An explosive finale

BBC - Thompson's ashes fired into sky

I have to say that I was ignorant of this writer and his work but what caught my eye was the amazing send-off arranged by his widow and friends.

'Fireworks carrying the ashes of the writer exploded over the top of his memorial on his Owl Farm home.
"He loved explosions," Thompson's widow Anita said.
Friends were instructed to remember him afterwards with the clink of ice in whiskey.'

What a fantastic up-beat memory to provide for friends and family.