Craig Falkingham - Triumph GT6+
June 2003 - Sad news about Craig
We've been told of some very sad news about
Craig. Craig died on the 21st June 2003 at the age of 45 in a motor
accident. A friend of Craig's (W Moffat) emailed us to say :
"Hello, I heard a news report the
other night about a head-on collision in which a man was killed. The
newsreader did not pronounce the name properly so I did a search on what I
thought she was trying to say and came up with this page.
Unfortunately, it turns out
that my suspicions were correct. Apparently, he attempted to pass and
collided with an oncoming vehicle. I grew up on the same street as Craig,
attended the same schools, etc. Although he was two years older I did know
him to say hello. Anyway, just thought you might like to know. His obituary,
taken from The Windsor Star appears below. By the way, he was not driving the
Triumph."
FALKINGHAM, Craig Douglas
Suddenly
on June 21, 2003, at the age of 45. Beloved husband and best friend of Alison
(nee Armstrong). Loving father of Kelsey, Brett, Allan, Anthony, and Alex.
Dear son of John and Mary Falkingham. Dear brother of John Falkingham and wife
Cheryl of Ottawa. Craig will be dearly missed by many aunts and uncles, nieces
and nephews, and great nieces and nephews. Special son-in-law of Faith and Al
Armstrong. Brother-in-law of Shelley and Bill Armstrong, Vicki and Dale
Gadoury, and of Mike Armstrong. Close friend of Al Bondy. Craig worked for
over 14 years at MacLaren Performance. He loved to golf and his greatest
passon: restoring his Triumph. Friends will be received at the Morris Sutton
Funeral Home & Cremation Centre, 68 Giles Blvd. E. (254-8633), on Tuesday,
June 24, 2003, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service from the chapel on
Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. Rev. Marion MacLeod officiating. Cremation to follow
with interment at a later date. In kindness, donations may be made in trust to
Craig's children for their R.E.S.P. A tree will be planted in memory of Craig
Falkingham in the Morris Sutton Heritage Forest. A dedication service will be
held September 28, 2003. All are welcome.
Windsor Star, Area Code 519
Our deepest sympathies go out to
Craig's family and friends at this very sad time.
Previous information sent to us by Craig himself
:
Status : Running
Location : Tecumseh, Ont.Ca.
Year : 1969 (born on 1st April .... April Fools Day !)
Colour : Black
Good evening Neville; Craig Falkingham here from
Tecumseh, Ont.Ca.
I happened across your GT6 site the other night and thought
that you'd might like to make another addition to 'Your Cars' link on your site, great job
on building your site by the way. (If I could find the time I would like to build my
own ......... some day).
Anyways, I am sending some JPG's for you to look at for now
and in the meantime I will try to write up a little history and get together a series of
photos with explanations.
I'm glad I found your site; write to you later or
visa/versa.
Craig Falkingham
P.S.: I have had this GT since 1973, bought it for
$1000, drove it, raced it, parked it several times, restored it 3 times( kept on wanting
to make improvements on my work), And I finally got it the way I like 4 years ago - with 2
years to get all the final little bugs out!