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| John Ashcroft, passed away on 3rd June |
12 July, 1945 - 3 June, 2015
John Ascroft, whose personality, infectious sense of humour and deep knowledge of bikes was central to the success of family-owned Fastline Superbikes of Preston, has passed away after battling cancer for nearly a year. John's funeral will be held at St Helen’s Crematorium at 10am on 18 June.
Paying tribute, Fastbike's Gary and Hilary Mitchell said: "It is with great sadness we announce the loss of John Ascroft who worked with us for many years and who many of you will know personally. John had a personality and sense of humour that was infectious and wherever John was in the building there was always the sound of laughter and banter with his own little fan club around him. Very often John would be seen playing tricks on customers in the showroom.
"John loved his job and was a great inspiration to many, in particular the learner riders - always keen to offer guidance on riding and what bikes to progress on to. Over the years John's customers would be back time and time again.
"John didn’t want to retire at 65. He loved the work he did, the people he met and I like to think the people he worked with (most of the time). Fastline will not be the same without him.
"It has been a great honour and privilege working with John over the years. He was not only a colleague but a great friend and will be sorely missed by us all. On behalf of John’s family we thank everyone for the many messages that have been flooding in. This would mean a great deal to John we know."
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