Getting back to work at Aurigny was one of the goals David Ormrod set himself as he battled cancer. And his family made sure his dream came true as his funeral cortege stopped at the terminal building so workers who could not attend could pay their last respects to a popular colleague. (Picture by Steve Sarre, 0592959)

AURIGNY staff and other airport workers said farewell to a popular colleague yesterday afternoon. David Ormrod lost his battle with cancer on 8 June. He was 49.

The funeral procession travelled to St Stephen’s Church via the airport terminal where it stopped to allow on-duty colleagues to pay their respects.

‘Dad was very keen to return to work and the family felt it was a fitting tribute to his determination,’ said son Glenn, 24. ‘He had a set of goals during his illness and one of them was to get back to work and we felt that this was a way of helping him achieve one of them.’

Aurigny managing director Malcolm Hart said that just about all of the airline’s staff had wanted to attend the funeral but it had not been possible because the operation had to keep running. Mr Ormrod’s death was a great loss, he said.