CAMPERVANS and VW Beetles joined a colourful cortege as a popular Darlington father was given a fitting send-off.
Tony Varga, a former chairman of the North-East VW Club, recently died of cancer and his funeral took place on Tuesday, February 2.
Among the mourners were his wife Suzanne, their daughters Clare and Leigh and countless family and friends.
Tony Varga will be much-missed
A convoy of Beetles and campervans followed the hearse from the Rolling Mills social club, in Longfield Road, to Darlington Crematorium.
Steve Lambert, the current chairman of the club, had known Mr Varga for about ten years and said his friend would have been proud at the turn-out for his send-off.
Mr Lambert said: "If Tony had been there, he would have grinned from one side of his face to the other.
"It was quite a sight to see all the Beetles and campervans lined up, Suzanne was absolutely over the moon.
"Tony was a lovely fella, he really was Mr Sociability."
Those words had earlier been echoed by Clare Varga, who described her father as 'the life and soul of the party'.
She said: "He’d love to be remembered as a good laugh who did his best to help anyone who needed him.
“He was very well thought of and we’ve been overwhelmed by the support we’ve had since he passed away.
“He was mum’s best friend and always there for me and my sister – his death is a huge loss to us all.”
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