Love of life lost in crash

THE heartbroken partner of the man who died after a motorbike crash in Hobart on Thursday has remembered him as a loving father and someone who will “hold my heart for eternity”.

Brad Kremmer died in the Royal Hobart Hospital on Friday morning after he crashed his Yamaha R1 motorbike at the intersection of Dampier and Schouton streets, Warrane, the afternoon before.

His wife Lara CrawfordKremmer said the 31-year-old

“changed my whole life”. The pair met when they were teenagers and had children Shaylah, 12, and Connor, 9, together. They separated for six years before rekindling things only a fortnight ago.

“He was the absolute love of my life,” Miss Crawford-Kremmer said.

“God knows we have never had the easy road, but somehow we always found a way back to each other. He made me so happy and my only regret is it took me so long to know what my heart knew for 14 years. It was him, it was always him and it will always be him.” Miss Crawford-Kremmer said her partner was a great father and loved putting a smile on his children’s faces.

“He adored his children and they idolised their dad,” she said.

“During our time apart I had another son, Lincoln, and Bradley always accepted him and never saw him any different.”

When he wasn’t spending time with his kids, Mr Kremmer was often found with a ball in his hand playing cricket.

He was a beloved bowler for both St Aidans Cricket Club and Rokeby Cricket Club over the years.

“Sport was his life,” Ms Crawford-Kremmer said.

“Every year he was on that cricket field for whichever club it was. He would set alarms for 3am so he didn’t miss the first innings on TV.”

Mr Kremmer had a deep passion for motorbikes for many years, culminating in buying his Yamaha R1 two months ago.

“He had always spoken about bikes and having one, but he had only ever had one before (the Yamaha) but didn’t ride it at the time he owned it.”

Miss Crawford-Kremmer said her little family would never forget their man.

“I’ve promised to always prioritise our children, to make sure they feel loved and are safe, and make sure they always know just how dearly their dad loved them.

“He is here every day in our children’s faces. He has held my heart since I was 15 and will hold it for eternity. I will remind my kids how full of life he always was and how dearly he loved us all. He asked for the last six years to come home and I take comfort and will remind them that in his last two weeks he was here with us at home.”