OLD friends
who used to play football together as youngsters, and got up to all sorts of high jinks, are looking forward to a reunion.
Three months ago, Simon Debell wrote: ‘I am trying to trace Ron Butler, who was a good friend of my father, Frank Debell.
‘My dad is 78 and has been diagnosed with dementia, so it would be wonderful if they could meet up again before his memory gets worse.
‘I am 53 and met Ron when I was a child. I believe he had ginger hair and a beard. He worked for the ambulance service and lived in Gillingham, Kent.
‘Ron drove a Wolseley car with the letters LUV on the registration plate, which still makes my Dad smile.
‘I’ve heard stories of the things Dad and Ron got up to, such as the time they drove the Wolseley 70mph downhill on the A2 on the way to Margate.
‘They played football for the Liquorice Allsorts team — so named because they wore different coloured shirts. They lost most of the games they played as they could never work out who to pass the ball to!
‘Dad’s face would light up if he could meet Ron again. And if anyone else remembers Dad from those longgone days, I’d love them to get in touch.’
When Ron saw the column, he emailed: ‘ It would be wonderful if I could meet Frank again.’
We also heard from Michael Germany: ‘I knew Frank, his brother Michael and sister Francis. We were great friends.
‘Ron is my stepbrother and we used to live together in Gillingham. I would help Frank and his father at their market stall on Saturdays.
‘It would be lovely to get in touch to reminisce.’