“One other factor that introduced us nearer was that Kath’s husband, Richard, had a coronary heart bypass. Once I had one myself, possibly 12 months after his, she was so useful, speaking me by way of the method and explaining what I may anticipate. Once I got here again to work fairly shortly after the operation, she was so involved for me, ensuring that individuals helped me and going to nice lengths to ensure that issues weren’t too strenuous for me. She was so good to me for that.
“Every time I noticed her across the coaching floor, both throughout my time as kitman or coming again after I’d retired, Kath was at all times the identical as ever. She was a stunning, kind-hearted one who cared about everyone. Lots of people wouldn’t get previous reception with out getting a kiss off her! Everybody cherished her and all of us recognised how a lot the membership meant to her.
“One of many saddest facets of what has occurred to Kath is that, although she had some nice associates who have been along with her to the tip, she has no blood relations left alive. So, when Richard handed away a number of years in the past, the membership actually did turn into every part to her, apart from her little canine Maisie. She lived for the job much more than ever. Sir Alex sorted her, ensured she had a taxi to and from work every single day and that was the association as a result of the membership wanted her and she or he wanted the membership. Households help one another and, when she wanted us, she was capable of depend on everybody on the membership for help as a result of she’d given such nice help to everybody else every time they wanted it.