Dave Harrison RIP

[NorthamptonBee]

BFC lost a committed and dedicated fan last night. We all live and breathe Brentford but this chap was in his own league, he had a room full of Brentford stuff that was insured for 150k, he was Chairman of the club programme shop and went many years without missing a single game until recent illness. He was part of the Northampton family and will be missed. One thing that you knew about Brentford games, was that wherever we played, you would always see him there.
RIP Dave.

 

[Inappropriate Smilies Bee]

that is very very sad news. Rest In Peace Dave.

 

[TW3Bee]

This is truely shocking news.

Another loss to the Brentford family.

R.I.P.

 

[GEOFFBEE]

Thank you...

that is very very sad news. Rest In Peace Dave.

Oh dear!
This is terribly sad.
RIP Dave, and thank you for all your hard work for the club and its fans over so many years...

 

[bees66]

he was a true gent, very sad news RIP

 

[northantsbee]

He will most definitely be missed

RIP Dave xxx

 

[rebus]

I'm absolutely devastated at this terrible news. My thoughts are with his family and friends at this time.

I was helping him put a book project together to commemorate our 100% home wins in 1929-1930 to raise money for Programme Club. He was also about to lend me unique written documents on the club's history so we could put them online for everyone to see, which was typical of his kind spirit. RIP Dave.

 

[WarrenBee]

RIP.

 

[robBEEh]

As NB has said, wherever Brentford would go, you would expect to see Dave, health permitting.

A big loss and a very sad day.

RIP

 

[DavidgRushden]

NB was he at the recent Northampton reunion?

 

[NorthamptonBee]

NB was he at the recent Northampton reunion?

He certainly was.

 

[Newbury Bee 09]

RIP Dave

 

[SpiderBee]

Sad news

 

[Ace Face]

Has anybody got a photo of Dave, I think my dad knows him.

RIP fellow BEE.

 

[Ghost]

RIP

Didn't know him or know him by sight (as far as I know) but terrible news to hear about someone so dedicated.

 

[DavidgRushden]

Is it not possible and appropriate to have NB's posting on the main page please so that all can view the thoughts of others on a real Brentford Stalwart who served our club so well?

 

[Mr Tree]

sad news. RIP Dave

 

[Brentford 4 Life]

Very sad news, spoke to him a few times and he was a lovely chap.

 

[moribee]

Respect rest in peace

 

[northantsbee]

As an aside... David was one of the support drivers on the Brighton to Brentford walk a couple of years back.

For those who have requested a photo, he is the guy in the pink shirt!

 

[nick logan]

Terrible news. What a highly regarded supporter of this great Football club.

 

[South Acton Bee]

Very very sad news ! Rip sir

 

[RitchBee]

BFC lost a committed and dedicated fan last night. We all live and breathe Brentford but this chap was in his own league, he had a room full of Brentford stuff that was insured for 150k, he was Chairman of the club programme shop and went many years without missing a single game until recent illness. He was part of the Northampton family and will be missed. One thing that you knew about Brentford games, was that wherever we played, you would always see him there.
RIP Dave.

Known him for years so this is very sad news indeed.

Another true BFC great and a smashing fella that will be missed.

His love of BFC knows no bounds..............

RIP Dave

 

[Brentford 4 Life]

Terrible news. What a highly regarded supporter of this great Football club.

One of the very best. His Nephew (i believe thats how they are related) also called Dave Harrison once told me how his uncle managed to recover a model of GP that had been stolen from the club years earlier.

 

[northantsbee]

One of the very best. His Nephew (i believe thats how they are related) also called Dave Harrison once told me how his uncle managed to recover a model of GP that had been stolen from the club years earlier.

:yes:

 

[Claire]

Sad news. RIP

 

[Chipper]

Sad news, I hardly knew him but was aware of his love of the club.
People like him are rare indeed, R.I.P.

 

[wayfarer172]

Allways sad to hear about any loss. Mr Harrison sounds like an unsung hero who stuck with the Bees through good and bad times.
Condolences to his family and friends.

RIP Mr Harrison.

 

[bobwin out of town bee]

this is sad news we have known Dave for many years a true brentford fan
RIP dave

 

[Banana]

Very sad news.

 

[kevalutonbee]

RIP Dave

Had a brief chat with him in the programme shop earlier in the year. His love of anything BFC was clear

 

[mk1965]

I didn't know Dave, but it is clear on here how well liked and thought of he was, speaks volumes about the man.
My sincere condolences to his family and friends.

RIP.

 

[Sultan]

RIP. I believe he was the son of another legend Dick Harrison who used to run the old programme shop when it was a shed in the forecourt.

 

[Gazza Bee]

Very shocked by this, spent a couple of Big Red Ball's on his table and found him to be a really nice guy.

RIP Dave

 

[nocoat]

RIP Mate :sad:

 

[bonafidebee]

Terrible news, all sympathies to his family and those who knew him. RIP

 

[Bee H]

This is shocking news, RIP Dave and sincerest condolences to his family

 

[wanderer paul]

i'm shocked. His father left us a number of years ago, who originally got me into the collecting Brentford FC bug, and then i read this, RIP Dave, condolences to all of his family. What a gentle giant.

Just read my emails, had this from Dick Rattray earlier today.

This is to advise you all of the sad news that Dave Harrison passed away in the early hours of this morning following a stroke whilst in Northampton General Hospital where he was undergoing treatment for a heart condition. He was just 56

Our thoughts at this time are with his daughter,grandaughter and all his relatives and friends who knew him

 

[FarnhamBee]

Sad to hear this news.

RIP Dave

 

[Kettering Bee]

Hard to know what to say. Dave was a special guy and an unbelievably dedicated Bees fan. I'm proud to have known him. Dave; us Northamptonshire Bees are going to miss you, a lot. Rest in peace mate.

 

[Ken Richardson]

This is very sad, god bless Dave.

 

[Chopper]

He was very helpful and kind when I always went to the programme shop. RIP Dave and condolences to your family.

 

[gashbee]

Very Sad News. RIP.

Thoughts go out to his family & BFC family.

 

[Owlsmoor_Bee]

Absolutely devastated to hear of Dave's passing from Northantsbee this morning. Dave lived and breathed BFC and was just a fantastic guy to be around. When we realised that we'd be holidaying in the same part of Spain last year, he invited my family and I to share a drink with him at Steve Phillips' bar. We spent a wonderful hour or so enthusing over the various footballing memorabilia and it was clear just how big a part football, and BFC especially, played in Dave's life.

Football fans as dyed-in-the-wool as Dave was are few and far between and he is a huge loss to the Brentford family.

Rest in peace matey.

 

[Markybee]

RIP David

 

[Billy Hunt]

RIP

 

[King Bee]

Very sad news, RIP.

 

[BrandsHillBee]

Can't believe it, met him down the training ground on numerous occasions.

R.I.P Dave

 

[wanderer paul]

another pic of Dave Harrison (on the right) with John Mousinho in 2007.

 

[62-63]

RIP