Hundreds of parkrunners gathered this weekend to celebrate the life and legacy of their 'local legend' Jim Hussey in the most fitting way - with a bracing 5k run.
Joined by members of Jim's family, an impressive 613 runners donned their club colours with pride
"It's almost like a big family and I think that's what we were to Jim, even when he couldn't run it was the social aspect."Kim had earlier announced:"Jim's funeral will be on Wednesday, February 22, at Telford Crematorium at 1.30pm. Jim returned to running after parkrun came to Telford in 2013 and struck up a firm friendship with the early pioneers of the weekend event.In his younger days, Jim had been a very good runner – not international standard, he would often point out, but better than an average runner.
He competed in every race going, and enjoyed testing himself against some of the force's top athletes. Having spent time at RAF Cosford, Jim and his wife Teresa settled in Sutton Hill where they had eight children together. Jim's son Andy said that the funeral would be an opportunity to bring the two families Jim had together – and that they wanted it to be a celebration of his life.
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