Family and friends of Dave Jones, from Kelownasa国际传媒檚 Briansa国际传媒檚 Towing, have been racking their brains on how to give him the perfect sendoff.

Jones, born in 1960, died Feb. 15 of heart failure. He spent nearly 40 years in the towing business sa国际传媒� the last eight with Briansa国际传媒檚 Towing.

For someone who meant so much to his family, friends and those in the trucking and towing industry, how do you say goodbye in a meaningful way?

You have a celebration of life followed by a parade of tow trucks in his honour, which occurred Saturday, March 12.

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Jones spent three weeks fighting for his life in hospital, according to his partner in business and life, Elise Beaupre. She asked for people to share memories of Jones and 60 people complied on social media. Another 20 shared the news of Jonessa国际传媒� passing.

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A family funeral will take place at a later date.

Editorsa国际传媒檚 note: this story was updated Monday, March 14, at 11:20 a.m. to correct the ownership of the towing company. We apologize for the error.

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