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Funeral held for father and son Funeral held for father and son
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The funeral of two Gloucestershire rugby fans who died as they tried to clear flood waters from a clubhouse is due to be held. The funeral of two Gloucestershire rugby fans who died as they tried to clear flood waters from a clubhouse has been held at Tewkesbury Abbey.
Bramwell Lane, 64, and his son Chris Lane, 27, were found dead at Tewkesbury Rugby Club. It is thought they had been overcome by fumes from a petrol pump. Bramwell Lane, 64, and his son Chris Lane, 27, were found dead in July at Tewkesbury Rugby Club.
The pair had worked through the night to clear a flooded cellar so they could reopen the club to members. It is thought they were overcome by fumes from a petrol pump as they worked through the night to clear a flooded cellar so the club could reopen.
The ceremony will be held at the Abbey at lunchtime. About 500 mourners attended the service to pay their respects.
On 4 August the Rugby Football Union held a minute's silence in memory of the pair before England's World Cup warm-up match with Wales, in front of a crowd of 70,000. A family service was due to be held later at Cheltenham Crematorium.
Mr Lane senior's ex-wife Carol was helped into the church by family members as her son's coffin followed her former husband's into the abbey.
'Mr Rugby'
Mr Lane, who was Tewkesbury RFC's treasurer, was known locally as "Mr Rugby" and worked tirelessly behind the scenes at the club.
He was remembered as a lynchpin of the community, who helped run the clubhouse and support and look after players and members.
The Churchdown male voice choir sang Guide Me O Thy Great Redeemer, The Last Chord and Let There Be Peace On Earth in tribute to the rugby fans.
Bob Dylan's Knockin' On Heaven's Door and Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again from The Phantom Of The Opera were also played.
On 4 August the Rugby Football Union held a minute's silence in memory of the pair before England's World Cup warm-up match with Wales.
RFU president Bob Taylor said they wanted to pay tribute to two volunteers who had dedicated most of their lives to the game.RFU president Bob Taylor said they wanted to pay tribute to two volunteers who had dedicated most of their lives to the game.
"The strength of the game is in the stalwarts everywhere who dedicate themselves to their clubs with such enthusiasm and it is right that we recognise their priceless contribution."
RFU community rugby chairman John Owen said: "We're all part of one rugby family and this sad event has struck a chord with everyone involved in the game throughout the country."