Richard William Taylor, 20/07/71 to 20/06/12

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Re: Richard William Taylor, 20/07/71 to 20/06/12

Post by Jon R » Thu Jun 21, 2012 1:42 pm

So sorry to hear this news.
Thinking of his family and friends.


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Re: Richard William Taylor, 20/07/71 to 20/06/12

Post by SJG » Thu Jun 21, 2012 5:01 pm

Our thoughts and prayers will be with Richard and his loved ones after hearing this shocking news.

I had read previously that he was ill but this is still an awful post to read.

It just goes to show how precious life is and although most of us have never met it feels like we have lost a friend.

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Re: Richard William Taylor, 20/07/71 to 20/06/12

Post by Manalishi » Thu Jun 21, 2012 5:46 pm

Very sad news. My condolences to Richards family and all involved.
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Re: Richard William Taylor, 20/07/71 to 20/06/12

Post by MikeMedford » Thu Jun 21, 2012 9:51 pm

Sad to hear, my condolences to his family and friends :(

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Re: Richard William Taylor, 20/07/71 to 20/06/12

Post by TDHFastback » Thu Jun 21, 2012 9:52 pm

A sad loss to the club. My heart goes out to the family who will be in my prayers.

Good idea Rich re the donation just let me know where/how to give.

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Re: Richard William Taylor, 20/07/71 to 20/06/12

Post by rockdemon » Fri Jun 22, 2012 10:30 am

Devastating news. He will be missed. It was him that influenced me to try a rover 800. There is also a thread on the classic rover forum from Rick's other car passion, the rover p6. If anything is organised with donations etc it might be good if there can be collaboration between the 2 rover sites.

Will see if anything has been organised.

There has been talk of a trophy for best customized car at future rover events.

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Re: Richard William Taylor, 20/07/71 to 20/06/12

Post by Pete K » Fri Jun 22, 2012 1:52 pm

IMPORTANT UPDATE

Richard I have spoken with Joanne today re funeral arrangements.

I have been asked to set up a 'Just Giving' Page for those who wish to use that as a method of paying some form of tribute to Rick

Hold fire for a day or so and I will get this up and running over the weekend and post details on this forum and the Classic Rover forum.

Cheers
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Re: Richard William Taylor, 20/07/71 to 20/06/12

Post by Pete K » Fri Jun 22, 2012 2:27 pm

FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR RICHARD

OK

Joanne has asked me to post up the following information

Richards funeral with be next Thursday 28th June 2012

The Cortege will leave Richard's Home at 14.10hrs
It is a request that only family and close friends leave from the house
this is only due to logistical reasons as the street is very narrow.

A service will be held at Wakefield Crematorium at 14.40hrs
Please use this link for address & maps of locationhttp://www.wakefield.gov.uk/CommunityAn ... torium.htm

Following the service there will be a gathering of friends and family at Sandal Rugby Club at approximately 15.30 hrs onward
where there will be a celebration of Richards life and time and space to talk with family and others
who knew Richard in his many guises as a Family Man, Workmate and Petrol Head.
Please use this link for address & maps of location http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/sandalrufc/location/






Now with that all lisited I can move on to the requests for people to follow the Cortege in their Classic Rovers.

With Joanne's permission this will be possible.
I am trying to organise a 'collection point' as close as possible to Rick's house and on the immediate route of the Cortege.

I have spent some time today with West Yorkshire Police re the logistics of this and the legal requirements.
Whilst not yet in full possession of the facts the Police can see no problem
with what we wish to do to 'escort' or should that be 'Rover-cort' Richard.
I will probably have a meeting with them over the weekend or Monday / Tuesday.

I should have more details on this 'collection point' soon so please keep looking on this thread.

I have been passing all your messages of condolence on and will continue to do so.

Maybe at some point in the future Jo and the boys may read this thread
and take some comfort knowing that Richard had a wide circle of friends
in the car community who thought a great deal of the man and his knowledge
and appreciated the time he spent trying to help others in the Rover World as a whole.
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Re: Richard William Taylor, 20/07/71 to 20/06/12

Post by MG Mal » Fri Jun 22, 2012 4:07 pm

I'm due up that way next weekend, so will see if I can advance things a little.

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Re: Richard William Taylor, 20/07/71 to 20/06/12

Post by metelmickey » Sat Jun 23, 2012 6:08 am

just read this, sad news indeed, my condolences on their lose, never met him but enjoyed reading his posts. :cry: :cry:
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Re: Richard William Taylor, 20/07/71 to 20/06/12

Post by mikeyni » Sat Jun 23, 2012 8:44 am

Sad news there, terible to happen to anybody at that age. My thoughts and condolences are with his family and friends at this hard time.
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Re: Richard William Taylor, 20/07/71 to 20/06/12

Post by v6pilot » Sat Jun 23, 2012 11:10 am

So Sad to read this. my condolences to his family.
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Re: Richard William Taylor, 20/07/71 to 20/06/12

Post by DLR » Sun Jun 24, 2012 11:08 am

As everyone else has said here, terrible news to hear about a true gent who really knew his stuff and always offered advice to all members on this forum.

My condolences to his family and friends.

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Re: Richard William Taylor, 20/07/71 to 20/06/12

Post by Nuts4my827 » Sun Jun 24, 2012 11:25 am

I am shocked. I had no idea Rick was ill. My heart goes out to his family and friends in this very hard time. I have lost a couple of friends to serious illness and I told myself that they were much better in the afterlife as they were now not suffering.

I will be adding to the Just Giving page when it is up and running. Would it be OK if I posted a link to it on by biking forum? We had a very good cyclist falkl under the curse of cancer a few years back.
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Re: Richard William Taylor, 20/07/71 to 20/06/12

Post by Pete K » Sun Jun 24, 2012 9:38 pm

MEET UP POINT FOR ROVERS & A N OTHERS

It has been decided that anyone wishing to follow the Cortege will meet in the Vine Tree Car Park just off the roundabout at the bottom of Leeds Road
82 Leeds Road Wakefield West Yorkshire WF1 2QF

The pub is currently boarded up so car park is free and plenty of room to turn and line up.

Use this link for map and directions please https://plus.google.com/109190599498391 ... l=uk&hl=en

Dress is requested as Smart but suits / ties are not essential - your presence is more important than your sartorial elegance :wink:

With the cars leaving the house at 14.10 hrs we need to be in place and ready to 'tag on' at 14.00hrs as the pub is within 1/2 mile of the house.

I propose to be in the carpark by 13.30 hours - unfortunately not in a Rover as I no longer have one.
It is either my intention to cadge a lift or shoot off at high speed via a different route after the cortege passes.

I am going to look at the Crem tomorrow re parking but it should not be a problem
Parking at the Rugby Club is easy...

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