Bikers' tribute to Harley fan who died in Aviemore
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The mother of Sam Beaven, who died at Aviemore just hours before planning to join the big Thunder in the Glens ride-out, is asking bikers to give him his own last ride out on Friday.
Sam's as yet unexplained death stunned fellow Thunderers and his mother Helen, brother Karl and sister Edina.
The Forres-born 27-year-old worked together with his mum for the security firm Moray Security, often manning the doors as a bouncer at The Play House Nightclub, Nairn.
Helen Beaven has asked for people to meet on Friday in Forres to escort Sam on his final run out.
On social media, she posted: "It's not very often I ask a favour of anyone but I'm going to now.
"Sam died before he could do the run out at Thunder in the Glens so I'm asking anyone with a motor bike and an hour to spare around 1.45pm on Friday 8th to meet at Tom Ross funeral home in Forres, to escort Sam on his final run out.
"We are taking him from Forres to Nairn. It would mean so much to myself and the rest of the family if we could make his last journey a special one. Please share as much as possible."
Tributes for Sam have poured in on social media, with people calling him 'an absolute gem' and 'one of the kindest most genuine souls'.
Ms Beaven said in an earlier post: "It has been so overwhelming all the messages and calls we have had from all over the north of Scotland, the west coast, Skye and Mull.
"It is so heart warming to see how many lives Sam has touched in his 27 years with us."
