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Janey Godley received an honorary doctorate in the days before her death.
The comedian, who died on Saturday aged 63 after a battle with cancer, received the honor from the University of Glasgow as she lay in her hospice bed.
In a candid Instagram post, her daughter Ashley Storrie revealed how proud she was of her mother and shared photos of the heartfelt moment she received the certificate.
She wrote: ‘Thank you @UofGlasgow for conferring my mother with an honorary degree from the University of Glasgow.
“This brought her so much joy in the last beats of her life. Janey is so honored and I am so very proud of her. I am always proud of her.
Janey Godley received an honorary doctorate in the days before her death
‘Thank you for all your kindness and support to our family at this very difficult time.’
The University of Glasgow responded: ‘It is an honor to confer an honorary doctorate on the incredible Dr. Godley. We send all our love and support to Janey and her family.”
Friends and family took to the comments section to share their thoughts, writing:
“Congratulations to your sweet mother, Ashley. Dr. Janey Godley, you are so deserving of this honor and thank you for being such a great inspiration to us all. Sending the utmost love to you and all your dear and dear family xoxox ‘.
‘Congratulations Dr. Godley, so well deserved for a brave, defiant, inspiring lady, you are the brightest star in the sky and sending you and your family all the love in the world ‘.
‘and well deserved! The laughter between you and Dr. Godley has been a godsend to many, so it is even more fitting for Janey to receive this reward.”
‘Dr Godley, absolute rock star ‘.
The Scottish comedian’s management company confirmed she died on Saturday ‘surrounded by her loved ones’.
The comedian, who died on Saturday aged 63 after a courageous battle with cancer, received the honor from the University of Glasgow as she lay in her hospice bed
In a candid Instagram post, her daughter Ashley Storrie revealed how proud she was of her mother and shared some photos of the heartfelt moment she received the certificate
In a statement, Chris Davis Management said: ‘It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our client physician Janey Godley on November 2.
‘Janey died peacefully at the beautiful Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice in Glasgow, surrounded by her loved ones. She will be greatly missed by her family, friends and her many fans.
“She will be remembered for her legendary voiceovers of Nicola Sturgeon during the pandemic, her hilarious and outspoken comedy, but most of all for just being Janey.”
Via X, formerly known as Twitter, Ashley shared a heartfelt video telling fans about her mother’s passing.
Her daughter revealed that receiving the honor brought Janey so much joy in the final beats of her life, before adding that she was extremely proud of her mother.
Fans flocked to the comments section to congratulate Janey and share their love and best wishes to the family since hearing the tragic news
Janey won fans during lockdown with her online parody voiceovers to images of politicians such as Nicola Sturgeon (pictured together at the Aye Write book festival in May last year)
In the video she said: ‘My mother Janey Godley passed away this morning about seven o’clock. She was with friends and family and I wanted to tell you in person because it felt very much like what she would have wanted.
‘She passed away peacefully and I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to all the staff at the Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice and to my mother’s found family who were with her over the last terrible few days.
‘I would like to thank you all for your kindness and your support. I believe deep down that she felt every bit of love you sent her. I think it kept her going. Thanks to all the support and love, we have been able to grow her longer.’
She ended the video with a tearful sign of “bye ma.”