Book Of Remembrances

Mel Laycock, Allan Nelson, Keith Cann-Evans & Derek Hatton - Whickham 41 Club

Whickham 41 Club has unfortunately lost four members within the space of 5 weeks during September and October 2014

Mel Laycock died on 19 September aged 73 after being ill for some time, Mel joined Whickham R T in 1979 and moved on to 41 Club where he was Chairman in 1987, Mel leaves a widow Shirley and two children, Nicholas and Katherine

Alan Nelson died on 21 September aged 75 after being ill for a short while, Alan joined Whickham R T in 1977 was Chairman in 1980, and moved on to 41 Club where he was Chairman in 1994 and 2012, Alan leaves a widow Pat and three children Julie, Michael and Andrew

Keith Cann-Evans died on 25 September aged 79 after being ill for some time, Keith joined Whickham R T in 1976 and moved on to 41 Club where he was Chairman in 1990, Keith leaves a widow Janet and two children Simon and Rachel

Derek Hatton died on 21 October aged 82 after being ill for some time, Derek was a member of Whickham R T before moving on to 41 Club, Derek a widower leaves four children Alison, Nicholas, Trevor and Louise

They all brought their own distinctive brand of humour to our meetings and all four will be sadly missed