Aston Villa manager Dean Smith's father Ron dies after contracting Covid-19

27 May 2020 10:07
Villa fan and former club steward dies aged 79 ‘He passed on his love of the club to his children’The father of the Aston Villa head coach, Dean Smith, has died four weeks after contracting Covid-19. The Premier League club announced 79-year-old Ron Smith, a lifelong Villa fan, had died.A club statement read: “The Aston Villa Family are saddened to announce that Ron Smith, the father of our current head coach Dean, has passed away at the age of 79. Related: Dean Smith mixes personal pain with pride as Aston Villa head to Wembley Continue readingreadfullarticle

Source: TheGuardian