"I sang the Welsh national anthem as loudly as I could before the kick-off against Bulgaria and I knew that Granddad would be watching and feeling extremely proud.
Beloved husband of Pat, much loved dad of Richard, Carol and Barbara and a loving granddad and great granddad, he will be sadly missed by all his family and many friends.
According to the Daily Express, John Perry had waited years to see who would break his granddad's record but when the big moment came, he did not see a single shot, even as the engineering geologist lived close to the All England Club.