 He resided in Haxby, North Yorkshire until his death in York, North Yorkshire on 6 April 2010 at the age of 90.His death was marked a day later by a minute's applause before York's game at home to AFC Wimbledon, which the team won 5–0.Storey played as a left-sided inside forward and has been described as a "ball-player", a "little gem" and a "creative spark".