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6:36pm Friday 20th March 2009 in
HUNDREDS of mourners packed into a Worcestershire abbey filled with 2,012 daffodils for the funeral of an Olympic gold medal rowing hopeful who died suddenly during a training session.
Pall-bearers wearing rowing blazers carried the coffin of Scott Rennie – a former head boy at the King’s School, Worcester – into Pershore Abbey while coaches from as far away as Molesey Boat Club travelled to yesterday’s funeral.
About 400 people attended the service.
Kim Crawford – the wife of the abbey’s Reverend Kenneth Crawford, sung in the choir and performed a duet at the end of the funeral.
She said: “It was very sad, very moving, but also very uplifting.”
A large gathering to celebrate Scott’s life followed in his home village of Great Comberton, near Pershore.
We previously reported in your Worcester News how the talented 25-year-old, nicknamed Big Ren, was training hard when he collapsed and died suddenly during a training session on Friday, March 6.
He had aspirations of getting into the rowing squad for the London 2012 Olympic Games and was tipped by many to win gold.
In a statement on the King’s School, Worcester, website headteacher Tim Keyes said: “We remember him as a delightful boy, a good friend to many in his year, an outstanding head of school and someone who was likely to excel in whatever he decided to do in life.”
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