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David Grant
Guest
Gladys Grant, my mother, has passed away at 76 after a short illness.
She was a lifelong Green from a Green family – through the 50’s and 60’s she was fanatical. Her first ever job was selling Argyle lottery tickets. She was also heavily involved in local Speedway and Cricket, travelling all over the UK to see her favourites and teams.
In 1978 she took me to my 1st Argyle game – Carlisle away (a 1-1 draw Fred Binney penalty) and later the FA cup Semi at Villa Park. Whilst looking through her things we found the hand-knitted scarves she made for the occasion - magnificently terrible..
A long-term season ticket holder – she was there for our latest relegation and took it with long suffering reasonableness that only Argyle fans who have seen it all before can.
If you didn’t know her by name you may know her by description. She was the lady in the Wheelchair who always asked questions at at Senior Greens. She sat 4-5 row back near the centre of the Lyndhurst – crawling out of the chair to scramble up to her seat. She may have boinked you with her stick, if you blocked her view. One of the last to leave the ground each week.
She loved Johnny Williams, Luke McCormiack and Freddie Ladapo. She also attended a number of Argyle Ladies fixtures at Elburton.
She loved the club and the community it provided. She was involved in investing in the New Green Taverners Suite and to the end was wondering who would be our next manager.
She will be missed.
Her funeral will be at Weston Mill on the 6th June at 10:45
She was a lifelong Green from a Green family – through the 50’s and 60’s she was fanatical. Her first ever job was selling Argyle lottery tickets. She was also heavily involved in local Speedway and Cricket, travelling all over the UK to see her favourites and teams.
In 1978 she took me to my 1st Argyle game – Carlisle away (a 1-1 draw Fred Binney penalty) and later the FA cup Semi at Villa Park. Whilst looking through her things we found the hand-knitted scarves she made for the occasion - magnificently terrible..
A long-term season ticket holder – she was there for our latest relegation and took it with long suffering reasonableness that only Argyle fans who have seen it all before can.
If you didn’t know her by name you may know her by description. She was the lady in the Wheelchair who always asked questions at at Senior Greens. She sat 4-5 row back near the centre of the Lyndhurst – crawling out of the chair to scramble up to her seat. She may have boinked you with her stick, if you blocked her view. One of the last to leave the ground each week.
She loved Johnny Williams, Luke McCormiack and Freddie Ladapo. She also attended a number of Argyle Ladies fixtures at Elburton.
She loved the club and the community it provided. She was involved in investing in the New Green Taverners Suite and to the end was wondering who would be our next manager.
She will be missed.
Her funeral will be at Weston Mill on the 6th June at 10:45
