Levon Aronian's wife dies two weeks after single-car crash
Filipino-Australian chess player, FIDE WIM Arianne Caoili, the wife of Armenian GM Levon Aronian, has died two weeks after being seriously injured in a road traffic accident.
“I have no words to express the grievance over my wife Arianne's death. She was intelligent, hardworking and joyous person that lived a beautiful life...” Aronian tweeted.
“I love you honeybun, sleep tight....” he added.
Arianne Caoili’s Lexus RX350 crashed into a concrete pillar of a bridge near the intersection of Sebastia Street and Isakov Avenue in Yerevan on March 15, shortly after midnight. She was hospitalized at the Astghik Medical Center.
Aronian and Arianne got married in September 2017, having lived together for more than ten years.
Arianne came up with various initiatives. Having lived in Armenia in recent years, she was actively involved in the public, civil society and other fields.
I have no words to express the grievance over my wife Arianne's death. She was intelligent , hard working and joyous person that lived a beautiful life...
— Levon Aronian (@LevAronian) March 30, 2020
I love you honeybun, sleep tight....