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AllyJay
4 years agoMember
@Kathyjane, my brother died in 1996 in a skydiving accident. He was taking part in the National Championships in South Africa and had a bad (very bad) landing. I reckon he had time to utter two words, and my guess is the first was "Oh" and the second was "Fuck"!!! His funeral had over a thousand attendees and included skydivers from all over the country. Songs played were Queen's "The Show Must Go On"...Elton John's "Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me" and my best one...Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust". His coffin was covered in his unpacked parachute instead of flowers, and his rig was then packed and presented to his widow at the cemetery. (Much like folding the flag). The following Saturday, at his home dropzone, three hired large planes took up 99 jumpers to form a very large circle formation, and the 100 th empty slot was his. Blue Skies Geoff.