Per request of our good friend and PGR member Gregg “Digger” Walker (Walker Family Funeral Services), the Patriot Guard Riders (PGR) will be attending the Military Honors of this Hero.
It will be an honor to do so.
Raymond John Cool also known by “John” was born in Lynwood, and entered Eternal Rest on 03 February 2017 in Riverside.
Riverside Police say that John was intentionally run over by a motorist at the spot where he lived, a corner of the parking lot at the intersection of Van Buren and Jackson Street.
His brother Jim says that John Cool dropped out of society about ten years ago. The family thought that he might be dead, but in 2011, through friends and relatives of a person who brought John Cool lunch every day, Jim learned that he was in Riverside. With the help of a Riverside Police Officer and a twenty-five year old picture, Jim found John on his usual curb.
John was a Sonar Technician (Surface) Seaman (STGSN) in the Navy and later worked for North American Rockwell and Boeing.
His brother Jim said that he couldn’t stay with any job. John had dyslexia, but that he didn’t have any mental illnesses or drug addictions.
John is survived by his brother Jim.
NOTE: This mission posting is to facilitate your voluntary participation in honoring this Military Veteran. For those interested, and all are welcome, we will be accompanying the hero and his family from the church to his final resting place. Please see the time table if you would like to participate. For those who would rather go directly to the cemetery, we will meet you there.
Time Table for Monday 13 March 2017 1100 – Stage at East Hills Community Church, 20660 Orange Terrace Pkwy., Riverside, CA.
http://goo.gl/maps/SYWP81130 – Mission Briefing
1145 – Flag line as our Hero is moved to the coach.
1145 – KSU to Riverside National Cemetery, (Staging Area #8 for family, for PGR, East Normandy Dr., just East of the circle on the North side of the street facing West) 22495 Van Buren Blvd., Riverside, CA 92518
http://goo.gl/maps/v0K0E 1200 – KSU to assigned gravesite for Flag line, Service and Military Honors
RC: Dean Parker aka Deano aka Gofer
SoCalPGR Ride Captain
909-732-7235
dean1951@verizon.net
You do not have to be a Veteran or a motorcycle rider to attend this mission. Everyone is welcome. We encourage those who do not ride to attend in your car. If this will be your first mission go to the initial staging area and you will be briefed there by the R/C (Ride Captain). Dress for motorcycle riding or dress casually if you are driving a cage (car). Please feel free to attend any portion of this mission you can. Please ride/drive safely.
Please remember that our mission is to stand tall and silent, and with honor and respect for our Heroes. No talking, smoking, or cell phone use during the flag line or service. Please keep radios off and engine noise to a minimum. Observe the 15 MPH speed limit. Remember, cemeteries are hallowed ground. Show respect to all who are there, not just the ones we are honoring.
