Confirmed Mission: The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to participate in the funeral and interment services for Wayne Elton Esping. Mr. Esping served in the US Navy from 1966 – 1969, including three tours to Vietnam. He left the service as a Yeoman Third Class.
More about his life can be read here: https://www.gabrielsfuneral.com/obituary/wayne-esping
Date/Time: Friday, 12 May 2023. Funeral Mass begins at 10 am.
Location: St Helen Catholic Church, 2700 E. University, Georgetown, TX. We will stage at the church.
Map link: https://goo.gl/maps/yrSE4yYzPoT75ums7
Timeline:
9:00 – 9:20 am – Staging
9:20 am – Briefing
9:30 am – Flag Line
Wx: Chance of showers in the morning with some clearing in the afternoon. High 87F. Chance of rain 40%.
Notes: After the start of the funeral service we will strike the flag line and standby to join the procession to the nearby Our Lady of the Rosary Cemetery where we will form a second flag line for the interment services. Semper Gumby regarding the weather which may limit us to the flag line prior to the funeral service.
Ride Captain: Mark Wells, atxpgr@gmail.com, 512-470-0380
Flag Wrangler: Don Ferguson
Please attend this mission in gratitude for this sailor’s brave service to our nation.
