Widow pays tribute to husband killed in Shropshire motorbike crash
The heartbroken wife of a man killed after his motorbike struck a tree in Shropshire today paid loving tribute to a "fantastic husband, father and son".
Stewart Samuel Hollyoake died while travelling on the B4368 in Shipton near Much Wenlock.
An inquest heard that no other vehicle was involved in the accident and he was confirmed dead at the scene.
Dawn Hollyoake said: "Stewart was loved by everyone and is sadly missed so much by everyone. He will be forever in my heart.
"Just over three months later I still can't believe he's gone, he was a helpful, kind, wonderful person whose loss is so felt.
"He was a thoughtful, loving, fantastic husband, father and son."
The couple, who would have been married for 33 years this year, have one son together.
Mrs Hollyoake added: "It was Stewart's wish to see our son John engaged to his now fiancée Tracie and now they are. He always wanted him to put a ring on her finger."
She paid tribute to her husband as an his inquest was held at Shirehall in Shrewsbury.
Shropshire Senior coroner for Shropshire Mr John Ellery concluded that Mr Hollyoake, 52, of Netherton, Dudley, died from multiple injuries from the crash on July 30.
PC Ian Edwards, from West Mercia Police's collision investigation unit based in Shrewsbury, said told the hearing that only one vehicle, Mr Hollyoake's motorcycle, had been involved in the collision.
PC Edwards , who attended the scene of the crash and conducted an examination afterwards, said he would "never know precisely" what caused the crash because there were no witnesses but had other possible explanations that could have contributed to it.
He said: "One reason could have been a dog or a wild animal in the road but it could also have been the road configuration and his attention at that moment, he could have misread the road at that time."
Mr Ellery told Mr Hollyoake's family members that as the result of the finding of the post mortem carried out on him, his death would have been instantaneous and that he would not have suffered.
Giving a conclusion that Mr Hollyoake, died from multiple injuries due to a road traffic collision, Mr Ellery said: "My condolences go to the family.
"As nobody witnessed the collision we can't be sure what caused it but I can give a conclusion of road traffic collision."
