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  • MOURNERS SAY FAREWELL TO CECIL IRWIN

    MOURNERS SAY FAREWELL TO CECIL IRWIN

    By Brian Bennett Mourners said a fond farewell to former Sunderland AFC footballer Cecil Irwin last week. The Ellington-born defender passed away last month at the age of 83 and the chapel at the Northumberland Woodland Burial & Crematorium at Felton was full to capacity when a service to remember and celebrate his life was held on Friday. When Irwin made…