RIP

Just to let people know that former player Brendan Kennedy passed away last night
Will always be remembered
RIP Kanga

Sad news for so many.

You will be missed, Kanga.

Very sad to advise that Don Jamieson passed away yesterday.

Don and his family have been part of our club for decades and we will all miss Don.

On a personal note, I spent many years as a fellow trainer with Don and we shared lots of laughs and fellowship.

My condolences to Geoff, Luke and all the family.

http://westadelaidefc.com.au/2017/11/20/vale-don-jamieson/

Another top quality bloke lost to the club -- if one wanted to know how a westies supporter should act and treat other supporters then one only had to copy his example --- always friendly, always supportive and had endless tales of our clubs history and tradion.

My personal sympathies to his family and especially young Jammo our club historian and reserves time keeper

Life member don jamieson RIP

Don N Jamieson Funeral @ Centennial Park Cemetery, Heysen chapel on Monday 27th @ 10:15am .

Just to let people know that testy passed away yesterday
Has been involved at the club as a statistician for a long time and is also a life member
RIP mate gonna miss you

Thanks for letting us know mate.

Just another fantastic bloke gone -- this one hurts.

Condolance to family

Awful news.

Shattered. I visited Wayne in hospital only a week or so ago.

My sincere condolences to Heather and the family.

We've lost a wonderful bloke.

Lee Harradine wrote:Shattered.  I visited Wayne in hospital only a week or so ago.

My sincere condolences to Heather and the family.

We've lost a wonderful bloke.

Top Bloke

Brian Smith ex WAFC past player also passed away last week.

just letting you know Ken Candy passed away and his funeral is 10 30 blackwells torrensvile fri Ken was a tirelrss worker around the club being mini league manager zone manager and canteen supervisior RIP

Thanks bludntars

Ill try and get Ken's name added to the annual report Obits page in time. Been a terrible month for Westies People - Hopefully thats it for the bad news.

Ken was a lovely man and gave 36 years of volunteer work and was a life member in 1995

Lee Ravlich passed away Wednesday
One of the great characters of the club
RIP mate

blacky wrote:Lee Ravlich passed away Wednesday
One of the great characters of the club
RIP mate

There's something particularly horrible about reading of the death of a player from your childhood. Lee Ravlich was a very talented player. This is a link to 9 minutes of highlights from our 1976 Elimination Final match against Norwood, our first final for seven years. Ravlich kicks a great checkside goal at about the 1.15 minute mark.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-z3lwE3Uuw

i know that he didnt play for westies but fredy bills passed away today
rip mate

Condolences to the beswick family on the passing of mark
One truly great Westies man his knowledge on the history of our club was amazing
Gonna miss you mate

DAM, WHILST I WAS AWARE OF HIS SERIOUS ILLNESS AND THE TIME FRAME IT IS STILL A GREAT SHOCK AND FILLS ME WITH SADNESS

Mark was just a great guy who everybody he met could not help but like and respect him

A relatively young man with a young family taken too soon

My condolances to his wife and children and to his extended family

LIFE MEMBER MARK BESWICH YOUR PRESENT DUTIES FOR THE WEST ADELAIDE FOOTBALL CLUB IS NOW OVER BUT NOW YOU TAKE ON A MORE SIGNIFICANT ROLE AS PART OF THE RICH HISTORY AND TRADITION OF OUR GREAT CLUB

RIP LIFE MEMBER MARK BESWICK

Rip Mark Beswick. Another great club man we have lost this year. Truly loved his history of West Adelaide. Will be sorely missed around the club. Condolence to the family

This truely makes me sad

RIP Mark

RIP Mark a true gentleman.West Adelaide have lost a man of great knowledge.

Another really good young man lost far too soon from the Bloods family.

My sincere condolences to Christine & the kids.

Christine has been such a massive support to Mark during his troubled times. He talked about her all the time.

Sometimes we all have a whinge & a grizzle about stuff that doesn’t really matter in the scheme of things. This puts it all into some sort of perspective doesn’t it.

Written by my wife Sue.

I was honoured to have Mark include my Grand Mother and my Father's Names in the History of the West Adelaide Football Club as the Land on which the Club was built was owned by both of them. I send my Condolences to The West Adelaide Football Club and to Mark's Family at this sad Time

It is with great sadness that the West Adelaide Football Club advises members and the wider SANFL community of the passing of Life Member, Mark Beswick.

Mark’s passion for, and commitment to, SANFL football was all-encompassing. Always a passionate Blood’s supporter, Mark was also the official SANFL historian. His unparalleled work for our club and the SANFL as historian and statistical guru was invaluable and his enthusiasm and love of our game was always obvious in the way he approached everything he did.

His father Kevin played over 100 games for West Adelaide and captained the club.
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It is not possible to do justice to the contribution Mark has given to West Adelaide. In so many ways, Mark was the first port of call for so many of the answers football clubs need on a day-to-day basis and he always responded with enthusiasm, accuracy and pride. The SANFL states “his contribution to the history of the competition through his database collection and his commitment to its protection and succession will have a lasting benefit to the League”.

More than statistics and history, though, we knew Mark as a good man. He was totally respected and always brought a smile and a passion, even at the most difficult of times. Along with his wife Christine, Mark attended our Season Launch only little more than a week ago. He was also instrumental in assisting with the selection of our Team of the Centuries and very much wanted to attend the announcement. We will all attend for him.

He will be sadly missed and our thoughts are very much with Christine, his children and family.
i find this very strange that this is on talking footy but not on this site
one great person of the club
and no comment from certain people close to the club
VALE Mark