In a cruel twist of fate, one of the Wrekin Rowers was diagnosed with cancer and spent his final weeks at the very same hospice they had rowed across the Atlantic to raise money for.
Mr Richards was part of the four-man team whoacross the Atlantic, raising more than £122,000 that was split between Severn Hospice and RNIB.
A spokesman for the fundraiser said:"Gary Richards was part of the Shropshire landscape and well known throughout the county. The team, made up of brothers Gary and Stuart Richards, plus Stuart Shepherd and Martin Skehan, completed the astonishing row in just over 40 days. "His passing also shows what Gary believed about life in that you should fulfil your dreams whenever you can and not keep putting them off until tomorrow as you never know what tomorrow brings.
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