Sad Passing Of Stephanie Wood.

[laird387]

Many trials riders in the Yorkshire area will be aware that Stephanie Wood passed away last week.

 

Stephanie was one of those indefatigable people for whom nothing was ever too much effort if it helped keep motorcycle sport alive

 

Not sure if she was the first but she was one of the few female Yorkshire Centre presidents (in 1981). She was also one of the organisers of the first European Trials Rounds in the UK in 1970 which set off from the Sheffield Wednesday Ground in Sheffield and used the area now used by the Jack Wood trial, named in honour of Stephanie's father.

 

She was also a reporter for motorcycle news and Bikesport news, and also attended the Scottish six days trial every year from 1965 to 1997.

 

Her funeral is at Grenoside Crematorium in Sheffield on Friday 10^th June at 11:45. Donations are to Cancer UK.

 

The attached photograph, courtesy of her family, is the way many will want to remember Stephanie. 

Edited May 28, 2016 by laird387

[Andy]

My condolences to Stephanie's family. I remember her well from my tenure as SSDT results manager. A lovely lady, she was there, outside the results room, every night trying to bribe me for early results with confectionary products. It normally worked

[steve fracy]

RIP

[hillary]

Very sorry to learn of Stephanie's passing. I got on with her very well, a lovely lady and whilst I haven't seen her for many years, at every Scottish she has been the subject of conversation between those who knew her and I had no idea she was not well. A lady who will be sadly missed, so sad.

 

Mike Rapley