Goodbye Calvin

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Saturday, March 13, 2010
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A FAMILY united in grief is shown on this front page just a day before Mother's Day.

Yesterday, the Saunders family had to say goodbye to 17-year-old Calvin – his promising life snatched from them in a night-time car accident in central Grimsby almost two weeks ago. He was a passenger in the car, with three other young people.

In a moving tribute to her son printed in the Telegraph shortly after his death, Sarah Caster spoke endearingly of her "self-confessed mummy's boy". Tomorrow she must go through Mother's Day without him, his funeral just two days earlier.

Hundreds of people attended the funeral of 17-year-old Calvin Saunders at St Michael's Church in Grimsby.

Please, if you are a young person READ this article. Or, if you are a parent, SHOW this report to your children. If any good can come out of this tragedy then it is the stark reminder to others as to the terrible dangers of young people getting into cars and taking risks.

We do not know the circumstances surrounding Calvin's death... but what we do know is that it involved young people in a car, in the early hours of the morning, unable to see the danger they could be putting themselves in.

Please readers, do not let other mothers suffer what Mrs Saunders must undoubtedly be suffering now.

Calvin's funeral was held at St Michael's Church yesterday and attended by hundreds of mourners.

See today's Grimsby Telegraph for a full tribute to Calvin.

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    by charlotte, grimsby.

    Monday, March 15 2010, 9:41PM

    “iloveyou calv.
    sleeptight. <3”

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    by Courtney Marshall, Grimsby.

    Monday, March 15 2010, 11:20AM

    “Think the name 'goodbye Calvin' is quite disrispectful!

    Calvin, Imma miss you so much! There will always be a place in my heart for you and it will never be replaced, im gunna miss you leturing me about getting upset because of boys hehe! Your a true star, the brightest one up there. I know your looking down on everyone. And we all miss you soo much! Bet your a right ladies man up there aint you! Sleeptight until we meet again, then ill vs you on a game of cod and ill show you whos great on it yeah :-) aha I love you so much baby! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx”

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    by mary, grimsby

    Sunday, March 14 2010, 9:43AM

    “GT GET A LIFE YOU STUIPED PERSONNNNNNNNNNNN. go and boil yourrrrrrrrrr head”

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    by GT Reader, Grimsby

    Sunday, March 14 2010, 9:15AM

    “As has been said, nobody has pointed the finger at who or what caused the accident however, statistrics show that young male drivers are more likely to have accidents however, I do not think the article will do any good because at 17 you think you're invincible or will never happen to you. Until attitudes change - things aren't going to improve.”

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    by mary, GRIMSBY

    Saturday, March 13 2010, 3:49PM

    “my own daughter is 17 to day. my heart goes out to you and your family. it,s so sad i look at your face and you have such a baby face. it will stay with me .i did not know you but calvin. i wish i did my you rip .so sad :( :(”

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