaKyra was 28 years oldFormer Miami Marlins team president David Samson is mourning the death of his 28-year-old daughter, Kyra.“Yesterday, my daughter, Kyra, passed away peacefully after a 9 month and 11 day fight against one of the cruelest diseases I’ve ever seen up close,” Samson, 58, wrote Wednesday, June 24 on X. “She was diagnosed with Brain Cancer, specifically Glioblastoma. I have felt all of your concern and love for these months and wasn’t ready to be anymore specific than I was.”Samson continued, “Kyra was a 28-year-old young woman who loved deeply and who is impossible to describe in 280 characters. While her life got stolen from her,  she handled these months with courage, poise, and resolve. And all I want is for no family to feel what we feel today. For no young person to suffer the way she did.”The former executive vice president of the Montreal Expos added that those who wish to make a memorial gift can consider contributing to The Kyra Fund, which “will be used solely to research treatments for Glioblastomas,” he said.In addition to Kyra, Samson and his ex-wife, Cindi Jacobs, share daughter Hannah and son Caleb.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIn September 2025, Samson revealed Kyra’s diagnosis on his Nothing Personal with David Samson podcast.Kyra SamsonCredit: DavidPSamson/X“I’ve been gone for two weeks as my family has been dealing with a critical situation,” Samson said on Monday, Sept. 29. “I have a daughter who is seriously ill, and it came out of nowhere. I have been spending the last two weeks trying to figure out how to do the only thing that matters, which is to take care of her and my other children and my family.”Two months later, the former MLB exec appeared on his podcast with a newly shaved head.”When you see a picture of the show today, you will notice that all of my hair is gone from the top of my head,” he said. “I’ve got a rather full beard that has not been shaved or trimmed since Sept. 12. And this weekend I went with other members of my family in support of my daughter, and we all got our heads shaved.”Follow your favorite athletes on and off the field with PEOPLE’s free sports newsletter — sign up now!Samson spoke about Kyra’s outlook and reflected on the toll the disease had taken on his family.“My daughter is a brave woman, is a strong woman, is a woman who is able to go through these treatments understanding the importance of them while recognizing the difficulty of them,” he said at the time.Read the original article on People      ​Read More Feedzy