Author Topic: This was my friend.... (Read 1306 times)

jammindude · « **on:** August 05, 2014, 10:41:24 PM »

https://www.redding.com/news/local-news/motorcyclist-killed-in-logging-truck-accident

I was shattered when I got the news this afternoon.

The husband was riding lead for a group and spilled the bike to avoid the logs. His wife was struck and died at the scene. Their son was riding close by and managed to avoid everything.

She was a fellow Rush geek. I've been crying most of the night.

KevShmev · « **Reply #1 on:** August 05, 2014, 10:45:24 PM »

Jeez, that's awful. Sorry to hear this, man.

black_biff_stadler · « **Reply #2 on:** August 05, 2014, 10:56:20 PM »

Very sorry for your loss, Ben. I hope the near future isn't too sorrowful for you. Feel free to PM me if/when you need someone to vent to.

yeshaberto · « **Reply #3 on:** August 05, 2014, 11:05:03 PM »

that is very troubling...
so sorry to hear this JD

Dark Castle · « **Reply #4 on:** August 05, 2014, 11:15:22 PM »

Sorry to hear this JD

WDADU · « **Reply #5 on:** August 05, 2014, 11:23:15 PM »

Sad to hear

My condolences.

bl5150 · « **Reply #6 on:** August 05, 2014, 11:25:12 PM »

My sympathies JD .

bout to crash · « **Reply #7 on:** August 05, 2014, 11:45:56 PM »

Very sorry

Obfuscation · « **Reply #8 on:** August 06, 2014, 01:06:27 AM »

Man I'm sorry something like this happened to someone you know. My condolences to you and your friend's family.

PowerSlave · « **Reply #9 on:** August 06, 2014, 01:45:38 AM »

My most sincere condolences to you and yours.

EdenHazard · « **Reply #10 on:** August 06, 2014, 02:16:21 AM »

I'm so sorry for your loss

MoraWintersoul · « **Reply #11 on:** August 06, 2014, 03:49:05 AM »

I'm so sorry, man. I think I'm speaking on everyone's behalf when I say you can vent here anytime, we'll be glad to listen.

? · « **Reply #12 on:** August 06, 2014, 05:07:04 AM »

Sorry to hear that...

King Postwhore · « **Reply #13 on:** August 06, 2014, 05:12:45 AM »

So sorry for your loss.

jammindude · « **Reply #14 on:** August 06, 2014, 05:20:55 AM »

I just woke up for work. I didn't get a lot of sleep, and the shock is still sinking in.

I've known her pretty well for about 10 years. But mostly right now, I think about those left behind. How her husband must feel...how her son must feel. Her son is one of my son's best friends...and they're not even in town. They were on vacation down there. And as far as I know, the son saw it happen.

I'm still hearing some things through mutual friends...my son and I both contacted the son last night. But I think everyone down there is pretty overwhelmed. It's my understanding that they are putting the bikes on a truck and coming back up soon. No one wants to ride right now. (we're keeping all names offline because there's still some family that hasn't been notified.)

Chino · « **Reply #15 on:** August 06, 2014, 06:45:27 AM »

Man, that's tough. Sorry about your loss. That's one of the main reasons I could never pull the trigger on a bike. You could be the safest rider in the world and still have something like this happen. The fact that it happened on vacation is really heart breaking. I had a friend from high school (his name was Matt. He just recently died of cancer two months ago) who was on vacation with his family in Seattle a few years back. They were on those bicycle taxi things, you know, the vehicles with two seats in the rear and a guy peddling up front. Well anyway, Matt and his brother were riding in one, and their mom and dad were in another one in front of them. A freak accident happened in the one his parents were in, and it resulted the father being killed on the spot and the mother was left paralyzed from the waist down. I can't imagine ever witnessing something like that. Good luck to the members of your family as well as the family of the deceased.

Onno · « **Reply #16 on:** August 06, 2014, 06:58:11 AM »

Sorry for your loss man...

jingle.boy · « **Reply #17 on:** August 06, 2014, 07:40:04 AM »

I can't imagine going through something like this. Hope you're able to cope and deal with your grief JD. You've got a 'family' here you can lean on.

gmillerdrake · « **Reply #18 on:** August 06, 2014, 07:44:07 AM »

News like this is heartbreaking....sorry for your loss.....

Zydar · « **Reply #19 on:** August 06, 2014, 07:47:29 AM »

My condolences

FlyingBIZKIT · « **Reply #20 on:** August 06, 2014, 08:14:34 AM »

Extremely sorry to hear about this. This is awful

bosk1 · « **Reply #21 on:** August 06, 2014, 08:24:23 AM »

Oh man, so sorry to hear that.

El Barto · « **Reply #22 on:** August 06, 2014, 08:30:44 AM »

That's a damn shame.

bout to crash · « **Reply #23 on:** August 06, 2014, 09:04:10 AM »

Quote from: Chino on August 06, 2014, 06:45:27 AM

Man, that's tough. Sorry about your loss. That's one of the main reasons I could never pull the trigger on a bike. You could be the safest rider in the world and still have something like this happen. The fact that it happened on vacation is really heart breaking. I had a friend from high school (his name was Matt. He just recently died of cancer two months ago) who was on vacation with his family in Seattle a few years back. They were on those bicycle taxi things, you know, the vehicles with two seats in the rear and a guy peddling up front. Well anyway, Matt and his brother were riding in one, and their mom and dad were in another one in front of them. A freak accident happened in the one his parents were in, and it resulted the father being killed on the spot and the mother was left paralyzed from the waist down. I can't imagine ever witnessing something like that. Good luck to the members of your family as well as the family of the deceased.

Jesus, that's crazy. Did someone hit the pedicab or what?

lonestar · « **Reply #24 on:** August 06, 2014, 09:31:42 AM »

So sorry for your loss bud, just tragic.

hefdaddy42 · « **Reply #25 on:** August 06, 2014, 10:14:31 AM »

So sorry to hear that, man.

Neon · « **Reply #26 on:** August 06, 2014, 09:27:49 PM »

I'm so sorry to hear...so awful.

CrimsonSunrise · « **Reply #27 on:** August 07, 2014, 08:29:43 AM »

Wow.... so sorry JD. Thoughts are with you and her family.

TAC · « **Reply #28 on:** August 10, 2014, 11:12:47 AM »

Quote from: bl5150 on August 05, 2014, 11:25:12 PM

My sympathies JD .

Sketchy · « **Reply #29 on:** August 10, 2014, 11:24:54 AM »

Oh hell, that sucks massively. Sorry to hear it.

jammindude · « **Reply #30 on:** August 10, 2014, 12:14:20 PM »

Thank you everyone for your kind words and thoughts.

It's been a rough week.

TempusVox · « **Reply #31 on:** August 11, 2014, 07:15:07 AM »

Wow Ben...not sure how I missed this. So sorry to hear that. Hope everyone can find comfort from this soon.

jammindude · « **Reply #32 on:** August 11, 2014, 08:22:56 PM »

Too much death in my life lately.

There is a favor maybe someone could do for me.

As I mentioned, we were both music geeks and we would toss suggestions back and forth (I showed her Porcupine Tree and she really liked it). But one of the bands she was always trying to get me to check out, but I never got around to it (though I did check out a few songs I enjoyed) was Explosions in the Sky. They are an instrumental post rock band, and I know they have been mentioned here by a few people.

Are there any fans of EitS who can point me to one of their albums to check out?

News: Paralyzed official video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7m7l8iqGAk

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