Harold Winton R.I.P

Posted On 09/02/2010 at at 16:41 by Alistair Kleebauer  

Harold Winton, honorary Life President of QPR, sadly passed away last night after fighting cancer for the last five years.

The club will hold a minute's silence prior to tonight's game against Ipswich Town to pay their respects to a man who served as a club director and financially contributed towards the club's signings of Dan Shittu and Marc Bircham.

Along with sons Matthew and Alex he also paid for the signing of striker Doudou in 2001 and after stepping down as a club director was named as a honorary President by QPR.

Speaking to the QPR website, Gianni Paladini said:

"He was a true QPR fan who not only assisted the club through thick and thin, but also helped in securing the services of Doudou, Dan Shittu and Marc Bircham.

"He was a true gentleman and he will be missed by everyone at the club."

Condolences to his family and I'm sure the QPR crowd will be eager to pay their respects tonight to a man who did a great deal for their club.

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