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darren1810

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On 02/04/2021 at 10:33, darren1810 said:

After the tragic death of Lee I've set up a just giving page to try and raise £1000 for his family from the Port Vale family. 

It has really hit me for personal reasons as well. Won't bring Lee back, no money in the world can replace a husband, father and son .

It's difficult times for us all but even a pound is brilliant. If you don't mind spreading the word to your Vale friends and I can either liaise with Rob on here or contact Carol to see about getting the money to Lee's wife and children. 

Rest in peace Lee and the picture on the just giving page reminds me of a brilliant day.

100% wholehearted player for us and 32 is absolutely tragic . 

Thanks 

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/darren-gregory-1?utm_term=4RMGzpv8m

Darren, just to say it’s an absolutely brilliant thing that you have Thank you for setting up this page and allowing me to contribute. It’s allowed me show my appreciation to LEE COLLINS (RIP) and hopefully will offer a little support for his family in these terrible and challenging times.  

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8 minutes ago, Playa Amodores said:

Darren, just to say it’s an absolutely brilliant thing that you have Thank you for setting up this page and allowing me to contribute. It’s allowed me show my appreciation to LEE COLLINS (RIP) and hopefully will offer a little support for his family in these terrible and challenging times.  

Nice words mate. Sadly I felt from the word go it was the awful situation of Lee taking his own life.

A close friend took his own life on Christmas Day a few years back. It's horrendous and taboo 

This has shown all Vale fans pulling together in adversity for a normal young man who was a great player for us.

More importantly he would of been a great partner and father and friend to so many. Just wished he'd reached out .

Incredibly sad story . 

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It’s incredibly tragic news that he felt that was his only way out, on the face of it great career, partner, three young girls but shows that beneath the surface anyone can have those demons plaguing you and it’s sadly a situation only made worse by the current global situation.

Gutting that Lee didn’t feel he could speak out and chose that path and heart goes out to his partner, family and friends.

Sam Morsy has put a very emotional tweet out, it’s a conversation especially in young men to be had but finding the solution is hard. Scary how people can be out having fun with friends and a few hours later for example take the ultimate step to escape their demons. Always crucial to check in with people close to you.

Rest easy Lee and thank you for the memories you leave us Vale fans with.

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46 minutes ago, darren1810 said:

Nice words mate. Sadly I felt from the word go it was the awful situation of Lee taking his own life.

A close friend took his own life on Christmas Day a few years back. It's horrendous and taboo 

This has shown all Vale fans pulling together in adversity for a normal young man who was a great player for us.

More importantly he would of been a great partner and father and friend to so many. Just wished he'd reached out .

Incredibly sad story . 

I’m sorry to hear about your friend. I read a column by Stan Collymore following the sudden death of Gary Speed. I had no time for SC until I read the column. He said that ppl in this position don’t talk to anyone as they don’t want anyone talking them out of what they intend to do and if they did they would have the same thought at some other time. It’s an extremely incomprehensible and sad situation for all involved. A young wife who has lost her husband and three young children who have lost their father. His parents have lost their son and any siblings have lost their brother. My sympathy also goes to the person who discovered Lee

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The thing is you only need to be that low for a brief period to take your own life.  Anyone who struggles with mental health problems knows that it can be a rollercoaster of ups and downs.  It only takes one very severe down to forget that an up can be just around the corner.  

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The thing is you only need to be that low for a brief period to take your own life.  Anyone who struggles with mental health problems knows that it can be a rollercoaster of ups and downs.  It only takes one very severe down to forget that an up can be just around the corner.  
Very true. It is a horrible experiance. Men statistically still have a high suicide rate.
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If I can give you all an update. 

A thank you firstly to both Jacko and Doha who have contacted Colin Garlick and Mark Porter respectively. That's been a big help. 

I spoke with Mark and he himself was going to contact the club and help out . I have then received a call from Adam Yates and Colin on speaker phone where they both spoke. 

Yatesy is along with other ex players like Marc Richards trying to coordinate things with Lee's ex clubs so there will be one pot instead of various different collections. 

Yatesy is contacting me again in the next couple of weeks and then I can close the collection and get the money to him to pass on to Lee's family from the Vale family. 

It's all gone mad really and it now stands at 2100. Superb effort from everyone. Glad I've now got some guidance as I was getting rather overwhelmed by it all and not knowing where to turn. 

Some great messages including one from somebody called ' one Darren Beckford' apologising as they could only afford 3 pounds. If you are reading this ODB it's not the amount it's the fact you took the time to think of others , so well done.

A brilliant effort from Port Vale supporters. 

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