Bill Watkins                              Date       5/17/06

North Texas Ride Captain__________________________________

Just want you all to know, we are still working on this mission. The mission is confirmed but is being held up with government procedures.

I appreciate each one of you standing by and look forward to standing with you as we honor this fallen hero and his family.

Continue to watch the thread for additional information. When it come available I will post to the thread and you will also be contacted by our events and contact people and other ride captains.

Continue to remember this family in your prayers

Bill (Starz) Watkins

North Texas Ride Captain

The funeral has been scheduled for Saturday, May 20th, in Ennis, Texas.  This was copied from the J. E. Keever Mortuary's website:

SPC Aaron P. Latimer, 26, was killed in action in Mosul, Iraq, on Tuesday, May 9, 2006. He was born May 29, 1979 in Houston County, TX, the son of Richard and Betty J. Smith Latimer. He attended Ennis High School helping with special education. He was in the choir, a member of the debate team and was in the UIL competition in Poetry. He is survived by his parents, Richard and Betty Latimer of Ennis; two brothers, Noah Latimer of Ennis and Nathan Herring of Gainesville, FL; three sisters, Schwana Smith of Gainesville, FL, Miykael Reeve and Miriam Latimer both of Ennis; a grandmother, Rosetta Lowery of Gainesville, FL; four nieces and four nephews. Funeral services will full military benefits will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Keever Chapel. Interment will follow in Myrtle Cemetery under the direction of J.E. Keever Mortuary. The family will receive friends at the funeral home beginning at 6 p.m. Friday. A Wake will be held at 7 p.m. then visitation will continue to 9 p.m.

A large contingiency of PGR is anticipated.  Ride Captain Bill Watkins will be posting the intinerary along with staging location shortly. 

Streaker

Attention PGR Riders

Date:  5/18/06

We have a confirmed mission for SPC Aaron P. Latimer of Ennis Texas

We will set up a wall of flags across the street from the Keever Funeral Chapel at 1:30 Pm to honor the arrival of family and friends. After the chapel service we will also provide a flag escort to the cemetery and provide a wall of flags to the cemetery services.

Services are at Keever Funeral Chapel 408 North Dallas In Ennis Texas at 2:00 PM

Staging will be at the Super Wal-Mart on Ennis Ave. in Ennis Texas. The Wal mart store is 1 block west off of I-45.

 If you are coming in on I-45 from the north take exit 251B and go to the light which will be Ennis Ave. you will turn right at the light and go about 1 block and turn right into Wal mart parking lot.

If you are coming from the south on I-45 your exit is 251B turn left at the light (Ennis Ave.) and go about 2 blocks to Wal Mart and turn right in the parking lot,

If you are coming by way of 287 or Hwy 34 Wal Mart is about half way between Main St and I-45 on the north side of the street.

Staging will be 12:30 to 1:00 Pm, Riders meeting at 1:00PM and KSU at 1:10 for a short ride to the funeral home. The Funeral home is blocking an area across for the Chapel for our parking and wall of flags. The cemetery is about 8 blocks away. The weather is expected to be good with a daytime temp of about 94 so dress accordingly.

Bring your flags

Never forget our purpose TO HONOR AND RESPECT THIS FALLEN HERO AND HIS FAMILY

Bill (Starz) Watkins

North Texas Ride Captain

Waxahachie, Texas

Attention PGR Riders

Additional information for this mission

We have a confirmed mission for SPC Aaron P. Latimer of Ennis Texas

Services are at Keever Funeral Chapel 408 North Dallas in Ennis Texas at 2:00 PM Saturday May 20,2006

Staging will be at the Super Wal-Mart on Ennis Ave. in Ennis Texas. The Wal Mart store is 1 block west off of I-45.

If you are coming in on I-45 from the north take exit 251B and go to the light which will be Ennis Ave. you will turn right at the light and go about 1 block and turn right into Wal Mart parking lot.

If you are coming from the south on I-45 your exit is 251B turn left at the light (Ennis Ave.) and go about 2 blocks to Wal Mart and turn right in the parking lot,

If you are coming by way of 287 or Hwy 34 Wal Mart is about half way between Main St and I-45 on the north side of the street.

Staging will be 12:30 to 1:00 Pm, Riders meeting at 1:00PM and KSU at 1:10 for a short ride to the funeral home. The Funeral home is blocking an area across for the Chapel for our parking and wall of flags. The cemetery is about 8 blocks away.

We will set up a wall of flags across the street from the Keever Funeral Chapel at 1:30 Pm to honor the arrival of family and friends. After the chapel service we will also provide a flag escort to the cemetery and provide a wall of flags to the cemetery services. Fortunately for us the parking area is covered by massive trees, some reprieve from the heat.

Ennis Police Department has given us their blessings and will allow us to arrive in a single procession so we will need several road guards to control intersection for the short trip to the funeral home.

Bring your flags and prayers for this family and friends of this fallen Hero

Never forget our purpose TO HONOR AND RESPECT OUR FALLEN HEROS AND FAMILY

Weatherford riders Run For The Wall welcome

Bill (Starz) Watkins

North Texas Ride Captain

Waxahachie, Texas

The map guys say I-20 to 287 South, to where it hits I-45:

http://www.mapquest.com/directions/main.adp?go=1&1a=&1c=Weatherford&1s=TX&1z=&1y=US&2a=&2c=Ennis&2s=TX&2z=&2y=US&dir=Get+Directions&CID=lfddwid