The much loved Denny Pilon

  • By Amanda St John
  • 01 Oct, 2016

Always an honour

On Friday 30th September I aided the Pilon family to say their farewells to the lovely Denny.  Every funeral is special to me, but Denny's was very different.  There were around 200 bikes seeing him on his way from his home to the North Devon Crematorium in Barnstaple.  The engines revved as his coffin was carried in to the Rowan Chapel by members of his family and friends and on committal we had another bike rev the engine again to see him off!   The noise in the Crematorium car park was immense!  What a wonderful send off for a wonderful man - and how fitting for his family to have such treasured memories of how much Denny meant to everyone around him.  I am humbled and feel privileged to have played a part in this wonderful service.  Not forgetting the wonderful Jack Cornell from WS Gayton and Son Ltd - you can see him peering out riding pillion with Steve who is Denny's best friend and led the procession. 
Hop over to my Facebook page for more pictures and videos of the procession and bike revving. 
https://www.facebook.com/amandajaneceremonies/
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