sorry to interrupt ddjamo tour but some of you may not have heard of the tragic death yesterday of jason and his son, to those of us who knew him (even if only slightly) he will be remembered as one of the nicest ,most fun and smiliest refs around - a great guy and terrible loss.
sad news- jason lees r.i.p.
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Just read about it.
He was always polite and friendly in the few brief times I met him.
Don't know what to say, or if I want to say anything more.
He was always polite and friendly in the few brief times I met him.
Don't know what to say, or if I want to say anything more.
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Just googled it. Very sad indeed.
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my thoughts are with Jason's family, his school (where I know he was highly respected) and Australia's refereeing community. A tragic loss for them all.
So I read this at 6 AM this morning and went from shock, to overcome with emotion, to "get it together Bryan" in about a minute.
I stayed with Jason for 10 days in 2010 when I was in Oz. I remember playing with Brad, his son, on the floor of their living room. The kid was adorable.
Jason was by far one of the most positive, happiest guys I've met. He was so upbeat about everything: the kids at Churchie, the family in Brisbane, and even his love of refereeing was beyond anything I could even attempt to replicate. The man, from what I remember, was one fit, happy, bag of good times. He was so happy; I was there around the time of Brad's baptism, and the family couldn't have been happier.
I'm going to ask that folks refrain from posting anything for a while. My thoughts are with Jason's family right now. This isnt the place for explaining things like this; the focus should be on his family, not on the event itself.
I stayed with Jason for 10 days in 2010 when I was in Oz. I remember playing with Brad, his son, on the floor of their living room. The kid was adorable.
Jason was by far one of the most positive, happiest guys I've met. He was so upbeat about everything: the kids at Churchie, the family in Brisbane, and even his love of refereeing was beyond anything I could even attempt to replicate. The man, from what I remember, was one fit, happy, bag of good times. He was so happy; I was there around the time of Brad's baptism, and the family couldn't have been happier.
I'm going to ask that folks refrain from posting anything for a while. My thoughts are with Jason's family right now. This isnt the place for explaining things like this; the focus should be on his family, not on the event itself.
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