Only last month John Campbell received this heartfelt email from Jerry Collins, thanking the journalist for his help.
The rugby player who died on Friday with his wife in a car crash in France, sent an email to the former current affairs host to say thank you for the role Campbell played during Jerry Collins' stint in jail in 2013.
A beautifully written email from #JerryCollins to @JohnJCampbell just last month. pic.twitter.com/hwjAnOeWyo
— Ash Tulloch (@Ash_Tulloch) June 8, 2015