CoCrizzle
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CoCrizzle
This is where i post so here it is.
yesterday morning my best friend since 1st grade was coming to meet me so we could go to the bike show here in Atlanta. i got off work from the fire station @ 7 & we were going to meet at ihop at 930 & then make our way over to the bike show. 1030 rolled around and he never showed. i texted him and never heard back. i figured maybe he had a rough night so i just went to the house. i was feeling my normal feelings of worst case situations that is brought on from 17+ yrs as a fireman/paramedic but i just stored that **** up in my mind locker and shut the door. i come home and crash out and gets some rest. when i get up i have a voice mail from his ole lady to call her. so i did........ my best friend hit a car head on and was kill instantly on the way to meet me. he was on his bike that we just did a tank lift and wire tuck on that he was so proud of. he only had 7 post on here and mostly read the other post. a lot of things have went threw my mind and i keep on wishing that i told him not to ride his bike to meet me since it was raining and i was in my cage warm and dry. stinking thinking is all this is but its what's going on. he was my brother and i will miss him greatly. i held his mother as she lost it yesterday. she cursed his bike and told me to stay off mine. there are no words of actions that i can do or say at this point. he would of wanted all you guys to know. if your can, have a cold one for Ryan.
yesterday morning my best friend since 1st grade was coming to meet me so we could go to the bike show here in Atlanta. i got off work from the fire station @ 7 & we were going to meet at ihop at 930 & then make our way over to the bike show. 1030 rolled around and he never showed. i texted him and never heard back. i figured maybe he had a rough night so i just went to the house. i was feeling my normal feelings of worst case situations that is brought on from 17+ yrs as a fireman/paramedic but i just stored that **** up in my mind locker and shut the door. i come home and crash out and gets some rest. when i get up i have a voice mail from his ole lady to call her. so i did........ my best friend hit a car head on and was kill instantly on the way to meet me. he was on his bike that we just did a tank lift and wire tuck on that he was so proud of. he only had 7 post on here and mostly read the other post. a lot of things have went threw my mind and i keep on wishing that i told him not to ride his bike to meet me since it was raining and i was in my cage warm and dry. stinking thinking is all this is but its what's going on. he was my brother and i will miss him greatly. i held his mother as she lost it yesterday. she cursed his bike and told me to stay off mine. there are no words of actions that i can do or say at this point. he would of wanted all you guys to know. if your can, have a cold one for Ryan.
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From: Athens, Alabama
That's a very tough pill to swallow. It's not your fault. We rode yesterday and the weather was gotten all wrong. But that's the chance an individual takes. Just like guns don't kill people neither does bikes. You may never know what actually happened. But don't beat yourself up. I truly believe when it's your time to go it's your time to go. Just be there for his family. I'll keep you and his family in my prayers.
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I am so sorry to hear about your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with his family and loved ones. Damn, this is the third member of either this forum or xlf to have died in the last couple months.
Don't see that happen on my surffishing or flyfishing forums.
Watch out for those kooks, everyone, please.
John
Don't see that happen on my surffishing or flyfishing forums.
Watch out for those kooks, everyone, please.
John
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From: washington
condolances to you and his family... please dont second guess yourself or beat yourself up, we all think to our selves when something like this happens "what could i have done different".. the truth is nothing, we are not God and we dont control our fate or others fate, the best we can do is be there for the family and remember ALL the good times and by doing so we keep them alive in our hearts
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From: Frozelandia, Minnysota
I had a head on in my car on the way home from a friend's house; he'd asked me to stop by after work and help him with something. I wasn't hurt, the car was old and I was able to put it back in driveable condition that evening. Stopping there was my choice, I wanted to help him, and I didn't feel he was respojnsible at all - that was all on the guy in the wrong lane. I'd bet if your friend could give you one message from beyond, he'd say that, too. Good people always seem to feel guilt when something happens, just human nature. That's why I never told the friend about the accident.
I still occasionally think of the guy I knew real well that took my position on a Huey helicopter when I was injured, and there were no survivors on the last flight. That was over 45 years ago. People's lives are constantly interacting with each other's, and it's inevitable that the results will occasionally be in directions we didn't want, through no fault or desire of our own.
I still occasionally think of the guy I knew real well that took my position on a Huey helicopter when I was injured, and there were no survivors on the last flight. That was over 45 years ago. People's lives are constantly interacting with each other's, and it's inevitable that the results will occasionally be in directions we didn't want, through no fault or desire of our own.
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Sorry to hear about your sudden and tragic loss. Prayers to you and his family. As others have said you can't feel guilt over something you had no control of. May he R.I.P and you be able to celebrate his life rather than dwell on the end.
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From: Canton, GA
Please accept my condolences, I'm sincerely sorry to hear about your friend and I hope you and your family find a way to get past the terrible pain you feel.
I'll definitely toast to Ryan tonight - it'll be an honor
I'll definitely toast to Ryan tonight - it'll be an honor