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Letter from George Rice Concerning Tom Hoskins fatality
Subject:[PCCMembership] Letter from George Rice, Tom Hoskins Friend. Please share
From:Will Haltiwangerwill2sail@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 02:34:59 -0000
To: PCCMembership@yahoogroups.com
There aren't many cyclists who venture out cycling without their
sunglasses. Rose colored glasses is a term used to describe
something that inhibits us to see things for what they truly are. I
had rose colored glasses on when I first thought about the value of
membership in groups like the Palmetto Cycling Coalition. I had the
selfish agenda of WIIFM (What's In It For Me)?
echo "On October 21, 2007, lives were changed forever. A century ride
turned into what I hoped was a horrible dream. Since that day,
families, friends, and cyclists have celebrated the lives of two
people who put aside selfish ambition to bring light to the tragedies
of brain injuries. Tom Hoskins and Lee Ann Barry logged hundreds of
miles for the benefit of others. Lee Ann wore a jersey on that
beautiful, sunny day, embossed with Spoke n' Word. A church in
Kentucky gave it to her. I did a Google search using Spoken Word and
one web site that came up was the University of Central Florida
Bicycle Team. A member of their cycling team died after being struck
on his bicycle the same day, October 21, 2007.
echo "A year prior, I stood in a line of 2000 bicyclists, waiting to finish
the second day of the MS ride. We learned of the death of Rachael,
who died cycling for the benefit of others. Like others, I have to
live with being one of the cyclists who survived. I now know the
pain others have felt as they tried to revive someone they had been
drafting for or being pulled by earlier in the day.
echo "My high school band performed 'One Voice' during our field show. The
words include 'just one voice, singing in the darkness, all it takes
is one voice.' If you venture to the PCC website and click on links,
you will see rows of bike clubs and bike shops. One hour of your
time during 2008 may save the life of a cyclist. One hour writing
letters to politicians, one hour sitting in a hearing room with your
favorite cycling jersey on, or one hour encouraging someone to keep
peddling on their first ride, will make a difference.
Prior to October 21, 2007, I didn't see it that way. I was too busy
having pitty parties because of the heat, the steep hills, or the
lack of a water stop.
You and I can name someone who lived through a bicycle/vehicle
collision, or died from the collision. Take a moment, fill out a PCC
application in appreciation for that saved life or in memory of that
life because your one voice singing in the darkness can make a
difference.
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