VALE – Lorenzo Sartoretto – Pioneer of Marconi Football
Lorry?s health deteriorated in recent years as a result of asbestosis. He passed away yesterday, Monday 18 April at his aged care residence, across the car park from Marconi Stadium, with his immediate family members at his bedside.
For many football supporters that frequent Marconi Stallions? Premier League matches, both home and away, Lorry was the man with his trusty oxygen bottle in tow. He attended both Grade 20 and 1st Grade matches and never held back from explaining the birth of football at Marconi or help out with a post match feedback to the Senior Coaches.
At 21 years of age, Lorry migrated to Australia from Italy with his brother Tarcisio (Terry) in 1952, to join the rest of their family. Six years after their arrival in 1958, Club Marconi opened its doors at Bossley Park, with Bocce being the first sport to be adopted by the Club. Shortly afterwards, a group of young men convinced the then Board of Directors to establish ?Calcio? (football).
Lorry was seen to be the driving force behind the newly formed football committee and in 1960; Marconi played their first game in association football, wearing a Sky Blue shirt with white collar, Sky Blue socks and white shorts.
The Club did not have to wait long for success and in 1963; the new Bossley Park club house took possession of the first few pieces of silverware. The hard work and perseverance paid off as Marconi was fast becoming the team to play for. And as they say, the rest was certainly football history, which Lorry played an integral part in its shape over many decades.
Lorry is one of the pioneers of football and is considered by many as the ?Father of Football? at Club Marconi.
Farewell our friend and may your soul travel safely to the big football stadium in the sky.
– Marconi Statement
Football NSW would like to pass its condolences to the Sartoretto family and Marconi Club.
