The Hartburn accountant at the centre of the fight to save Darlington Football Club has died at the age of 66.
Harvey Madden had been undergoing treatment for Leukaemia and lymphoma but sadly passed away on Monday at the University Hospital of North Tees after developing an infection.
He leaves a widow Eileen, daughters Kirsty and Gemma and a grandson Louis, five.
Mr Madden was an administrator at Darlington Football Club three years ago when it was on the brink of folding.
A partner at Rowlands Accountants in Yarm, he initially told staff the club must close but then allowed three more games to give time for fans to put together a rescue package which proved to be the turning point.
He discovered he had leukaemia in February 2013 and went on to inspire fundraising of £2,000 to the haematology day unit at North Tees Hospital to say thank you for all they had done for him.
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