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JOHN EASTMENT (1941 – 2020)

        It is with much sadness that the League reports the passing of John Eastment this
        morning.

        John had been in hospital for the past few months and sadly passed away at 5am
        this morning.

        John had been an integral part of the Southern Football League between 1980 and
        2016. He became a member of the League’s Management Committee in 1980 and
        was appointed Chairman in 1985 before handing that role to Doug Gillard in 1989
        when he became a Life Member. After a period living and working in Portugal, he
        was elected once more as a Director of the Southern Football League in 2004 and
        served as the League’s Vice Chairman from 2005 until retirement in 2016, having
        also  been  Treasurer  from  2007,  and  organised  the  League’s  Annual  Dinner  in
        Torquay from 2003.
        John  was  also  a  Southern  Football  League  club  man  having  been  a  Director  of
        Bridgend, Director of Merthyr Tydfil and Director and Treasurer of Taunton Town.
        John  was  a  wonderful  servant  to  the  Southern  Football  League  and  since  his
        retirement in 2016 was very keen to know what was happening within the League.
        He will be very much missed by all those that knew and worked with him. May he
        rest in peace.
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