At an estimated count, some 220 people went along to Rainham Jewish Cemetery on Sunday 29 February to bid a final and fond farewell to Dial-a-Cab driver, Lenny Bell (L01) and to see the marble stone that had been added to his grave.
   On the day of his funeral in March 2005, thick cloud cover made it look even bleaker than it already was. But for his stonesetting - although bitterly cold - the sun shone brightly out of a crystal-clear blue sky.
   Len, who died of cancer at the young age of 60, was very popular and that showed by the large number of DaC drivers present. In fact, so large were the total numbers of friends and family present that they only just fitted in the hall standing up.
   The Rabbi gave a brief synopsis of Len’s life and it was undoubtedly the life of a battler. It included being struck down by and recovering from Polio as a young boy. Even the cancers that killed him ran into double figures before he finally succumbed to them.
   In June 2003, Len and Stephanie’s daughter Julia gave birth to twins – Mathew and Georgia - and they soon became the love of Len’s life and as Len’s son Gavin said in a moving speech, his dad may not have seen them growing up, but he at least had those months of delight at having them around.
   Stephanie Bell asked Call Sign to thank all the DaC drivers who turned up.
   "Nothing can bring Len back," she told us, "but it is a great consolation to see so many of his friends here to pay their respect. It really is appreciated."