People who knew and loved Rob Burrow have come together at a funeral reception to say their final goodbyes.<\/p>\n
The star player for the Leeds Rhinos and England passed away on June 2 after a long battle with motor neurone disease (MND). He was only 41 years old.<\/p>\n
At the beginning of the month, hundreds of people stood in line to say goodbye to the Rugby League star.<\/p>\n
At this point, a civil reception was held at Leeds Civic Hall to honor Rob\u2019s life and work.<\/p>\n
Rob\u2019s family and about 180 other people came to the event, which was put on by Abigail Marshall Katung, the Lord Mayor of Leeds.<\/p>\n
Jamie Jones-Buchanan, their old teammate, Tanya Curry, CEO of the MND Association, and James Lewis, leader of Leeds City Council, were also invited.<\/p>\n
His home was in West Yorkshire. He died in a hospital near there, just hours before the ground was broken on a new center for MND research that will be named after him.<\/p>\n
Around noon on July 7, hundreds of people began to line the streets to pay their respects as Burrow was driven to a private service.<\/p>\n
A lot of people wearing Leeds Rhino shirts turned the roads blue. Junior players from Featherstone Lions ARLFC also showed up in their gear.<\/p>\n
A police motorcycle rode behind the star\u2019s hearse as it drove by the crowds.<\/p>\n
There were then five cars behind them with the rugby legend\u2019s wife Lindsey, whom he married in 2006, and their three children, Macy, Maya, and Jackson.<\/p>\n
The cortege also had Rob\u2019s sisters Joanne Hartshorne and Claire Burnett, as well as his parents Geoff and Irene.<\/p>\n
He was buried in blue cloth that said \u201cDad,\u201d \u201cBro,\u201d and \u201cSon\u201d in white flower bouquets that were placed in the back.<\/p>\n
His group stopped for a moment at Featherstone Lions\u2019 ground, where the star played junior rugby. A book of condolences was opened so that people could sign it.<\/p>\n
He asked that his moving last message be shared after he died, in which he told people not to \u201cwaste a moment\u201d of their lives.<\/p>\n
Burrow stated: \u201cIn a world full of adversity we must still dare to dream.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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