Funeral details announced for much-loved Doncaster dad and Leeds United fan
Tributes poured in following his death last month
Funeral details have been announced for a much-loved Doncaster dad and Leeds United supporter who was a familar face in the city.
Jim English, who was known as Ingo, died last month at the age of 57, with tributes pouring in and more than £10,000 raised for his grieving family.
Mr English, of Wheatley Hills, who was contracts manager for Doncaster construction firm Togel, assed away on August 31.
An obituary described him as “a devoted husband to Sarah, dad to Tayla and Lucas, brother to Kathryn, grandad to Nancy and dear friend to many.
“He will be sadly missed by all who knew and loved him dearly.”
The funeral service will be held on Friday 25 September at Rose Hill Crematorium from noon.
Donations in lieu of flowers to British Heart Foundation and Andy's Mans Club, the obituary announced.
The Hallcross pub, where he was a regular, held a gathering to mark his passing and a fundraising page, which you can contribute to here - https://shorturl.at/s0gWy - saw thousands of pounds roll in in a matter of days.
Funding campaign organiser Gary Smith said: “James was a big, daft, kind, funny man who left a lasting impression on everyone lucky enough to know him.
“He was the life and soul of any party, opinionated, warm, and impossible to forget.
“If James loved you, he loved you properly, fiercely, loyally, and with his whole heart.
“Family and friends were everything to him.
“A proud Leeds United fan and a man who loved his city of Doncaster, James was rooted in the people and places that made him who he was.
“He filled rooms, told it how he saw it, and made ordinary days feel bigger just by being in them.
“Rest easy, James. You were one of a kind.”
Earlier, a spokesperson for the pub said: “To some he was part of the family, to all of us he was part of the furniture.
“He will be missed by staff and customers alike.
“Our thoughts are with his family and everyone who knew him.”