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Old September 20th, 2012 #49
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A headstone proclaiming 'It was good while it lasted' has been unveiled at the final resting place of Sir Jimmy Savile 10 months on from his death.

The star’s nephew, Roger Foster, explained that the delay for the installation of the £4,000 headstone was to give the land chance to settle and stabilise after the legendary DJ was buried at an angle so his coffin could face the sea.

He said: 'Because he was buried on the side of a hill, and at an angle, we had to wait for the land to settle.




'Due to the weight of the black granite forming the headstone, we knew it wouldn’t be anything less than eight months or so.'

Family and friends attended a short service at 11.30am this morning at Woodlands Cemetery in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, the town the famed philanthropist regarded as his second home and where he had a seafront apartment.



The ebony black polished granite memorial, which is 6ft wide, is made up of a centre panel with a bronze covered crucifix and two side panels turned slightly towards the centre.

A laser etching on one side shows a picture taken of Jimmy around 1965 when he was 37. The image on the other shows Sir Jimmy opening the new post office in South Milford four years ago.

The inscription on the grand headstone states: 'Sir Jimmy Savile OBE, KCSG, LLD, Died 29th October 2011, Aged 84 years, Beloved son of Agnes and Vincent, Loving Brother of Mary, Marjory, Vincent, John, Joan and Chrissie.'
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2206085/Jimmy-s-final-resting-place-Savile-laid-rest-headstone-says-It-good-lasted.html

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