https://youtu.be/F3QsZSUsgC0?si=hdhRU9W3Ck9V09oi
The funeral of a good friend today, and a beautiful celebration of his life.
He had been a heart transplant recipient many years ago...called his donor a hero....and after a cycling accident became a hero himself as his liver saved someone else.
The most generous and caring and helpful person...very much like Pirate...but twenty years younger...he was training hard for the World Transplant Games in Germany this year....
The celebration was broadcast globally....friends watching from all around...
He had been staying in Spain half every year, and his local bar there was full of friends there watching, and the local chip shop there was closed.
People were watching in every hospital where he had been treated over the years....
Plus friends he had made while competing everywhere when young, and after his transplant.
That is me going off the back...in front of the escorting police car..,driven by two police officers who are also cyclists.
And where the guard if honour is at the crematorium I'm the first on the left..being the last one in!
The drone couldn't operate by the crem as it was being attacked by a pair of Oystercatchers....their young were walking and flying around the grounds.
Great eulogy for a clearly dear friend.
ReplyDeleteOh what a wonderful send off...such a beautiful day and moving tribute.
ReplyDeleteI'm really sorry your lost your friend, he sounds like he was quite young.
ReplyDeleteNot quite 64
DeleteSorry no photos. But condolences to all his loved ones and those he touched in his life.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful tribute! May his memory be a blessing always.
ReplyDeleteHe sounds like a heroic guy who embraced life and even training for a race. Condolences to you and all his loved ones.
ReplyDeleteThat's very young. But the older I get the more I believe it's not about longevity, it's about impact. Your friend clearly made a big difference in his world.
ReplyDeleteA dignified and fitting sendoff for a well-loved friend.
ReplyDeleteA lovely tribute to a remarkable friend. A life taken to soon.
ReplyDeleteI am sorry for your loss.
Sorry for your loss. Again.
ReplyDeleteIndeed..when Pirate died he just naturally said the right things...not the "right things"....as he had been there himself, losing his wife.
DeleteI’m so sorry for your loss
ReplyDeleteSounds like it was a lovely send off for a great friend
Sad but happy to have known him
DeleteThis struck home. My cousin is on a heart transplant list right now. I've never seen a man grasp on to life as he has. The realization that life is not guaranteed changes everything.
ReplyDeleteMy condolences, he sounds like quite a man.
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry for the loss of your friend. The final farewell was lovely but wow. Big hugs.
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