RIP Willie Thorne

SoundAsa£

In Spain.....from Leukaemia.
Aged 66.

ShootersHillGuru

OMG. That’s really shocked me. RIP

AFKABartram

Sad news

Henry Irving

Saw he was in a coma last night but still a shock

RIP

Arsenetatters

Oh no - that's so sad.

RIP

cabbles

RIP - thought he may be a tad older.  Very likeable person whenever I saw him on TV

EastTerrace

Sad News. RIP

guinnessaddick

RIP

happyvalley

RIP.

Addick Addict

Lived life to the full did Willy but still too young

RIP 

SoundAsa£

He was a very funny guy and a credit to himself and the game at a time when it produced some great characters.
RIP....Willie.....RIP.

seth plum

Very sad. RIP.

Elthamaddick

RIP Willie, thought he was older than that.

MrOneLung

RIP Mr Maximum

Pedro45

RIP

Johnnysummers5

RIP Willie, one of the great characters of snooker.

Lincsaddick

R I P

RodneyCharltonTrotta

RIP

Bedsaddick

I played a frame against him back in the early 90’s in Cambridge. Lovely bloke . RIP

Talal

That's sad, always came across a nice man. RIP

killerandflash

RIP. One of the great characters from the golden age of snooker

North Lower Neil

Very sad, came across very well and seemed a lovely bloke.

Addickted

RIP Willie

philcafc

Sad to hear this, RIP

mid_life_crisis

RIP Willie.

Bournemouth Addick

No age to go. Sad news. 

meldrew66

Brings back memories of meeting him when doing an exhibition match at a Pontins holiday camp when I was a lad which must have been a good 38 or so years ago. He had his demons as, seemingly, did the vast majority of famous sports personalities of his era. He came across as a genuine, nice man which seems to be everyone else's opinion of him too. RIP fella.

soapy_jones

RIP Willie

hoof_it_up_to_benty

RIP Willie - always enjoyed watching you play snooker.

KBslittlesis

RIP

ChicagoAddick

Very sad. Willie was part of an iconic era of the sport.