At first it seems a very sad story. But then you realize the guy had a lot of friends. Go by any Senior Center to see what he missed. May his memory live long.
Does that leave you the eldest now?
graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" ----------------------------------- frank theriault wrote:
On Thursday, the elder statesman of the Toronto bike messenger community passed away. He was known to all simply as Biker Bob, and he's been a courier for longer than anyone cares to remember. Most thought that he was one of Toronto's "original" couriers back around '85. He was 58 years old. He had a heart attack on his bike, fell over and hit his head (foolishly, wearing no helmet). The paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene. Last night we about 100 of us had a little wake/memorial for Bob at a downtown bar. Someone suggested to me ahead of time that if I had a photo of him to bring, it might be nice to put a framed copy on a table as a memorial of sorts. The wake was a celebration, with equal parts tears and laughter - we hope Bob would have appreciated it that way. This is the photo I found, and it's quite representative of Bob, who liked both his beer and his cigarettes. The last time I saw him, in fact, was about an hour before his demise, and he was riding down Bay street with the usual cigarette hanging out of his mouth. "Same old Biker Bob," I thought. LIttle did I know. So, this isn't a great photo by any means, but it was well received by his friends, and several dozen copies were asked for (obviously I'll do them for cost - no profit for me). None of you knew Bob, which is too bad: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3465082 You may comment if you wish. cheers, frank
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