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Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 6:43 pm
by VTRgirl
Thanks to all.
Dave's family are very conscious of his connection to OzFireStorm & have included us in their mourning process. It's been an ordeal for everyone & a lot of us will be riding up to a thousand kms this coming Thursday to come together for the funeral. Fingers crossed for a safe journey for all.
I'll send a link to this thread so the family can read the kind thoughts coming from so far away.
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 7:11 pm
by Beast
Such sad news to hear about another fellow biker.
R.I.P mate.
Thoughts are with the family.
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 7:17 pm
by stevevtr1
More sad news
RIP & condolences to his family & friends.
Steve
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 10:07 pm
by warby221
Respects for the family and all that knew him
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 10:24 pm
by tattie
Very sad indeed.
R.I.P.
A.M.
Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 8:08 pm
by sirch345
Very sorry too hear this sad news VTRgirl
My condolences to his family and all his friends.
RIP Dave.
Chris.
Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 12:14 am
by VTRgirl
Well, everyone, thanks again for your wishes. Dave's wife & brother-in-law have both looked in here & pass on their appreciation also.
The funeral was around 900kms from where I live, so I left home on Tuesday & picked up another two Storms en route. We managed 15 bikes to follow the hearse, all FireStorms, with Dave's wife in front of the hearse going pillion with a copper friend on a Blackbird. The funeral was Catholic, so I'll shut my mouth on that, but we were able to give him a brilliant send-off that I know would've given him some serious chuckles. Revving the guts out of the bikes at every opportunity, we raised heads, saw ears covered & even induced a salute from a little old lady as the whole procession went by. The local news picked up the story & we made the second item, although they only sent a camera man so there was no sound. Not to worry though, because we figured everyone would've heard us & put two & two together when they saw the news...
The weather was crappy the whole time, but I always think that's kinda fitting for a funeral.
The only down-side (apart from the obvious), was to watch the fella I rode home with, go for about a 30m slide down the road in the middle of nowhere thanks to a massive deisel spill & then to finally make it home (through freezing rain the whole 900k) late last night to find two more members had come off! All okay though.