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Facebook COO Sandberg's husband dies

| | May 04, 2015, at 01:38 am
New York, May 3 (IBNS): Dave Goldberg, chief executive officer of SurveyMonkey and husband of Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg has passed away on Friday, his family has confirmed.

Dave's brother Robert Goldberg said he 'passed away suddenly'.

Robert Goldberg wrote on his Facebook page: "It’s with incredible shock and sadness that I’m letting our friends and family know that my amazing brother, Dave Goldberg, beloved husband of Sheryl Sandberg, father of two wonderful children, and son of Paula Goldberg, passed away suddenly last night. In this time of sorrow, we mourn his passing and remember what an amazing husband, father, brother, son and friend he was."

"No words can express the depth of loss we feel, but we want his children to learn how much he meant to all of you. In lieu of donations, we want to celebrate his life in a manner that respects the family’s privacy as they cope with this tragic, life changing event: Sheryl, their children, and our family would be grateful if people would post their memories and pictures of Dave to his Facebook profile," he said.

Reacting to his death, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg wrote on his page: "Dave Goldberg was an amazing person and I am glad I got to know him. My thoughts and prayers are with Sheryl and her family. I hope friends will join me in celebrating his life by sharing your memories of Dave on his proflle, as his brother Rob suggests."

According to reports, Dave Goldberg was 47 when death came.

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