John R. Selby, 41, US Army veteran, Austin, TX, 08 Mar 2025

[markwells]

Confirmed Mission: The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to participate in the funeral and interment services for Mr. John Ross Selby.  Mr. Selby served in the US Army for four years, including deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan.  He left the service as a specialist.

More about his life can be read here.

Date/Time: Saturday, 08 March 2025. Funeral begins at 10 am

Location: St John College Heights Baptist Church, 7207 Carver Ave, Austin, TX 78752.  map link

Timeline:
9:00 – 9:20 am – Staging
9:20 am – Briefing
9:30 am – Flag line

Wx: Mostly cloudy skies early, high 70 deg.

Notes: After the start of the funeral we will strike the flag line and standby to join the LEO escorted procession up to Cook Walden Capital Parks cemetery in Pflugerville where we will form a second flag line for the interment service.

Ride Captain: Keith Longacre, keithlongacre@att.net, (512) 751-8955
Flag Wrangler: Michele Binkley

Please attend to honor this soldier’s brave service to our nation.

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[keithlongacre]

What a turn out. Over 20 PGR stood the flag line today to honor Mr. Selby. Members came from the Austin area & as far away as Driftwood, Kingsland, Bastrop & a large group from Elgin. John had a life long love for motorcycles, inherited from his father & uncles who were founding members of the Humpin People Motorcycle club. John served as president of the club for many years. His Connection to community was make evident by the very large turn out of his club’s members who showed up to show their respect.

The lead LEO informed us that because of a city ordinance, he was restricted to allowing only 30 in the procession. After a discussion with the FD, it was decided that the PGR would go on ahead to the cemetery & await the procession. While there, a family member talked to us about Mr. Selby’s daughter, who is buried beside him. She died in a house fire awhile back & John could hear her crying out, Daddy help me. It broke my heart to hear this.

10 PGR stood a flag line at the interment site. We stood longer than usual because the LEO missed the turn off to the cemetery. But after all is said & done, family & friends were so very appreciative of our being there. This was truly one of those missions you were glad to have been a part of. Thank U all for such kindness.

AND a big thank U to Michele our Flag Wrangler. She is very much a bright spot in all of our days.

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