I'm posting this here because I know some of you (CT, Royboy, DCWAT, MDWAT) knew my great Grandad Richard ''D I CK'' Wills, a claret fan for over 90 years. Unfortunately he has died peacefully tonight.

RIP your great-grandad :'(

Well, there are those of us who didn't know him, but he was a claret and that is family. Condolences

KRBFC wrote:I'm posting this here because I know some of you (CT, Royboy, DCWAT, MDWAT) knew my great Grandad Richard ''D I CK'' Wills, a claret fan for over 90 years. Unfortunately he has died peacefully tonight.

Sorry to hear that mate, thoughts are with you and your family.

KRBFC - Sorry to hear that very sad news. My condolences.

Sad news. Bet he had some fantastic memories as a claret and hope he has enjoyed many this season!

What a sickener.

At least he had a good innings and got to see the Clarets back to where he saw them more than others.

Condolences to you and your family and peace be with Richard.

KRBFC - really sorry for your loss.

Absolutely top bloke Richard. Made time to talk to me at every single game he attended. Always had time to ask about me in general and his joke about the stair lift never got old.

The world will be a worse place without him.

Pass on my condolences to all the family.

condolences KRBFC

R.I.P.

very sorry to hear this sad news KRBFC - my condolences

RIP - sorry for your loss KRBFC

Sorry to hear of your sad loss you have my deepest sympathy but 90 is a good age. RIP Richard.

R.I.P.

Did he umpire in the Burnley cricket league up Towneley? If it's the same chap then i remember him. My condolences. RIP

Herts Clarets wrote:Did he umpire in the Burnley cricket league up Towneley? If it's the same chap then i remember him. My condolences. RIP

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My condolences KRBFC

Sorry for your loss KRBFC.

Didn't know your great grandad KRBFC but as an earlier poster, we're all part of the Clarets family so my condolences. He must have had some wonderful memories of the Clarets which hopefully he shared with you.

Sorry for you loss.

KRBFC - I'm really sorry to hear this news, it was only yesterday that my Dad and I were talking about Richard and wondering how he was.

Many on here will have known him much better than I did, it was only through sitting next but one to him in the Bob Lord that I knew him, but that was plenty to know what a lovely and humourous man he was. He always had a great story to tell and a smile on his face.

Rest in peace, Richard and my sincere condolences to KRBFC and to Richard's family and friends.

Very best wishes - he'll always be a Claret.

David

Sorry to hear this sad news KRBFC. I hope you can take comfort from his long life. All the best.

Sincere condolences for your loss KRBFC

Sounded like a fantastic bloke. My thoughts are with his family and friends.

We used to call him "Fair Do's" - private joke. He enjoyed a bet, etc.

A grand age to get to. It seems, if some of the comments on this thread are owt to go by, that he touched many people's lives in a positive way.
Can one ask for more than this?

Keep the happy memories close.

I am so saddened at Dick's passing. I'd known him for over 40 years since he umpired in local cricket. One day I got a few runs (so that day will be easily traceable) and he saw my name in the scorebook. "Which one is Scholes?" he asked. When I told him it was me he asked if I knew a Frank or Edmund Scholes. They were my uncle and dad and Dick had been brought up with them and was a friend.

I got to know him so well over the years. Eventually I didn't live too far from him and saw him countless times and had chats about football and cricket as well as family. He used to love to tell the story of when he played in goal on the Turf for Burnley Schoolboys against Bolton Schoolboys, how they played well but lost heavily due to a Bolton centre forward by the name of Nathaniel Lofthouse. There's a lovely story to that too, they kept in touch right up to Nat's passing a few years ago.

He used to go out every day after his morning exercises which, he claimed, kept him active. Some days it was just a matter of catching the bus from the Spar on Manchester Road and going into town to put a bet on. But he was an active man who even once appeared on television. He's on Football Hardest Away Days, you can see him leaving Deepdale after the 1-0 defeat. He'd have been 81 then.

Sadly, I haven't seen Dick since I popped round to see him on his 90th birthday. It's two days before mine and he laughed that it made him just two days older than me.

KRBFC - you were privileged to have such a great granddad and I know just how much you and your family are going to miss him.

Rest in peace Dick - I am so pleased I knew you.

condolences, KRBFC.

at such an age following burnley, he really will have seen it all.

Sorry to hear that, fella.

So sorry to hear that and condolences to your family. I too knew Dick through local cricket - a real dedicated sports lover. RIP.

Very sad news indeed, RIP Richard and condolences to his family and friends.

Richard's warmth and humour was unique and he will be missed very much by all those who knew him.

A very nice tribute that ClaretTony, genuine and moving. May it offer some comfort to the family. RIP.

Condolences to all family and friends. Sounds like he's had a wonderful active life, good on him. RIP.

It's never easy to lose a loved one. I send my best wishes to you, your family and all his friends.

RIP

Condolences from me also, KRBFC.

Thoughts with your family.

Your great Grandad sounded a brilliant character KRBFC. My sincere condolences to you and all your family.

RIP, Richard. Thanks for all the effort you put into local cricket. Condolences KRBFC.

Sorry to hear about your loss.

I add my condolences.

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Umpired many a game and great character RIP

My condolences KRBFC.

Sad news at least it was peaceful. RIP your granddad.

So sorry to hear this sad news. Richard or uncle Dick told me some cracking stories when I was a young lad and went to see him and aunty betty. Condolences KRBFC.

We had season tickets in the BL for many years before moving to the JHU several years ago and I'm sure Dick used to sit right in front of us. We often chatted and he'd shout out many humourous things during the game. A lovely chap!

Sorry for your loss, all the best.

RIP.

Condolences to family and friends. R.I.P.

R.I.P. and condolences to all the family and friends

Never good to hear of a fellow claret passing.

Condolences to your family and friends. Hope you find some solace in remembering the good times.

condolences , never ever an easy thing to deal with whatever the age. Sounds like he enjoyed a full and active life KRBFC .