The family of William A. Durvin has invited the Patriot Guard Riders to attend his funeral service and honor him. It will be our privilege to do so.
William A. Durvin entered the U.S. Air Force in May, 1966 and was honorably discharged in May, 1970.
After the military William continued to serve his country in the civilian sector working for the Dept of Defense for the next 42 years. He was very proud of his work with the Sidewinder Program and earned many commendation letters and civilian awards for supporting the Warfighter.
William is survived by his wife Carolyn, known as 'Littledeer', and she says he was an amazing husband and father of 3, two sons and one daughter. He is also survived by 4 grandchildren.
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 chapel services 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 Friday, 12 JUN 15: 0915 - Stage at Holland and Lyons Mortuary, 216 S. Norma St., Ridgecrest, CA 93555
https://goo.gl/maps/KFsWc 0930 - Mission briefing
0945 - Flag Line for family's arrival into Chapel
1000 - Service commences
1045 - Est conclusion of service and Flag Line for dignified transfer of Hero to coach
1100 - Est KSU to Desert Memorial Park, 801 S. San Bernardino Rd., Ridgecrest, CA 93555
https://goo.gl/maps/oMS1x 1115 - Est arrival at cemetery followed by Flag Line and Military Honors
R/C Scot Tomlinson
Patriot Guard Ride Captaintomlinsonscot@yahoo.com
760-499-4950 cell
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 post your condolences for the family at the National Link:
https://www.patriotguard.org/showthread.php?404837
