21-05-18, 10:57 AM
Maddog Thank you for the thoughts and i am sorry you couldnt make it, hope your feeling better now.
Yes we did give him a good send off. We had tried to warn his family what to expect but they where blown away when nearly 500 bikes turned up to ride with Russ for a final time. I also have to say the support and respect and understanding shown by the people of Kendal
was beyond belief.
The route to the Church took us past Westmorland General Hospital which is were Russ had set off from on the journey that killed him, It looked like all the staff and half the patients where on the pavement to pay there respects, and yes I lost it at that point.
I spent a bit of time talking to some of his family after the Crematorium and yes it did help.
Yes we did give him a good send off. We had tried to warn his family what to expect but they where blown away when nearly 500 bikes turned up to ride with Russ for a final time. I also have to say the support and respect and understanding shown by the people of Kendal
was beyond belief.
The route to the Church took us past Westmorland General Hospital which is were Russ had set off from on the journey that killed him, It looked like all the staff and half the patients where on the pavement to pay there respects, and yes I lost it at that point.
I spent a bit of time talking to some of his family after the Crematorium and yes it did help.