Ganguly, Tirkey line up to bid Vece adieu

Leander Paes (second from right) with Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey (right) during his father Vece Paes’ funeral in Kolkata on Sunday.

Leander Paes (second from right) with Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey (right) during his father Vece Paes’ funeral in Kolkata on Sunday.

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Dr. Vece Paes, an Olympic bronze medallist and pioneering sports medicine expert, was laid to rest there on Sunday as former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly and Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey joined scores of mourners in his funeral procession.

In a poignant moment, young players lined up on either side of the road and raised their sticks to pay their last respects while his hearse made its way into the Maidan tent.

Officials of Hockey Bengal, the oldest association for the sport in the country, were also present.

His son Leander Paes was inconsolable, even as Ganguly joined some officials in comforting the tennis legend by placing his arms around him and offering words of support in his hour of grief.

The mass was held at St Thomas’ Church, Middleton Row.

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