Do it for Donny: Family's plea to fans after Grangemouth man, 76, dies at World Cup
A well-known member of the Tartan Army sadly passed away in Boston and now family and friends are asking fans to pay tribute to him at the upcoming Scotlannd v Morocco match.
Donny Strathie, born in Camelon, live most of his life in Grangemouth and was the proud captain of Bowhouse in the Falkirk Pool League.
He was an equally proud member of the Falkirk District Tartan Army and one of the thousands of fans who jetted off to the USA to follow their beloved Scotland team.
Though not at the actual match Donny, 76, celebrated the team’s 1-0 defeat of Haiti and then tragically died on Sunday, June 14.
The dad had tickets to see this Friday’s Morocco match and now his family have gone online to ask the fans to devote one minute of applause to him in the 76th minute of the match.
An online message stated: “Donny passed away suddenly in Boston on Sunday aged 76. He had his ticket to this match and it was his dream to see Scotland in the World Cup, but he never got the chance.
"Let’s make him proud.”
Following his death, Donny’s daughters Denise Strathie and Cheryl Strathie both shared photographs of their dad in his memory and were overwhelmed by the outpouring of support and messages of condolence for him from home and abroad.
Cheryl, who posted the plea for the minute’s applause at the Morocco match, stated: "Please share on any platform. Let’s see if we can all make this happen for dad."
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