An avid
motorcycle rider in the US state of Ohio has been buried with his Harley-Davidson
in a transparent casket.
Billy
Standley was embalmed and laid to rest atop a 1977 Electra Glide cruiser in a
Plexiglass casket. An extra-large cemetery plot was required to fulfil his
final wishes.
Standley's
family described the deceased, 82, as a "quirky" man who had been
planning the unusual send-off for years.
The
father-of-four succumbed to lung cancer on 26 January and was laid to rest on
Friday.
Five
embalmers prepared the body - wearing black leathers and a helmet, and equipped
with a metal back brace and straps - to ensure Standley stays astride his
motorcycle after burial.
His two
sons constructed the large see-through casket prior to his death, which he
reportedly proudly displayed for visitors.
"He'd
done right by us all these years, and at least we could see he goes out the way
he wanted to," Standley's son, Pete,
told the Dayton Daily News.
Source- bbc.co.uk
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