Ron Jacobs RIP

Ron Jacobs RIP

Great stuff everyone and excellent by you aceface.
 

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A very good turn out, plenty of old faces. I have to say that "push up Brentford" played a massive role in Ron's life which I didn't know until yesterday. I always viewed him as a pain as when he's been near me at an away game all you can hear is "push up Brentford" etc, he is a nice fella and obviously a kind decent man who passed his kindness in looking out for Ron as nothing!!!! Well push up Brentford man, you are a top man and the next time I hear Push up Brentford, I'll think now that's a good man who deserves all the luck that comes his way after looking after one of our own. You should be very proud of yourself "Push Up Brentford"
 
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Oxford Bee said:
Slighty abridged version of the first eulogy:

I stand before you dressed in the black of Mark Clattenberg or Andy D’Urso, but underneath I’m red and white because I too am a Brentford supporter. When you say it like that it sounds a bit like the beginning of an AA meeting and I guess that when you’re a teenager in the 1970s and all your mates are supporting Chelsea, it could feel a bit like that. Sammy Davis Jr once heard someone complaining about discrimination, and he said, "You got it easy. I'm a short, ugly, one-eyed, black Jew. What do you think it's like for me?" Without wishing to trivialise his experience of persecution, as well as being a Brentford supporter, I am also a Christian minister. There is a fairly obvious connection between these two roles in that both require a degree of faith and they also leave one open to accusations of delusional behaviour.

By and large, supporters of teams in the lower leagues have a reasonable sense of self-awareness and self-deprecating humour, but as we all know, we get hooked. My family has moved around the country a bit, and my wife has never understood how I’ve not supported the local teams where we’ve lived. I have suggested to her that I wouldn’t divorce her and remarry when we move house, so why would I change team. Let’s just say she doesn’t get this comparison.

I would imagine that Ron would absolutely get it.

I hope that he would also have appreciated the irony of what happened on Saturday, when the one minute’s applause in his honour was hijacked when in the 71st minute a goal was scored by a Wolves player named … Jacobs. Ron was part of our family: – a family that grieves together – such as after the events at he end of last season – and one that celebrates together as we all hope we will in a few months time.

Ours is not a biological family and its members are from different backgrounds and from different generations, but we have all been adopted into this other family. Your presence here today illustrates this and recognises that Ron is part of that family, one of our own – one of us. And today, we are one with him.
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brilliant, thank you
 

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You can keep all the promotions, , you're 90th minute winner's, you're great escapes, don't get
me wrong there all bloody lovely but yesterday for me was what being a Bee was all about. To all of you who donated and especially all those who took a little bit of time out to attend my glass is raised to all of you. We certainly gave the old boy the sending off he truly deserved. Sleep well mate.Red Army!!!!
 

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And as Mick said, ,big up to Push Up Brentford for all he did for Ronnie. If we were all abit more like him it wouldn't be a bad place to live in.Cheers Tony.
 

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Yesterday was a proud and touching day to bee a brentford supporter. Peter Gilham was brilliant as usual, a great club ambassador. Met pushup brentford too, Tony. A real gentleman and very passionate about the football club. I was amazed about some stories in the fifties, not sure if he was joking about Dorris Day being in the crowd at brentford but then again, Cameron Diaz is a brentford fan.
 

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marvelous007 said:
Yesterday was a proud and touching day to bee a brentford supporter. Peter Gilham was brilliant as usual, a great club ambassador. Met pushup brentford too, Tony. A real gentleman and very passionate about the football club. I was amazed about some stories in the fifties, not sure if he was joking about Dorris Day being in the crowd at brentford but then again, Cameron Diaz is a brentford fan.
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Probably meant Diana Dors and not Doris Day?! ;)

From the pictures, thanks Banshee, to the eulogy, thanks Oxford, Andy McCulloch and to PG and the Football Club. Wonderful, Brilliant & Proud.
 

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wanderer paul said:
Probably meant Diana Dors and not Doris Day?! ;)

From the pictures, thanks Banshee, to the eulogy, thanks Oxford, Andy McCulloch and to PG and the Football Club. Wonderful, Brilliant & Proud.
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Yes my mistake, I think he did say Diana Doors!.
 

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Big shout out for the girls in the Princess Royal.All that grub was laid on as their personal tribute to Ronnie. Thank you ladies X
 

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Oxford Bee said:
Slighty abridged version of the first eulogy:

I stand before you dressed in the black of Mark Clattenberg or Andy D’Urso, but underneath I’m red and white because I too am a Brentford supporter. When you say it like that it sounds a bit like the beginning of an AA meeting and I guess that when you’re a teenager in the 1970s and all your mates are supporting Chelsea, it could feel a bit like that. Sammy Davis Jr once heard someone complaining about discrimination, and he said, "You got it easy. I'm a short, ugly, one-eyed, black Jew. What do you think it's like for me?" Without wishing to trivialise his experience of persecution, as well as being a Brentford supporter, I am also a Christian minister. There is a fairly obvious connection between these two roles in that both require a degree of faith and they also leave one open to accusations of delusional behaviour.

By and large, supporters of teams in the lower leagues have a reasonable sense of self-awareness and self-deprecating humour, but as we all know, we get hooked. My family has moved around the country a bit, and my wife has never understood how I’ve not supported the local teams where we’ve lived. I have suggested to her that I wouldn’t divorce her and remarry when we move house, so why would I change team. Let’s just say she doesn’t get this comparison.

I would imagine that Ron would absolutely get it.

I hope that he would also have appreciated the irony of what happened on Saturday, when the one minute’s applause in his honour was hijacked when in the 71st minute a goal was scored by a Wolves player named … Jacobs. Ron was part of our family: – a family that grieves together – such as after the events at he end of last season – and one that celebrates together as we all hope we will in a few months time.

Ours is not a biological family and its members are from different backgrounds and from different generations, but we have all been adopted into this other family. Your presence here today illustrates this and recognises that Ron is part of that family, one of our own – one of us. And today, we are one with him.
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I recognised the irony of them scoring in the 71st minute but completetly missed out on the goal scorer. Now that was irony. Would be nice to send M. Jacobs a message and see how how he responds especially after his celebrations.
 

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Would just like to endorse everything that Mick and John said, yesterday was a very special day for the Brentford family saying goodbye to one of there own in the manner it was done. It was nice to me up with a few of the guys I had not seen for a while such as Curley Hughes, Stan, Care bear, Gary Harwood, Foggy, Greeny , John , Mick, Roy Harding, Mick's Brother and anybody else who I may of forgotten. Shame it was not in nicer circumstances.

We had a good old chap about Ron, and what we had done over 30 plus years a BFC. I left the Princess Royal about 8pm and got home in Rural Lincolnshire just after midnight.

RIP Ron you will never be forgotten, thanks for your company over the past 30 plus years.

Thanks also to PG for all your work over the past few weeks.
 
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Proud of my football club for making what was a shot in the dark idea of us fans chipping in for a good send off for a Brentford Legend than Ron was happen.Well done Peter you certainly owned this initiative from start to Finish.I was so sorry to miss this and pay my respects to Ron but I have read and seen the great send off he got and he would have been well happy with that.
 

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my dad spoke of him often. just cannot see this happening at another club. Wish I could have made it. It would have been great to meet some of you guys. Just to listen and learn.
 

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Ron Jacobs – A Final Update

Ron`s passing has been the catalyst for a most humbling experience for all concerned. It highlighted the incredible spirit of Bees fans in wanting to help one of their own at a time when it appeared that his passing would almost have gone unnoticed. But that was never going to be the case knowing the DNA of a Brentford fan.

The family that is Brentford Football Club, rallied around as one, and thus enabled Ron to have a farewell befitting of his character. The biggest regret though, as we would all agree, is that Ron could not witness this incredible response to his passing and the magnificent send off he received last Wednesday.

Your response has meant that the total monies collected to give Ron a send off of which he would have been proud, stands at an incredible £4,689.70.
Once bills have been received and settled, I would estimate a total of just over £2,400 will be available.

This will be spent thus:

• There will be a donation made to Lambert Lodge in Layton Road Brentford, where Ron spent the last 19 months of his life. The Lodge provides sheltered housing for seniors and they urgently require funds to enable staff to improve the lifestyle of their older, more vulnerable tenants.


• Funds will be spent to provide a permanent memorial, similar to the current memorial at Griffin Park which pays tribute to those who played for Brentford but lost their lives whilst on active service during the two World Wars. This new memorial will be a central point whereby loved ones can pay tribute to those Bees fans who have passed away and will enable their memory to remain close to the Club they themselves held close to their hearts.


• Any remaining funds will be in the form of a donation to Brentford Football Club and will be held in abeyance whilst a fitting project is decided upon.


At some point in the near future Ron`s ashes will be buried at Griffin Park and supporters will be invited to attend this short ceremony.

R.I.P. Ron

Peter Gilham
 

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Thanks PG.
 

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Cheers Peter gilham as allways 100% B F C , felt really honoured to have been able to carry Ron into the chapel
 

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sonofabee said:
I didn't know him, I know a lot of you who did and as a Bee who was obviously loved and respected he deserved a decent send off, that in other circumstances may have proved difficult or impossible.
The fact that the club and so many of us were so willing to contribute to make sure that happened is something that everyone involved should never forget.
This is a very special club, well done all and RIP Ron, sure he'll be very happy looking down.
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I, like you, didn't know him, but those six important words you have said shows what a fantastic club we all support, very well done to all concerned
 

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nanny58 said:
Cheers Peter gilham as allways 100% B F C , felt really honoured to have been able to carry Ron into the chapel
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Thought all the pull bearers done a good job and was especially fitting that it was Brentford supporters who carried him on his last journey, RIP Ronnie
 

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Savagebee said:
Anyone know what will happen with Ron's Ashes ?
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Peter G said:
Ron Jacobs – A Final Update

At some point in the near future Ron`s ashes will be buried at Griffin Park and supporters will be invited to attend this short ceremony.

R.I.P. Ron

Peter Gilham
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Many Thanks

Was just thinking about Ron today when I walked past the road where he lived in Brentford he could see the floodlights from his front room window which made him happy so im really glad he got to spend the last few years of his life living so close to his beloved Brentford FC.
 

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A year today that dear old Ron passed away.

Have had a good few people say to me this season at Hanwell Town FC games that Ron Jacobs must be very happy up there with how his beloved Brentford FC have done so far this season with the added bonus that Hanwell Town FC have done very well this season as well.

I remember one of the last conversations me and Ron had when he was in hospital shortly before he passed away. Ron said to me do you think the Hospital would let him go and watch Brentford play and that he will come back to the Hospital straight after the game I didn't have the heart to tell him that they wouldn't allow that as he was very unwell at the time so I said just ask them you never know. He was also already talking about getting his season ticket for the next season this season 2014/15 he was a football man through and through.

I know thinking about watching Brentford FC play again kept Ron going at times and he was still reading all his papers right up to the end.
 

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Another one to be remembered on Saturday.
 

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Will be raising a glass or six to dear old Ronnie on Saturday.
 

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Just wishED RONcould of lasted another season with us, to witnesst he great football were playing .We raised our glasses at brighton game and will do at Ipswich never forgotton all of our deceased brentford fans r i p
 

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I knew Ron for many years and as well as a Brentford fanatic who always had a bag on him to keep his programme in mint condition and he was also a pro boxer for 2 years as well as he had also a soft spot for Bolton Wanderers so he would have been there last Monday.
rip Ron.
 

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BAGSHOT DAVE said:
I knew Ron for many years and as well as a Brentford fanatic who always had a bag on him to keep his programme in mint condition and he was also a pro boxer for 2 years as well as he had also a soft spot for Bolton Wanderers so he would have been there last Monday.
rip Ron.
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Yes, I thought of Ron as we walked into the Reebok/Macron/bucket rattle Stadium on Monday. RIP
 

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Good old Ron he is still missed at Hanwell Town and Southall games.

I sponsored a Hanwell Town player in Rons memory this season i think he would have liked that. So Ron Jacobs name is in every Hanwell Town home programe this season so he is still involved in football in a little way.

Still miss our chats about football.
 

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Still in our thoughts.

RIP Ron
 

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Yep still miss the guy.

I would have loved to have known what he thought of Tyson Fury becoming the world champion ;-)

I never heard what happend in the end with Rons ashes?
 

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peter gilham might bw able to shed some light on the matter
 

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hobbsy said:
Bill Benn has asked me to put the following photo of Ron up.

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Ron on the left and an unrecognisable Foggy next to him taken in the late 80's.
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I See what you mean Kev I think we were all slimmer back in those days.
 

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What they don't know Ron is you was one of the 7 that started griffin park fc and how good we're we. Just ask anyone who played for all the other local bees Sunday teams . Miss you pal. Best bucket man ever not like Granty Foggy.
Very humble cos you always called me champion . Love and miss you Ronnie boy.
 

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Met a guy that used to play for Rons sunday league team a few months ago and he only had nice and funny things to say about Ron and The Bricklayers Arms he said they were great days and times.
 

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Oh Ronnie Ronnie
 

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Another season ticket holder at Brentford in the sky....RIP Ron and condolences to those left behind.

It always gives me great comfort that there is a little corner of heaven reserved for departed Bees and I'm sure they're altogether loving watching the club and it's progress.
 

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Ron was a legend. Sharing a coach with him and Mr Push Up put you amongst Brentford royalty.
 

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One of our own legends, and enjoyed his company in the Brikies and at many away games over the years.
many memories of the good and bad times, always remember him having a paper and a programme with him and loved to chat about Boxing. CHEERS Ronnie
 
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