Tributes have been paid to a long-standing Blantyre Vics stalwart after his sudden dying on vacation final week.
Andy McDade suffered a coronary heart assault while in Malaga, Spain, final Friday night together with his spouse Margaret.
The 73-year-old devoted 40 years of his life to numerous roles on the soccer membership's committee, with these closest to him usually joking that the Vics have been his household.
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Through the years Andy even conjured up jobs for his doting spouse on the membership, together with washing and laundering the strips after each match.
And, if household visited their dwelling and located Andy and Margaret to be out, their subsequent port of name was the Vics' Fortress Parks floor, with the couple down at their beloved soccer membership day-after-day.
When information of his dying broke, a whole bunch of tributes have been paid to the well-kent and revered father-of-two.
These at Blantyre Vics Soccer Membership have been devastated to study of his passing, with an announcement studying: "The membership are deeply saddened to study of the passing of membership stalwart Andy McDade.
"After nearly 4 a long time of service to the membership, Andy spent 23 years as membership secretary in addition to membership president.
"Our deepest condolences exit to his household at this unhappy time."
Throughout Monday night's Blantyre Vics recreation at dwelling to Cumnock, Andy was remembered with a caricature positioned on a chair within the boardroom, adopted by a minute's silence noticed by gamers, employees, followers and Andy's household.
A particular tribute pullout piece within the match programme was additionally organised for the membership's largest fan.
The membership later posted a thanks to everybody for his or her condolences following the information of Andy's passing and informed followers that each one messages and feedback could be handed onto his heartbroken household.
These at close by Rutherglen Glencairn additionally paid tribute to Andy, saying: "That is very unhappy information.
"Our ideas are with the household presently. Once I arrived on the membership in 2006, together with the brand new under-19s, Andy was an important assist - he was at all times there for us it doesn't matter what.
"He was Mr Blantyre and will probably be an important loss to Margaret his household, buddies and all in soccer.
"RIP Andy you have been prime man."
Blantyre Councillor Mo Razzaq added: "Very sorry to listen to this, deepest condolences to McDade household."
And Darvel Soccer Membership posted: "So sorry to listen to this about Andy.
"Ideas are with all at Blantyre and his household."
His son Greig thanked the area people and wider soccer group for his or her messages of condolence.
He informed Lanarkshire Reside : "He was such an exquisite husband, dad, papa and all spherical good man. We're all devasted at his passing.
"Myself and my brother, Alan, and all our household, wish to take the chance to thank everybody for his or her type phrases and the assist now we have been given at this tough time.
"We might additionally wish to thank all at Blantyre Vics and the Vics Youth Membership for his or her assist and beautiful messages now we have been despatched.
"Now we have been fully touched by all of them and it is beautiful to listen to how properly considered dad was not solely in Blantyre but in addition within the soccer scene too."
Andy is survived by his spouse of 49 years Margaret, their sons Greig and Alan and grandchildren Ellis, Cassi, Abby and Calum.
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