A prayer for Ralph please.

I'm such an emotional sod, I was crying reading that. Why does god take the good ones?  

I'm just sorry I can't be at the funeral today to say my final goodbyes, but I will be flying his flag on Luna on LEJOG

xx

The Funeral went well. Eve had arranged for Ralph's coffin to be taken to the crematorium in a motorbike and sidecar hearse. It was a good 30 minutes drive. The coffin was of burial quality and had large photos of minis especially Grand Tour very tastefully done. Too nice to be burned!

Eve held up better than expected and the mini people had their own celebration of Ralph's life at a Pub/Restaurant at the top of our road in our local park. I'll ask Andrew to post a photo of the coffin and hearse. The coffin had to be seen in close up to be truely appreciated.

There were around 30 Minis in our convoy, but no new MINIs. The rear lights on the sidecar look suspiciously like new MINI ones though.

Hi Everyone
I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who came to Ralph funeral or who sent their regards I know this funeral was not to do with me and I like many others was just a guest but I know Ralph would have love to see so many of you there it would have made him so proud.
As I had said in a previous posting that I did not really feel I could go, however after speaking to the undertaker and some of our friends in the end I decided that I could let him take this last journey alone. I had gone to see him on the wednesday and talked to him, which I found was a great comfort. It was hard to go and see him but because I knew this was going to be the last time before he was destoryed,  it made it essential.  I feel at the moment that he is not here up untill the wednesday it felt he was still alive, I know he was not so it must have been his presents, but on friday when I woke it felt he had gone, now I feel I have no where to go to speak to him. sometimes I go on to facebook to look at his picture, I miss him so much.
I will close now as writing his is making me upset, but thank you again for all your kind words I only wish he could see them.  Eve