Extreme Short Notice Confirmed mission: The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to participate in the funeral service for Mr. Otis Lee McShan. Mr. McShan served in the USAF from 1967 to 1971. No other information regarding is military service was made available.
Additional information about his life can be read here: https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/Statesman/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=191765700
Date/Time: Saturday, 09 March 2019. Funeral service at 11 am.
Location: Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 1800 E 11th St, Austin, TX 78702. We will stage at the church.
map link: https://goo.gl/maps/Yo3WheTR5Br
Timeline:
9:50 – 10:20 am – Staging
10:20 am – Briefing
10:30 am – Flag line
Wx: High 78 deg. Rain chance 90% in the morning, with mostly cloudy skies after.
Notes: Cage it if weather dictates. Following the start of the funeral service we will strike the flag line and depart quietly. There will be a law enforcement escorted procession from the church to the McShan Memorial Garden Cemetery in Elgin. map link: https://goo.gl/maps/NoY2Lxe187G2. Riders who wish to ride in the procession to Elgin are invited to do so. There will NOT be a flag line at the burial service.
Ride Captain: Mark Wells, atxpgr@gmail.com 512-470-0380
Flag Wrangler: Mark Wells
Please make an effort to honor the service of this USAF veteran to our country.
