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<\/p>\nIt is\u00a0with great sadness that\u00a0Schaeffler Automotive Aftermarket (UK) Ltd has\u00a0announced the passing of their Sales Manager, Alan \u2018Deano\u2019 Dean.<\/p>\n
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The 54-year-old \u00a0leaves his wife, Kay, daughter Natalie\u00a0and grandson Henry. Alan had worked for the leading supplier\u00a0of LuK clutches, INA\u00a0tensioners and FAG wheel bearings for the past 20 years.<\/p>\n
Managing Director Nigel Morgan has paid tribute to Alan\u2019s\u00a0tireless work in helping establish the brands in the UK\u00a0automotive aftermarket,\u00a0within which he was an extremely popular character with both work colleagues\u00a0and customers\u00a0alike.<\/p>\n
He said: \u201cMany of you might have been already aware that Alan had been\u00a0very unwell for a number of months.\u00a0It is\u00a0with deep regret that I have to inform you that Alan passed away peacefully in\u00a0hospital close to his home in\u00a0Leicester.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u00a0have lost a dear friend and colleague after 20 years at Schaeffler. Alan was\u00a0one of the founder members of our\u00a0aftermarket business to whom we owe a great\u00a0debt of gratitude.\u00a0He was\u00a0always immaculate, but was never afraid to get his hands dirty and always led\u00a0his team from the front when\u00a0the going got tough.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was\u00a0totally passionate about everything he undertook and this earned him the\u00a0respect of so many of his\u00a0customers, colleagues and his peers.\u00a0We\u00a0will all have our own special memories of Alan and I ask you to take a few\u00a0moments to think of him and his family\u00a0at this sad time.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nigel\u00a0added that the company had been inundated with messages of condolence from\u00a0numerous customers who\u00a0wanted to attend Alan\u2019s funeral service which is due to\u00a0be held at 11.15am on Friday, September 11, at Gilroes\u00a0Crematorium, Groby Rd,\u00a0Leicester LE3 9QG, followed by a celebration of his life at The Stamford Arms,\u00a02 Leicester\u00a0Road, Groby, Leicester LE6 0DJ.<\/p>\n
For\u00a0those attending the funeral, there is no dress code, but the family has\u00a0suggested that it might be appropriate to\u00a0wear a pink tie or pink shirt as this\u00a0was Alan\u2019s favourite colour. Any donations should be made to Macmillan Cancer\u00a0Support at: \u00a0http:\/\/www.justgiving.com\/Alan-Dean-Deano<\/p>\n
May he rest in peace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It is\u00a0with great sadness that\u00a0Schaeffler Automotive Aftermarket (UK) Ltd has\u00a0announced the passing of their Sales Manager, Alan \u2018Deano\u2019 Dean. The 54-year-old \u00a0leaves his wife,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":21684,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aftermarket","category-news","cat-7-id","cat-1-id","has_thumb"],"yoast_head":"\n