Convoy of lorries pays homage to much-loved Telford business owner
A convoy of trucks took part in a funeral procession celebrating the life of a "great boss and a great family man".
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On Saturday morning, residents of Dawley watched the spectacular sight of 17 trucks paying homage to Telford business owner, Walter 'Wally' Keen.
Wally, 87, died at home last month after a long-term illness.
The businessman worked in the haulage business for 55 years, having set up W A Keen Transport in Horsehay in the late 1960s.
His funeral procession on Saturday was made up, in part, of a convoy of trucks driven largely by those who worked for Wally.
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Mick Thomas, who worked with Wally for many years, helped organise the spectacular send-off.
He said: "It was fantastic. Several of us worked with Wally. He was a great man, a great boss and a great family man.
"He would've been over the moon to see that happening for him - it was absolutely fantastic."
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At the end of his life, Wally was cared for by his wife Joyce. Wally is survived by Joyce, his two daughters, Tracy and Lynn and five grandchildren: Stephanie, Rachael, Aiden, Kirsty and Ellie.
He has two great-grandchildren, Amelia and Freddie, whom his daughter, Tracy, said he "he adored".
One of ten siblings, Wally has two surviving sisters, Janet and Barbara.
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Earlier this month, Tracy fondly remembered her "tough as old boots" father as "very kind and dignified, and very strong" calling him the family's "rock".
His daughter Lynn added: "Dad was exceptionally well-liked and you wouldn't hear anyone say anything detrimental about him," added Lynn. "He was always a happy person, who enjoyed a joke, and did things his way."