‘Miss You’- a Year After Brother’s Tragic Demise, Jimmy Connors Turns Nostalgic as He Pens an Emotional Note

Fans surely know the love tennis legend Jimmy Connors possesses for his brother. Jimmy Connor’s brother John Connors passed away yesterday a year back. After that Connors tweeted sharing his deepest sadness for losing his brother. Today, after a year, Connors didn’t forget to remember his brother once again with a heavy heart.

Jimmy Connors’s brother John Connors also embarked on the court of professional tennis but it didn’t work out long for him. John finally shifted to the gaming business. Nevertheless, Jimmy had a great love for his brother. Now that after a year, the world’s former number-one tennis star has yet to forget his deceased brother, the world is moved by the tennis star’s love for family.

Jimmy Connors remembered his brother John on his death anniversary

Apart from tennis, Jimmy Connors shared equal love for family and that was expressed when he shared the news of his brother’s passing away with a heavy heart. Now after a year, Connors again tweeted on his official X (formerly Twitter) to express that he didn’t forget to remember John on his death anniversary. Sharing how much he misses his brother, Jimmy Connors wrote- “Thinking of my brother- John- today— 1 year since his passing- thanks for always being there… miss you Bro !! ”

Fans surely know about Jimmy Connors’s heartbroken moment when last year he attended the memorial service of his brother. The way Jimmy represented his brother to the fans, it seemed like both of them were really close. After his brother’s death, Connors said- “It’s been a tough seven, eight months. I lost my brother and I went to his memorial service on Saturday and say goodbye and had tough days.” 

How close was tennis legend Jimmy Connors to his brother John Connors?

Jimmy Connors revealed that when his 71-year-old brother passed away last year, he was 70 years old. Therefore, fans can understand that they grew up together and much of their childhood was involved with tennis. However, John Connors didn’t see much of a passion for tennis like his younger brother. He ventured into the casino business.

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Not only that but John Connors had a hefty amount of $70 million shares in Argosy Gaming Company, a subsidiary owned by John’s Alton Belle Casino. Jimmy Connors was also involved in his brother’s casino business, which reveals that the duo shared a close familial bond. However, many close family acquaintances believed that the decline of the casino’s stock prices might have strained their relationship later.

Despite all, Jimmy Connors’s post remembering his brother John, surely expressed that he loved his brother no matter what. While Jimmy Connors is a true tennis legend, his love for his brother shows that keeping all aside, he is just another younger brother grieving the loss of his elder one.

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