AN ice cream seller was given a fitting send-off by colleagues who followed his funeral cortege in a convoy of ten colourful ice cream vans.
John Lennie was so dedicated to his job that he was still doing his rounds two days before he died of a heart attack at the age of 79.
BNPSIce cream seller John Lennie was given a fitting send-off by colleagues[/caption]
They followed his funeral cortege in a convoy of ten colourful ice cream vansBNPSJohn was so dedicated to his job that he was still doing his rounds two days before he died of a heart attack at the age of 79[/caption]
His daughter Jemma led the procession in her dad’s van, with its Colonel Bogey March chimes ringing out.
As the service took place, one vendor handed out free 99s in tribute.
Jemma said: “He always said it’s either me or the van which goes first — unfortunately, it was him.”
She added: “It was absolutely amazing. My breathe was taken away by the sight of all those people lining the streets. I had to really concentrate on driving as I was crying.”
Jemma said: “Dad had three to four generations of families who grew up with him as customers.
“One woman said she was so happy that her daughter was able to meet him and taste his ice cream like she had as a child.
John’s daughter Jemma led the procession in her dad’s van with its Colonel Bogey March chimes ringing outBNPSJohn with his granddaughters Rhianna and Abbigail[/caption]
BNPSFree ice creams were handed out in Wimborne town square to mark the occasion[/caption]
BNPSJohn spent over 40 years selling ice creams from his trusty van[/caption]
BNPSJohn with his first ever ice cream van[/caption]
BNPSJohn served ice creams to 4 generations of the Ware family – pictured Debbie, daughter Kirsty and Tiana[/caption]
BNPSDaughter Jemma said: ‘He never retired. Every year he said he might retire but every year he said, ‘I can’t do it’[/caption]
BNPSJemma added: ‘There are people who are now aged in their late 40s who remember him from when they were four-years-old’[/caption]
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“There are people who are now aged in their late 40s who remember him from when they were four-years-old.
“Someone messaged me who has an autistic son, and she said my dad used to come to the driveway at the same time every week, which really helped her boy.
“He never retired. Every year he said he might retire but every year he said, ‘I can’t do it.’
