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m The Link Magazine • March 2001 39
Fond farewell to a son and a good friend

Thirteen year old Shaun Shirley from Toothill was finally laid to rest on 15 February, nearly a month after he died from injuries sustained
in a fatal accident on Corton Crescent, between West Swindon Centre and Westlea on 17 January.
The service at Kingsdown Cre- bench. "We started going about Laura Spink said the tutor group but slotted in very easily. He was a
matorium taken by Rev Mark together when he came to was much quieter without Shaun. likeable lad, a bit of a cheeky rogue,
Roper from Toothill Church was Greendown. He was always doing "He always came up with good but not somebody you stay cross
attended by his family, including crazy things, but he liked to get us jokes; he was great fun to be with." with for long. He always had a
relations from the Croydon area all involved. I'll remember him for Tutor David Mars said Shaun twinkle in his eye."
where the Shirleys lived until fif- the little curl on his forehead, a bit had a great personality. "He ar- Mum and dad Sandra and
teen months ago, and a large like Superman." rived six months after year7started Raymond Shirley said they had
number of friends from been surprised by how
Greendown School. popular Shaun was.
The school has identi- "We received so many
fied a site where a tree can kind heartfelt cards and
be planted and a sitting flowers," said Sandra. "The
area created in Shaun's Greendown children have
memory. Year 8 young- been fantastic. We had so
sters have been raising many complete strangers
money through sponsored knocking on our door tell-
walks and other events. ing us how sorry they were
Classmates spoke of that Shaun had died."
their sadness at losing a Police investigations into
good friend. the tragic accident have not
"Shaun was a good led to any further action
mate," said his best friend against a man involved in
Ben Hartley, who spent a an argument with Shaun
day with his hair coloured just before he ran into the
pink to raise £100 for the road.

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