"It was a shock to us all as it happened so quickly in the end. Unfortunately following the car accident mum and dad had back on the 4th April, where dad blacked out at the wheel, he suffered irreversible damage to his heart. We think that the dizzy spells he had been suffering with for months before this were the start of the heart failure. They fitted an ICD after the accident and he was very upbeat and looking forward to getting home, as we were unaware then of the condition of the heart. He was then hit with pneumonia and from there he was back and forth in hospital until he went in on the 15th May when he needed more antibiotics and treatment for his water retention. Unfortunately this was the start of the real deterioration in his health, which took a massive change in Monday 22nd before he passed in his sleep at 1930 on the 24th. He was so doped up on morphine and relaxants the last 48 hours he wasn't with us at all, but knew we were with him, my brother Neil was at his bedside when he went. He absolutely loved his Aunt Sally and was proud to be part of the set up of the Carterton league, as we both were. He has so many friends that he made over the years, we believe he had be playing for nearly 20 years or there abouts".

"The funeral is at 2pm at South Oxfordshire Crematorium on Tuesday 27th June, then back to Brownes Hall Carterton for a celebration of his life. Family flowers only but any donations are for Thames Valley Air Ambulance, as they attended the car accident and gave emergency treatment to dad. Dad always wanted bright colours so colourful shirts/ ties are welcome but not hawaiian style please".