The Medowie Football Club community has been saddened by the recent loss of lifetime member Alan Morris.
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Alan, and his late wife Gail, moved to Medowie nearly 40 years ago when it was a lot smaller than today and you knew mostly everyone.
Former football club secretary Belinda Beasley has personally known Alan since she was a young girl.
"Alan, along with his late wife Gail, had been involved with Medowie Football Club since the early 1980s," she said.
"There were several Medowie families back then who were always putting their hand up to help and the Morris family were one of them.
"Over the many, many years Alan was involved with the soccer club he not only coached his own children's teams but he also found time to coach the All Age men and the Women's teams when no one else would.
"Alan had held many positions on the Medowie Football Club committee including treasurer and secretary. Alan and his wife played a huge part in helping the soccer club at Yulong Oval grow and be a place for soccer players, both young and old, to come and enjoy their love of soccer while developing their skills and creating lifelong friendships.
"In 1988 Alan became a soccer referee and went on to become a lifetime member of Newcastle Referees Association.
"He has refereed at many levels including NPL games where he had to referee his youngest son Matt, who said he was not given any leeway during matches
"Last Saturday our Zone League teams and U16/1s team, which Alan's eldest grandson plays in, wore black armbands in honour of Alan Morris.
"Another grandson plays in our u13/1 team and it's great to see the love Alan had of soccer and the Medowie Football Club continue with them.
"I know I speak for the Medowie Football Club community when I pass on our condolences to the Morris family and know that he will be missed by many," said Ms Beasley.
