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RIP 14:44 - Feb 7 with 1979 views

Just received this sad news from my local Referees' association secretary.Just thought some of you may have known Alan, so thought I would post it. Didn't know him myself.

"We have just been informed that Alan Jefferiss (aka AJ), a Harrow RA member for over 25 years, passed away in Northwick Park Hospital last Sunday, 30th January.
In 2015 his mother with whom he had lived, passed away and in 2016 AJ moved from Christchurch Avenue, Kenton to a flat in Lime Close, Stanmore where he lived on his own.
He was a lifelong fanatical QPR fan and as a season ticket holder regularly attended matches at Loftus Road with his close friend, Steve Penny. He keenly watched Match of the Day and would often ring me with details of match incidents he had seen on TV for potential discussion at the next Harrow RA meeting.
Unfortunately, he was made redundant in August 2019 when the warehouse where he really enjoyed working ceased trading. Harrow RA was able to help out with a £100 grant from our funds and he later received a grant from the Referees' Association's Benevolent Fund to help out while he looked for a new job, which because of the advent of the pandemic he never found.
Recently he had had a difficult couple of years including several Hospital admissions and then spending several months in a Care Home in Ruislip. After he returned home I advised him on how to renew his Safeguarding Children qualification with the help of a friend who had a laptop, so that he could re-register as a referee for this season.
Since well before Christmas both I and fellow member Roy Webber hadn't been able to contact him on his mobile, despite regularly trying to do so. Then out of the blue yesterday Steve Penny, knowing that he was a Harrow referee, looked me up online and rang me to tell me the sad news that AJ had passed away, having had a stroke in December.
I understand that AJ's Funeral service will be held at Breakspear Crematorium on Friday 25th February at 2.15 p.m. I will pass on further details when available."