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Dear Borja,
Sad news indeed. Only a few months ago we were all having dinner in a nice hotel by Lake Geneva. I was lucky enough to spend that evening on Dave’s table. He was funny, warm and had an encyclopaedic knowledge of both international relations and sport. He will be missed, most notably at our next get together in Turkey.
Condolences to all those who were close to him,
Jean-Patrick
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Date : 10/18/2012 05:59PM
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Sad news indeed – I had the good fortune to meet Dave for the first time in Lausanne and found him to be a warm and generous man. I’m grateful to have had the opportunity to make his acquaintance and offer my condolences and best wishes to all those close to Dave.
Simon
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Nottingham Law School,
Nottingham Trent University,
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From: Sport and the European Union [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Borja Garcia-Garcia
Sent: 18 October 2012 16:00
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Subject: Professor David Allen
Dear Sport&EU Members,
It is with great sadness that we have to announce the death of Professor David Allen, who passed away this morning. For those members who never met David Allen, he was Sport&EU’s first Honorary Member, a prize we were very happy to award him during our last annual conference in Lausanne (see attached picture).
Professor Allen, or Dave as most of us knew him, had recently retired after a very prominent 40-year career as one of the most prestigious academics in the field of EU studies and International Relations. He was made an Emeritus Professor by Loughborough University in recognition to his many achievements. Dave Allen was, with Professor Mike Smith, the author of the JCMS (Journal of Common Market Studies) Annual Review’s chapter on foreign relations for many years. He was also a regular contributor to one of the textbooks on EU studies most of us have used during our undergraduate or postgraduate degrees: Wallace and Wallace’s (Now Wallace, Pollack and Young) Policy Making in the EU.
But Dave was above all a loyal friend and firm supporter of Sport&EU. Believe me when I say, without hesitation, that without David Allen’s support the association will not be what it is today and, quite probably, it may not exist. Dave’s generosity and support came when it was most difficult and when it mattered most for us. Almost ten years ago, when the study of sport in the EU was not taken very seriously by most academics, David Allen stood firm in his conviction and support of this area of research. His contribution and personal commitment enabled us to organise Sport&EU’s first three annual conferences. Who would have thought, back then when we were meeting in small classrooms in Loughborough that one day our conference would reach Turkey!
In recognition of his fine academic achievements and his support for Sport&EU, the association decided to make him our first honorary member.
On a more personal note, Professor Allen was of course my PhD supervisor, a career mentor and, most specially a dear friend and a fellow Nottingham Forest supporter. He was as committed to Forest as he was to Sport&EU. He drove all the way from the UK to Munich in 1980 to see Forest lift their first European Cup against Malmoe. A year later he travelled to Madrid to witness yet another European Cup victory for the Reds. I was lucky to invite him back to the Bernabeu a couple of years ago.
My seat on the City Ground’s Brian Clough Stand will now be very lonely. I personally want to thank Dave Allen for all his generosity on behalf of every Sport&EU member. If we are here, it is in a good part due to Dave’s enthusiasm.
You will find attached to this email a tribute to David Allen written by Professor Mike Smith with the occasion of our last conference. We hope you enjoy it.
All our thoughts are with Dave Allen’s wife (Helen), his two daughters (Rosie and Nicky), and his brother (Dennis) and the rest of the family.
Best wishes
Borja Garcia
Dr. Borja García García
Institute of Sport and Leisure Policy
School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Loughborough University
Leicestershire, LE11 3TU (UK)
[Phone] +44 (0) 1509 226 368
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