Hundreds of grieving friends and relatives attended the funeral on Monday of a 23-year-old Sutton man who, according to his dad, "lived his life to the full".

Martyn Goreham, of Sherwood Park Road, who had just started a career as an estate agent a few months earlier, was killed in a motorbike accident on January 14.

Mr Goreham, who lived with his dad Colin, was travelling north up Burdon Lane just after 11pm when it is thought his vehicle mounted a grass verge, smashing into a tree.

This week his devastated father told the Guardian about the last conversation he had with his son, the night he died.

He said: "Martyn lived life to the full every day."

"He'd done a bit of this and a bit of that ever since he left school. You name it, he worked in insurance and even did a bit of hairdressing at one stage.

"But he had just started working as an estate agent for Your Move a few months ago.

"That night he tidied up his room and we actually had a conversation about how he was sorting his life out.

"The job was perfect for him because he was a real smoothie with a great sense of humour.

"He was a really smart Dolce and Gabbana kind of guy who wore Patrick Cox shoes."

Mr Goreham also told how Martyn, whose funeral was held at 11.30am in Leatherhead, where his grandad is buried, would spend his time making dance music on the computer and was into night-clubbing.

"He enjoyed socialising at the Works nightclub in Kingston and knew hundreds of people there. They are holding a tribute night for him in the VIP room on February 2.

"We have been overwhelmed by the kindness shown by people who knew him and Burdon Lane is covered in tributes."

His sister Stephanie, from Carshalton, added: "He could be quite mischievous at times but everybody loved him and you could never get cross with him because he would just grin like an angel."

An inquest was opened and adjourned at Sutton Coroner's Court on January 19.

Investigating officer PC Ransley at Hampton Traffic Garage is asking anyone with information about the incident to contact him on 020 8247 6935.

January 30, 2003 10:00