Thought I'd add my memories of John "da Rev" Lee. I met John in the mid 80s via mutual acquaintances in the music scene in Leeds. (Faversham, Phono, etc). Crikey, 40+ years ago!! We also had Leeds Utd in common. I guess we were a similar age as well (I think I'll be a couple of years older), as we also knew some similar aged people from school. In fact, the last time John contacted me was late last year to tell me about an old school friend of mine (& friend of his) who was going through a bad time, health wise.
We then reconnected around 94/95 when we "recognised" each other on The List! A happy coincidence! We then had a few drinks at the MOALM in London in '96. I remember us wandering around London looking for a late night eatery with some of the others (the American bloke? Vic?) I then met John, DRB & others in a few pre-game list meets in the Adelphi (& the pub in Holbeck - Brittania?) As many on here, we were FB friends, and as we both enjoy travelling, I loved reading about his trips, with Tracey, Cara & Danny. We often asked each other for recommendations and tips about places we'd been. I also thought he was a lucky man, to be having holidays with his family, especially as Cara & Danny were now young adults - memories for the family to cherish. I know John must have retired early - you could tell he definitely enjoyed his family life. I thought of him yesterday at full time, hope he was looking down and smiling. My heart goes out to Tracey and the kids, I hope they can take comfort in knowing how highly he was thought of. RIP John. Ted H. On Tue, 18 Feb 2025, 17:22 Kevin Lewis via Leedslist, <[email protected]> wrote: > Still buzzing from last night's comeback, I was looking forward to reading > the list comments on the digest this morning. > > I was shocked and saddened instead to read of John (The Reverend) Lee's sad > passing. > > I first met John in the very early days of the list, the Lards, > Euro/Worldnet etc. Being an old rocker and Southern Jessie, our musical > and beer tastes did not coincide, but our enthusiasm for Leeds United > certainly did. I also found both him and his usual mate DRB, engaging > company when we met up at different events. > > It is a shame that neither are now with us. > > Having spoken with John B this morning, we thought it might be ok for me to > recall a tale from one of my early meetings with John. > > The Lards were playing a Worldnet warm up game in the South Leeds Stadium > against a 'Team 17' side captained by Martyn Brown. Another recently > departed old Friend! > > Anyway I think that we (the Lards) won the game, but the only incident I > remember was the Rev having the goal at his mercy with the ball moving > slowly along the goal line towards the right hand post, but spinning on > its axis at thousands of RPM. > He only needed to knock it over the line. But thanks to a slip/ rushing it > or the dodgy knee that he blamed for misplaced passes he seemed to just > wave his leg towards the ball. The spin on it caused it to slide off his > foot around the right hand post for an unbelievable miss! > > John wasn't to happy about it, and was even less pleased when my then 10 > year old Mark son continued to remind him about it for the rest of the day, > and over the next 5 years. But we all laughed about it in the end and it > has become a bit of a saying in our household. When someone misses a > sitter. One of us will often mention 'He just did a Reverend Lee!', > followed by 'No it wasn't that bad'. > > The comeback last night was quite appropriate, as John like many Leeds fans > of our era, really despised the mackems, particularly Bob Stokoe. > > If I cannot make the funeral, please pass on my condolences to all his > family. I will remember him fondly and raise a glass when I next meet up > with any listers from our era. > > KoT. > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > > The Rev, John Lee. Now spinning the platters in the holy discotheque of > the real man. Yorkshireman. May that lucky pizza and a bottle of Grolsch be > waiting for you with the Celestial Lards R.I.P. _______________________________________________ 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/ The Rev, John Lee. Now spinning the platters in the holy discotheque of the real man. Yorkshireman. May that lucky pizza and a bottle of Grolsch be waiting for you with the Celestial Lards R.I.P.
