BN- MOUNT GREENWOOD — Ron Roach noticed something was out of place in a funeral procession for one of his fellow bikers about 12 years ag...
BN- MOUNT GREENWOOD — Ron Roach noticed something was out of place in a funeral procession for one of his fellow bikers about 12 years ago.
Nearly a quarter mile of motorcycles were lined up behind the casket — a Cadillac hearse leading the way.
At the funeral luncheon, Roach, 59, sketched a drawing of a hearse designed to be towed by a motorcycle. His napkin drawing was inspired by horse-drawn hearses from long ago.
Last Ride Funeral Services was founded two years later in 2005. Roach, a retired Chicago firefighter from Mount Greenwood, estimates he’s led the way in more than 100 funerals since starting the business.
“We just thought it was a better way to bury bikers,” said Roach, who worked as a firefighter in Roseland and Archer Heights.
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