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Chris Hora - Ashes to be buried at OCC
Chris Hora's ashes will be buried on the pitch this Saturday 13th August at approximately 9pm. The ceremony will be very informal. Paul Schmidt and Julian Sanders will say a few words of prayer before the actual burial. Please note that the actual ashes will be poured into the ground as burying a casket would present a health and safety risk on the pitch. Kelly has asked for this to be a celebration and so wear what you like, bring a drink out to the pitch and we will raise a glass to Chris as the sun goes down. All are welcome and we will do our best to wait for teams playing away to get back, but please do make every effort to be prompt so that we still have some sunlight to perform the ceremony.
Chris Hora's funeral took place on Friday 1st July. The church service took place at St Mary's Church, College Road, Bromley where Richard Collens read Psalm 23 and Neil Bradford gave a splendid rendition of Rudyard Kipling's 'If'. The occasion was marked by some sharp suits on display, and some very rank singing in church, despite the Vicar ( who Bradders siad looked like Dick Emery ) trying to summon up enthusiasm by explaining that Chris was once a choir boy there. The crematorium was more refined with Neil Bradford, Paul Schmidt, Geoff Atkinson, Richard de Mel, Keith Stockbridge and Neil Markell all acting as pallbearers. Kelly gave a eulogy which embraced Chris's love of the club, his tour antics and gave an insight into his family life. Afterwards, the wake was held at the club where a Jim and Trudi special tea awaited those returning and a hog roast was served later in the evening. A free bar meant all could enjoy a good evening at the club although hopes of restraint being shown by the 1s who were due to play Upchurch in the League in the next day, were very much dashed.!! However it didn't seem to affect them too much - a big 20 points followed the next day. There has been a suggestion that Chris is inspiring them to greater things this year and a plea from Bradders to set a chair out with a cardboard cut out of Chris on the boundary is being taken seriously!!
Click here to read Kelly's tribute to Chris.
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