Large celebration honours popular teacher
CBC News
Posted: Sep 22, 2011 7:17 AM AT
Last Updated: Sep 22, 2011 6:50 AM AT
Trevor Nason's family asked for a motorcycle escort to lead the hearse after the service. (Kate Letterick/CBC)
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A large celebration was held on Wednesday to honour a popular Moncton-area teacher who was killed in a motorcycle accident in Riverview over the weekend.
Trevor Nason was a teacher at Caledonia Regional High School in Hillsborough but spent the previous two years at Harrison Trimble High School in Moncton.
A large group of Nason’s friends, family members, students and people from the motorcycle community turned out to say goodbye.
Nason, a national award-winning teacher, was killed on Saturday when his motorcycle collided with a pick-up truck in Riverview.
Since the weekend, there has been an outpouring of love and respect for the teacher, who was known for his dynamic personality.
Inside the church, his family thanked the mourners for attending and recalled his passion for life.
Garth Nason, Trevor's father, said his son packed a lot of living into his 27 years and urged others to do the same.
Nason won the Discovery Channel Iron Science Award earlier this year. (Greg Fulmes) "Embrace it, live it, laugh and enjoy it. And if you do, you'll be keeping faith with Trevor … and Trevor thank you for teaching me,” Garth Nason said.
Lynn Nason, Trevor’s mother, also had a special message for the many students who attended the funeral.
"You all have huge value and I have a great sense of him. This is what he would want me to say to all of you, to look for that value and go on and live an abundant life as the person you were created to be,” she said.
Motorcycle escort
The weekend motorcycle accident has also touched many people in the region's motorcycle community.
Trevor's wife Claudia wanted a motorcycle escort to lead the hearse after the service.
That call for participation went out a few days ago and organizers weren't sure how many bikers were going to turn out to the service.
Brad Korotkov, the organizer, said he was shocked by how many bikers came on Wednesday.
"It takes your breath away. Really, I mean, look how many people showed up in two days, three days notice booked all their days off work, they took a day off without pay,” Korotkov said.
“They put their lives on hold for this, just to say goodbye, show their respects. We're a family that's what it's all about."
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