Even before his cancer diagnosis, Guy's health issues didn't permit him to participate on the pitch in the Lard's annual Amsterdam tournament in the last decade, but he was always there for moral support and the post-match beer sessions - the cancellation of the June 2020 tournament makes it 18 months since I last saw him. The 2019 Amsterdam post-match beer session started with the Lards watching Leeds beat Derby 1-0 in the first leg of the play-off and afterwards I arranged with Guy to meet up for the 2nd leg back in a pub in London as he was there for work the following week. Football-wise, not an occasion to recall with any fondness, but we agreed afterwards that it had been a great season and we were finally on the right track - at least he has been able to experience our return to the Premiership playing the sort of football we can all appreciate. He was also a big cycling fan and a few of us on the list would converse on-line about the Grand Tours and the Classics throughout the year. Awful news in these appalling times - RIP Guy. Cheers, Al
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2021 20:08:54 +0000 From: Wiggy <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: [LU] Guy Thornton Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Some really sad news just in from Amsterdam. Guy Thornton passed away today. He’d recently been diagnosed with cancer and had just had his first chemo treatment. Will pass on more info as I hear it. Wiggy _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ Rest in Peace Guy, and wear your hat!
