Farewell To Lady Who Stole Our Hearts
A Star-Studded Send-Off
It was between the fourth and fifth-round weekends of the 2014-15 FA Cup that Rachael Heyhoe Flint spoke with such feeling and humour at the funeral of Sir Jack Hayward – a man she revered so much, she thought he would live forever. Those who knew Rachael probably assumed she was blessed with the same ‘immortality’ gene as her dearest friend. She was always on the go, getting things done for the common good, fussing around to make sure people were okay; a little bundle of constructive energy.