My Mike was a proud man with so much dignity. If he had any realisation of what dementia has reduced him to now, I know he would feel humiliated.
When we met in 1964, football was Mike's life. He was playing for his hometown club Norwich City, having left school at 15 to pursue a career as a professional.
After cruciate ligament damage at 27, Mike attended Loughborough University, earning a double-first class honours degree in biology and physical education. He became a PE teacher, and was always so kind to those who had not had the best of luck in life.