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Friday, 17 July 2015

New photo shows three Brit victims from same family smiling on final flight to beach resort


New photo of Sousse terror victims Pat Evans, Adrian Evans and Joel Richards, taken on flight to Tunisia
Final flight: Pat Evans, Joel Richards and Adrian Evans on their plane to Tunisia
A poignant picture showing three British victims of the Tunisia terror attack on the flight to the country where they died was shown at their joint funeral today.
The moving image of smiling Pat Evans, Adrian Evans and Joel Richards, appeared in the order of service as they were laid to rest near their home in West Bromwich.
The trio, all members of the same family killed during the atrocity in Sousse, look happy and relaxed as they set off on their holiday - unaware of the tragedy to come.
Around 400 people are thought to have been invited to the "private celebration" for Joel, 19, uncle Adrian, 49 and grandfather Patrick, 78.

The town came to a standstill as the funeral cortege passed through, it is reported.
  Owen Richards, the brother of Joel Richards, 19, who died in the Sousse terror attack in Tunisia along with his uncle, 49-year-old Adrian Evans, and his grandfather, Charles Patrick Evans, 78, stands with his mother Suzanne
Tragic: Owen Richards, the brother of Joel Richards, at the service this afternoon. He survived the terror attack
Pedestrians, shoppers and workers all paused to pay their respects as the hearses passed by in silence.

The order of service reads: "The family would like to thank everyone for their attendance here today and for the kind messages of sympathy and support at this sad time."
'Amazing Grace' was set to be sung by a family friend, while 'If I Die Young' is listed as the exit musc.
The service was being taken by Monsignor Bruce Herbert, report the Birmingham Mail.

He said their deaths were the result of an evil act committed in the name of another religion.
He added: "'We ask - why them? Why were they in the wrong place at the wrong time?'
"These are questions we will never be able to answer.
"We struggle to understand why this could happen at a time when you are away, spending time with your family, relaxing."

Joel, a Warwick University student, and his uncle Adrian were keen supporters of Walsall Football Club.

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