Please send prayers...

[annguyen1981]

Yesterday my boss got a phonecall from her sister.  Their uncle had died in a m/c accident.  From what I understand, the high winds (50mph) tore off a branch and it hit him.

She took it really hard, but it's hard to hear about this kind of stuff since I'm a fellow biker.  He died doing something he loved, but he shouldn't have died at all.

My prayers go out to family and friends.

[cafeboy]

give them my regaurds.  (this too will pass)

[blue05twin]

My prayers and condolences for his family and friends.

[pandy]

So sorry to hear.... best wishes to the family for finding peace....

[rob1bike]

So sorry to hear of that, saw it on the news also. I lost my dad a year ago very suddenly. My heart and thoughts go out to all those involvoed.

[3imo]

My regards to the family.

Although I do not know every biker that dies on the road, I ride with them. I can feel it. My thoughts go to Rich 9 times outta 10. I haven't lost anyone close to me on a bike and I hope I never will. Rich was just some dude I met on the internet.  But that ambiguity of his "friendship" is what I think makes my thoughts go to his image up at the corner of this page (on my screen I only see his head) whenever I ride. Not that I knew him or that he was my friend, just that his life ended doing something that I do everyday and he was not at fault.

A biker died here just a couple weeks ago. I didn't know him but my closests freinds went to flight school with him. They attended the funeral. I didn't post it because I didn't want to think about it. It was also not his fault. Some 88yrold pulled out in front of him.

But I do, everytime I suit up I think about them and I guess I always will. I think in a way they have taught me a lesson....hopefully I won't forget.

[ajaxgs]

condolences to the family

[yamahonkawazuki]

 

[annguyen1981]

I didn't know it was on the news.

Here's the article:  http://www.wwlp.com/news2004/story.html?artID=410944

For those who don't wanna click:



Friends Remember Motorcycle Accident Victim
DEERFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS (WWLP) Sunday's menacing winds toppled a tree and killed a motorcyclist from Springfield. The freak accident in Deerfield left a family in mourning and friends of former educator Robert Sheehan Junior stunned. "He and the rest of the bikers had their bikes blessed so he was really enthusiastic about that, I think it was his pride and joy," said Marie Janik of Longmeadow. Friends can't seem to make sense of it. "There are a lot of good memories," continued Janik. She had known Sheehan for over ten years. Aside from teaching, he would moonlight as her handyman. Janik said biking was Bob's passion. If that was the case, the 58-year-old died doing what he loved. Late Sunday morning the wild weather became a killer. Riding through Mill Village Road, a gust of wind took down the three foot wide Willow on top of Sheehan. Emergency crews and two long time riding buddies tried to save him. "I started yelling, screaming his name, ran over and saw the bike and saw Bob, started pulling branches, yelling his name, there was no response," said Stephen Kowal. Sheehan, who lived on Kittrell Street in Springfield, had just retired as a long time middle school teacher in Somers, Connecticut, but loved to keep active. "He retired early so he could do a few things he'd like to do including helping others. He worked for the church and the bingo parties, everything voluntary," said Janik, "We'll miss him, not just me, but many." Sheehan leaves behind a wife and two grown children. 22News spoke with several of Bob's former students of the Mabelle B. Avery middle school in Somers, Connecticut who send out their condolences to his family.

There's a video clip at the end of the article.