Where to start – to say we knew Jay Ford well, would be an
exaggeration, we played with him twice as a team on a Nexus clinic we had in
2011 and seen him at Bricketwood with the other teams like London Tigers and
London Nexus in the last years, but that is really all we knew about Jay. -
The saddening news was posted on his facebook page by family on the 30th July 2012, stating that he
passed during the night in his sleep and found his peace after a long battle with cancer. We
didn’t know anything of that, but due to the loss we had 5 years ago, could relate to it immediately.
Jay Ford in our eyes was a great player, that was fun to
watch play and hear about the funny stories he was involved in during his
paintball travels. He was a regular powerhouse, when he went up that snake –
you knew he meant business just by the way he pushed up there. He was an
inspiration for quite a few players I know.
I don’t want to continue talking about a man I never knew
that well, it is not my place – but for those that have knew him and are
talking about in more depth and with personal relationships with him, know –
our thoughts are with you. We know the feeling of a sudden loss and it is a gap
that was suddenly torn into your life, which will heal over time, but never feel
the same again.
R.I.P. JayEDIT: DYE and LONDON NEXUS have asked to share this on the 2nd October, to support the UK Cancer Research, so we are. Please support them if you can.
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