MECHANICSBURG, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio man’s family is
fulfilling his dying wish — to be buried astride his beloved
Harley-Davidson motorcycle.
But it hasn’t been easy. The project
required an extra-large cemetery plot to accommodate a Plexiglas casket
for Billy Standley and his 1967 Electra Glide cruiser. Embalmers
prepared his body with a metal back brace and straps to ensure he’ll
never lose his seat.
Standley’s family said he’d been planning it
for years. He said he didn’t just want to ride off to heaven, he wanted
the world to see him do it in see-through casket. His sons began
fashioning it about five years ago.
The Dayton Daily News
(http://bit.ly/1dS4hsq) reports that Standley of Mechanicsburg, west of
Columbus, died of lung cancer Sunday at age 84. He was to be buried
Friday.
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Information from: Dayton Daily News, http://www.daytondailynews.com
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.
MECHANICSBURG, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio man’s family is
fulfilling his dying wish — to be buried astride his beloved
Harley-Davidson motorcycle.
But it hasn’t been easy. The project
required an extra-large cemetery plot to accommodate a Plexiglas casket
for Billy Standley and his 1967 Electra Glide cruiser. Embalmers
prepared his body with a metal back brace and straps to ensure he’ll
never lose his seat.
Standley’s family said he’d been planning it
for years. He said he didn’t just want to ride off to heaven, he wanted
the world to see him do it in see-through casket. His sons began
fashioning it about five years ago.
The Dayton Daily News
(http://bit.ly/1dS4hsq) reports that Standley of Mechanicsburg, west of
Columbus, died of lung cancer Sunday at age 84. He was to be buried
Friday.
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Information from: Dayton Daily News, http://www.daytondailynews.com
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.