It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of one of our famous Old Parmiterians Tommy Walsh at the age of 69. He had been suffering for the last few years from cancer but battled it bravely till the very end and died peacefully with his family around him.
Tommy was a professional builder who played regularly in goal for the OPs from the early 1980s until around the late 1990s when fame came to him in the form of being part of a very popular BBC program called Ground Force.
He grew up in Hackney and went to Parmiters School in Bethnal Green which has long since closed. He remained in Hackney throughout his life. He was an East End boy tied to his roots.
When he left School he went into the building trade with his father and honed his skills which we saw on TV. Before fame found him Tommy played in goal for one of our teams with his Alsation dog ‘Major’ sitting quietly behind the goal he was defending. He was part of a grand slam team that included his brother Kieran.

Once he became a TV personality we did not see so much of him on the football field but he was always in touch attending dinners and presenting at the school. He did a lot of Charity work and was always available to help many causes.
If you met him he was always smiling with a few jokes. A very personable and likeable character and larger than life. I and so many others will miss him.
Condolences to his wife Marie and all his family and friends, he will be greatly missed by many club members and in the wider world through his TV work. RIP Tommy Walsh.