Ex-Liverpool owner and chairman David Moores dies - just weeks after his wife

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Liverpool owner and chairman David Moores has passed away aged 76, the club has announced.In a statement released by the Reds, Moores was said to have died on Friday morning.

His tragic death came just weeks after his wife of 39 years, Marge, passed away.The former chairman served for 16 years from 1991 before becoming an honorary life president, having sold his majority stake in the club in 2007.

While uncle Sir John Moores remarkably served twice as Everton chairman in the 1960s and '70s, David himself was a proud Red.READ MORE: Drone footage shows Anfield revamp as roof is put into place for 61,000-seater groundLiverpool wrote as tribute on their official club website: "The Moores family held a majority stake in Liverpool FC for more than half a century and David took over at the club he loved in September 1991. "Alongside trusted chief executive Rick Parry, he presided over Liverpool’s entry into the newly founded Premier League in 1992 and oversaw the managerial appointments of Roy Evans, Gerard Houllier and Rafael Benitez during his time at Anfield."David - who habitually shunned publicity, preferring instead to operate in the background - saw the Reds win 10 major honours throughout his 16-year tenure, including, of course, the Champions League in 2005."English football's rapid financial growth in the early 2000s resulted in David identifying that Liverpool required external investment in order to compete with their rivals.He eventually left the boardroom in 2007, though his passion and support for the club remained throughout the remainder of his life.