Have you ever tried to Write what you Feel?
It can never be put into words enough to do what I am feeling justice.
I spent the greater part of 300+ miles riding straight behind Mike on what was THE best ride I have ever been on. I learned more in that one day then I have in the two years I have spent on my Harley.
I have no doubts that that ride will go down in history as one of my most memorable rides. Not because of the tragedy, but because of the other 300+ miles of shear awesomeness that I shared with my best friends: Robin, my dad, and Mike.
I rode back from the crash site on Monday night after ridding up there to be with the family and some close friends to hang a cross in his remembrance, and I laughed almost the whole way down the hill. If you ever talked to Mike about ridding and mentioned bugs then you heard his joke. "How do you tell a happy Harley Rider? By all the bugs in his teeth!" and then he would put the biggest toothy grin on his face. Well Coming down the hill...it was really buggy that night, and I have heard him tell that stupid joke at least a million times. I laughed all the way back to Monroe that night (and I still have bugs on my jacket hahahahaha).
Mike:
you were an incredible man, and will forever influence me in the way I live my life. Thanks for sharing your passion with me on your finale day here on this earth. That day was AMAZING!
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Our hearts have been with you, Robin and P.Bill all week. No one knows what to say and I knew while hugging Robin that I would have no words to comfort her. Only God. We love you guys so much. I have much peace knowing it was an awesome ride, and Mike was with awesome people. I'm proud to be your friend.
Kyle, we don't really know one another, but I see you and your wife every Sunday at TRC, I just wanted to express my heartfelt sympathy to you for the tragedy of losing such a dear friend and by what I have read on alot of others blogs also one incredible man after God's heart. As I don't really know you but of you, sadly that was as far as my fellowship went with Mike and I am sorry for that and hope not to make that same mistake in the future, sometimes we get comfortable in our own little circle of friends and miss opportunities of reaching out to others we have yet to really meet and than the opportunity is gone, in a blink of an eye. My sincere condolences and prayers are with you and your family as well as all of Mikes' friends and loved ones.
May God's peace surround and comfort you,
Patti David