Driving instructors across Furness have paid their respects to popular colleague Rodger Stretch, who passed away last week. Mr Stretch, who worked with Topgear Driver Training, sadly died from Covid pneumonia on January 21 after battling the illness for two weeks in hospital. This morning, driving instructors drove along Solway Drive, Walney, to commemorate their co-worker and friend. Mr Stretch, a father-of-one from Barrow, was 44 when he passed away. His father-in-law David Rowland said: He was very popular and well-known in the area through his work with the driving school. “He managed to get 10 passes in December alone which was his big claim to fame.
YOU would not have got better care if you were a multi-millionaire Those were the words from the family of a popular driving instructor from Barrow who died in hospital after battling Covid-19 for two weeks. Rodger Stretch, from Solway Drive, Walney, started getting symptoms on Christmas Day. The father-of-one, who worked with Topgear Driver Training, died from Covid pneumonia on January 21, aged 44. His father-in-law David Rowland said: He was very popular and well-known in the area through his work with the driving school. He managed to get 10 passes in December alone which was his big claim to fame. He started getting symptoms on Christmas Day and by January 3 he was taken into hospital. The following day he was taken into intensive care where he remained, through his birthday on the 13th, until January 21.
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