An interesting funeral
A Mr. Mark Guardado was murdered on Sept. 2 and a few of his friends are planning to attend his funeral. Mr. Guardado was president of the San Francisco chapter of the Hells Angeles motorcycle club.
The murder suspect (still at large) is a member of a rival gang.
From the
San Francisco Chronicle:
Police mobilize for Hells Angels funeral
Police throughout the Bay Area are bracing for the biggest show of motorcycle club members since Marlon Brando hit town in "The Wild One."
No one knows exactly how many two-wheeled mourners in leather jackets are going to attend services Sunday and Monday for the slain president of the Hells Angels' San Francisco chapter, Mark "Papa" Guardado.
Some say there could be 1,000 Hells Angels, some say more.
"However many there are, we're going to be ready," said Officer Shawn Chase, spokesman for the California Highway Patrol.
Guardado, 46, was shot Sept. 2 outside a bar at 24th Street and Treat Avenue after what police described as a "wrestling match" with the gunman, who fled on a motorcycle. Christopher Ablett, 37, of Modesto, a member of the rival Mongols Motorcycle Club, is wanted on suspicion of murder.
A bit more:
If Hells Angels turn out in the number that some are predicting, Edwards said it could be the largest funeral procession in Daly City history, certainly the largest one on motorcycles.
Let us hope that sane heads prevail those days...
Posted by DaveH at September 12, 2008 7:52 PM