Jack Kedea Death | Passed Away | Obituary
Jack Kedea Death – Dead: A great loss was made known to InsideEko. As friends and families of the deceased are mourning the passing of their loved and cherished Jack Kedea.
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PNGRFL has lost two dedicated and passionate rugby league officials in Port Moresby this week.
Jack Kedea (13/7/2020) aged 62 passed away after a short illness and Andrew Stone (15/7/2020) of a severe asthmatic attack. Thoughts + prayers are with their families.🙏🏾 RIP
PNGRFL has lost two dedicated and passionate rugby league officials in Port Moresby this week.
Jack Kedea (13/7/2020) aged 62 passed away after a short illness and Andrew Stone (15/7/2020) of a severe asthmatic attack. Thoughts + prayers are with their families.🙏🏾 RIP pic.twitter.com/JlMTSb30xF— PNG Rugby Football League (@PNGRFL_Official) July 16, 2020
Our deepest condolences go out to the loved ones +family of the Late Jack Kedea and Andrew Stone. Andrew was a trainer with the Oil Search PNG Orchids @ the 2017 Rugby League World Cup in Sydney and we thank him for his contributions to the team Folded handsRIP Jack Kedea and Andrew Stone
Our deepest condolences go out to the loved ones +family of the Late Jack Kedea and Andrew Stone. Andrew was a trainer with the Oil Search PNG Orchids @ the 2017 Rugby League World Cup in Sydney and we thank him for his contributions to the team 🙏RIP Jack Kedea and Andrew Stone https://t.co/YZb9shuFC9
— PNG Orchids (@PNGOrchids) July 16, 2020
16/07/2020
PNGRFL SADDENED BY PASSING OF JACK KEDEA AND ANDREW STONEThe Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League (PNGRFL) has lost two dedicated and passionate rugby league officials in Port Moresby this week.
On Monday (July 13, 2020) Jack Kedea aged 62 passed away after a short illness and early yesterday morning (Wednesday July 15, 2020) Andrew Stone aged 37 succumbed to an asthmatic attack.
PNGRFL Chairman Sandis Tsaka was saddened to learn of the passing of Jack Kedea and Andrew Stone.
“Losing people like Jack and Andrew, who contributed so much effort to the administration and development of rugby league programs and players on and off the field, voluntarily is indeed very sad,” Chairman Tsaka said.
“We thank them for their contributions and service to rugby league.”
PNGRFL Director for Southern Confederate Gwaibo Mairi described late Jack as ‘having rugby league in his veins.
“I admired and commended Jack for sacrificing so much time which he could have spent with his family in organizing and running rugby league competitions and programs throughout Central Province,” Mairi said.
Late Andrew Stone joined the Central Dabaris this year as Head Trainer.
In the past several seasons, he was trainer for the NCDC Port Moresby Vipers.
Andrew was also a trainer with the Oil Search PNG Orchids at the 2017 Rugby League World Cup in Sydney.
In 2014, late Andrew was assistant trainer with the SP PNG Hunters in their first season in the Queensland Intrust Super Cup competition.
SP Hunters inaugural Coach and current PNG LNG Kumuls coach Michael Marum said Andrew was a hardworking and dedicated trainer who always put on a smile doing his job.
“A real champion and even though he was ill, Andrew was always there doing what he loved best,” Marum said.
The PNGRFL and the rugby league families throughout PNG and overseas, conveys its sincere condolences to the families, relatives and friends of late Jack Kedea and late Andrew Stone.
Our thoughts and prayers are with their loved ones at this time.
May their souls Rest in Eternal Peace
It is with sadness and sorrow to announce that Port Moresby Rugby Football League Treasurer and a very long time vivid rugby league follower and administrator Jack Kedea passed on today – 13/07/20 after a short illness at Port Moresby General Hospital.
Jack Kedea at the time of his passing, he was the treasurer of Port Moresby Rugby League since 2014, founding chairman of the Central Premier League, made Life Member Port Moresby Rugby Football League in 2019 and a member of the Lloyd Robson Oval Trustee since 2014.
League lost chairman
The Central Premier Rugby League is saddened by the sudden passing of its founding chairman and veteran league administrator, Jack Kedea.
The late chairman was admitted to the Port Moresby General Hospital last week after suffering a mild heart attack.
He passed away on Monday July 13th.
We are still working on getting more details about the death, as family statement on the death is yet to be released.