Rangers have paid tribute to a beloved membership servant who has died.
Mary ‘Tiny’ Gallacher labored on the Glasgow soccer membership in quite a lot of roles for greater than 50 years earlier than retiring in 2019.
In an announcement on Wednesday, the Ibrox membership mentioned it was “saddened” to listen to of Ms Gallacher’s dying and described her as a “treasured friend to generations of players and staff”.
Ms Gallacher adopted in her mom Lizzie Love and grandmother Maggie Lindsay’s footsteps when she joined Rangers in 1967.
Ms Gallacher’s sister Irene additionally labored alongside her within the catering division, and her husband John labored in hospitality on the stadium.
Her dad Willie and uncle Davie have been additionally mentioned to be part of the “Rangers family”, and lots of members of her circle of relatives nonetheless work on the membership to “carry on the legacy”.
In 2001, Rangers took her to Monte Carlo to obtain a particular UEFA award for her loyal service to the membership.
She was additionally introduced with the John Greig Achievement Award in 2014 and spent her last few years at Rangers as a tour information.
To mark her retirement in April 2019, Ms Gallacher was given a guard of honour from the gamers and watched as Steven Gerrard’s facet produced a 3-0 win over Hearts at Ibrox.
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Rangers CEO James Bisgrove mentioned: “On behalf of everyone at Rangers Football Club we are deeply saddened to hear of Tiny’s passing.
“She devoted her life to Rangers and labored on the membership for greater than 5 many years in quite a lot of roles.
“Tiny was a trusted friend and colleague to a host of Rangers legends and a much-cherished member of the Rangers family.
“Our ideas are together with her household at this unhappy and troublesome time.”
Source: information.sky.com”