Tributes after Doncaster 'sporting legend' dies at 80 following cancer battle

By Darren Burke
Published 9th Dec 2022, 10:14 BST
Updated 9th Dec 2022, 10:14 BST
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A Doncaster ‘sporting legend’ has died at the age of 80 after a battle with cancer.

Mick Dainty, a keen table tennis player and known in sporting circles across Doncaster, died on November 24, an obituary said.

Mr Dainty, a keen member of the Doncaster Table Tennis League for many years, passed away at home.

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The obituary said: “Loved and missed by wife Rosemary, children Tony and Cheryl, their respective spouses and three grandchildren, Mick will be remembered by many as a local sporting legend due to his prowess on the table tennis table.

Mick Dainty was a familiar face on the Doncaster table tennis scene.Mick Dainty was a familiar face on the Doncaster table tennis scene.
Mick Dainty was a familiar face on the Doncaster table tennis scene.

“He also worked for 50 years at local company, Peglers.”

A celebration of his life will take place at Rose Hill Crematorium on December 20 at 12.40 followed by a wake at Rossington Welfare Club, to which all are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Family flowers only, donations in lieu to Prostate Cancer UK or the St John’s Hospice, Doncaster.

Further enquiries to Coop Funeralcare Tel: 01302 867902.

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