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#1 condo559

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Posted 06 February 2010 - 22:34

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Hi all..My name is Michael Turner and my father was Gerry Turner...looking through your website ive seen pictures on here from his racing days and I just wanted to report that My dad passed away yesterday friday 5th febuary..2010..He went peacefuly in his sleep.Some of you may remember him for the Pike BSA and his most commonly raced Rudge's. The one pic on here depicts him sitting on his bike (Goldstar) in front of John Surtess van and the number 112 on his bike.
Anyway I just thought I would pay my respects to my dad by writing this post.

R.I.P.
Dad

Michael x

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Posted 06 February 2010 - 22:48

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Hi all..My name is Michael Turner and my father was Gerry Turner...looking through your website ive seen pictures on here from his racing days and I just wanted to report that My dad passed away yesterday friday 5th febuary..2010..He went peacefuly in his sleep.Some of you may remember him for the Pike BSA and his most commonly raced Rudge's. The one pic on here depicts him sitting on his bike (Goldstar) in front of John Surtess van and the number 112 on his bike.
Anyway I just thought I would pay my respects to my dad by writing this post.

R.I.P.
Dad

Michael x


Hello Mike , and welcome to the forum , very sad to hear of your fathers passing , and my thoughts , and I would think , all the forum are with you and your family at this time . I do remember your father and that is a great pic for you to post as a lasting epitaph to a great rider . RIP Gerry :cry:

#3 Russell Burrows

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Posted 06 February 2010 - 23:00

Michael, Condolences to you and your family and thank you for taking the time to pass on this sad news.

#4 picblanc

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Posted 06 February 2010 - 23:17

Very sorry to hear that Michael. :(

#5 Alan Langton

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Posted 06 February 2010 - 23:47

Very sorry to hear that Michael. :(

RIP to your Dad , never easy this , but keep the good memories.
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#6 Russell Burrows

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Posted 07 February 2010 - 20:30

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The Pike Goldie as restored by TNFer, Ton.

#7 Russell Burrows

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Posted 07 February 2010 - 22:04

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Michael, nice pic of you dad on the Island.


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Posted 07 February 2010 - 22:36

Condolences to you and your family Michael. Most of us on here know how hard it is losing ones father. RIP. :cry:

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Posted 07 February 2010 - 22:59

I wish I had been old enough to enjoy watching the riders back then Michael, very brave and did it for the love of the sport. My condolences. RIP.


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Posted 08 February 2010 - 22:15

Condolences to you and your family Michael

RIP Gerry

#11 condo559

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Posted 19 March 2010 - 07:28

Hi everyone...I wish to thank everyone for their kind responses to the passing of my dad...I would like to share with you a picture of Dad's coffin..I know it sounds odd but i think you Rudge enthusiasts will appreciate what we had done for dad, His funeral was very quiet and descreet with all close family members present.
please dont be offended but I think its worth sharing this pic with you all


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#12 Russell Burrows

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Posted 19 March 2010 - 08:59

Hi everyone...I wish to thank everyone for their kind responses to the passing of my dad...I would like to share with you a picture of Dad's coffin..I know it sounds odd but i think you Rudge enthusiasts will appreciate what we had done for dad, His funeral was very quiet and descreet with all close family members present.
please dont be offended but I think its worth sharing this pic with you all


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What a great idea, Michael. Is it an Ulster?

#13 Paul Rochdale

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Posted 19 March 2010 - 09:19

What an excellent coffin. When our daughter died five years ago she had a cardboard coffin and wicker coffins are becoming popular too. Your Dad would have appreciated that.

#14 condo559

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Posted 21 March 2010 - 13:33

Hi everyone...I wish to thank everyone for their kind responses to the passing of my dad...I would like to share with you a picture of Dad's coffin..I know it sounds odd but i think you Rudge enthusiasts will appreciate what we had done for dad, His funeral was very quiet and descreet with all close family members present.
please dont be offended but I think its worth sharing this pic with you all


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Hi Russel..Im not sure which one this is...but knowing Dad it probably is. Thanks for the comment.
Mike

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Posted 16 June 2013 - 20:12

Apologies for posting on an old thread, but I was unaware of Gerry's passing. He was a draughtsman in the design office at British Aerospace when I joined there in 1983, and although he talked a bit about the old bikes that he had and rode in historic events, he never really spoke about his younger racing days. It was my dept manager who one day told me that Gerry had been a very quick motorcycle racer (office rumour had him second only to Surtees at some events), but had had a very bad accident that had ended his racing career and also changed his personality from a happy-go-lucky type to a quieter more serious person, but I enjoyed the chats I had with him and now wish I had questioned him more about his exploits. I recall he bought a car off me (can't remember if it was a Rover or a BMW). He was a nice guy. RIP Gerry.

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Posted 05 March 2022 - 15:57

Hi all..My name is Michael Turner and my father was Gerry Turner...looking through your website ive seen pictures on here from his racing days and I just wanted to report that My dad passed away yesterday friday 5th febuary..2010..He went peacefuly in his sleep.Some of you may remember him for the Pike BSA and his most commonly raced Rudge's. The one pic on here depicts him sitting on his bike (Goldstar) in front of John Surtess van and the number 112 on his bike.
Anyway I just thought I would pay my respects to my dad by writing this post.

R.I.P.
Dad

Michael x

Hi Michael,

Apologies for replying to a very old post but I think my late father's bought your father's Rudge Racer (somewhere around the 1960s). Before my father died he restored the bike, sadly never got to ride it himself due to ill health. Wasnt able to post before and after pictures of it but would be happy to send you some to see if you recognise it.

kind regards

Elaine