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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.