DiddyDave Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Just been informed by his daughter that Mal`s been rushed to hospital in a bad way,possible covid. Mal`s been a staunch Hornets and Mayfield supporter for decades,former Hornets kitman too. Many on here will know Mal,I`m sure we all wish him the best and hope he pulls through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anita Bath Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Thats awful news. Lets hope he can pull through. Would be nice if his family could tell him there was a long line of Hornets fans wishing him well for a speedy recovery, but I am not sure there are many people come on this site these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ornit4ever Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Very sad news about Mal who is a huge rugby man and let’s hope that he pulls through this awful pandemic. I’m sure we all wish him well and our regards to both him and his family. RUGBY LEAGUE WITHOUT ROCHDALE HORNETS IS LIKE AN UNSHARPENED PENCIL, THERES NO POINT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brummie Hornet Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Best wishes to Mal and his family with fingers and everything else crossed. Many interesting and humorous chats with Mal in the bar after games over the years. Definitely a passionate rugby man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excolt 1 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 Get well soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anita Bath Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 Just heard from Diddy Dave that Mal’s. condition has deteriorated over the weekend. Whoever you may pray too, please give an extra one tonight for Mal and family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiddyDave Posted February 8, 2021 Author Share Posted February 8, 2021 Malcolm Thomas Harrison passed peacefully away just after midday Monday 8th,February. He asked to come off the CPAP machine he was on and the end came quickly as he knew it would. I`ve known him since Coronation time 1953 when my family moved to the top end of Oswald Street,us at 19,Mal and his brother Charlie at 18. We both went to Heybrook School,he was two years older than me so we had different mates and I rarely saw him once he left at 15. Quite a dare devil,once riding his motor bike he was all but killed outside the baths mid 60s,fell thirty feet off a girder at a building site in Yorkshire late 60s and broke his back in a parachuting accident in Australia late 90s. He had a severe stroke a few years ago,but more or less got over it only for this covid to finally get him at age 74. Talk about a cat with nine lives. He was married three times,has two daughters,two sons and countless grand kids and great grands in Rochdale and Melbourne. I can`t believe he`s gone,I looked up to him so much when we were kids and after we met up again in New Zealand in late 2006,kept in touch every few weeks or so on Skype,always with the latest news of Hornets and Mayfield. He was over the moon when Hornets made him kitman,devastated a few years later when they pushed him out,but was still always a Hornets man. Farewell Mal,sleep well my friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brummie Hornet Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 RIP Mal. A true Hornet and Mayfield man. I will raise a glass for him tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anita Bath Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 Very sad news. Hoping he bumps into the other Hornets fans whohave departed over the last few years. He will contribute to their discussions in a big way. Give your loved ones a big hug today....you never know when they will be taken from us, particularly in these awful times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ornit4ever Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Very sad news about Mal. a Hornets through and through. Yet another loss to our club and Mayfield. My heart goes out to his family and all the other families that have lost their dear ones from this awful disease. RIP MAL RUGBY LEAGUE WITHOUT ROCHDALE HORNETS IS LIKE AN UNSHARPENED PENCIL, THERES NO POINT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excolt 1 Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Doug Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 So sorry to hear about the passing of Mal. He was a died in the wool Rugby Man. He will be sadly missed at Hornets and Mayfield. I enjoyed many chats with him about the game that he loved. He also got involved in Rochdale Walking Football until his health put paid to that. RIP Mal a true rugby supporter. If anyone has any information re his funeral i would appreciate the details please. I HAVE NEVER GONE TO BED WITH AN UGLY WOMAN. BUT I HAVE WOKEN UP WITH A FEW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiddyDave Posted February 12, 2021 Author Share Posted February 12, 2021 I should`ve added,Mal was also known as Archie,indeed a lot of people will only know him by that name. Apparently when he was about 5 and just started school,he was given a terrible (in his words) short back and sides,so one of the kids called him Archibald and the first part stuck. Don`t know when his funeral will be,or if they`ll put it in the Obby. I was told the MEN charge 135 pounds for a single insert,large or small,so the family might not want to do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Baron Mk11 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 R.I.P. Mal. QUIS CUSTODIAT IPSOS CUSTODES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiddyDave Posted February 16, 2021 Author Share Posted February 16, 2021 Latest info I have is that Mal`s service will be at Rochdale Crematorium on Monday,March 1st at 11.10. He`ll go from his flat on Queens Drive,on to Mayfield`s ground,then to the Crem. It`ll be on Webcam for us in Oz,or for you in the UK who can`t make it,or if there are too many who want to attend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anita Bath Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 do you know if there is any nominated cause for donations in his memory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiddyDave Posted February 16, 2021 Author Share Posted February 16, 2021 I got this info from his nephew who got from Mal`s daughter,so I don`t know. Knowing Mal I would think not,but he may have put summat in his will. I`ll try to find out in the coming days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiddyDave Posted February 17, 2021 Author Share Posted February 17, 2021 Yes, Mal was an active member of the Rochdale Stroke Foundation,so any donations could be kindly sent to them. Only 22 people allowed on the day and I would imagine that number will be easily made up of family,so as soon as I hear from his daughters,Sammy or Tia,re the webcast,people can pay their respects to either nearer the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anita Bath Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Thanks DD...Ill look them up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anita Bath Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 google rochdale stroke recovery service...they have donation link on their home page. great cause for a great bloke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anita Bath Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Done, easy and you can get the additional tax added to it if you are UK taxpayer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiddyDave Posted February 18, 2021 Author Share Posted February 18, 2021 Thank you,I`ll have a go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiddyDave Posted February 27, 2021 Author Share Posted February 27, 2021 Anybody who wants to follow Mals funeral, go to Website https://www.obitus.com/ Username Meku2007 Password 317236 The website will go live 5 minutes before the service starts and that is on at 11.10. Monday 1st March. If you`ve done it right, you should see a small waterfall going down a bank and a duck swims across from left to right. Good luck. DD mal`f funeral Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anita Bath Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 Thanks DD...but if i see a waterfall going down a bank and a duck swimming across, I’ll wonder what the missus has added to my beer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiddyDave Posted March 1, 2021 Author Share Posted March 1, 2021 Lovely service, short and sweet as things have to be these days. Mal was his own man, he lived life to the full, loved his rugby, his beer, his mates and his family. As he always said in his emails, Christmas and birthday cards, Blue Skies Dave. Well, Blue Skies to you too Mal, wherever you are now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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