Crazy how little moments in life, change your whole purpose. Candi and I had taken the bikes out for one of those perfect Colorado winter sunny day in 2016. We had stopped at a local brewery when we started talking about why we haven’t ever put together a community ride. We are both motorcycle enthusiast, participating in numerous rides throughout the riding season. As ideas started to pour out, we were determined to make the ride an annual event that would benefit people in need in our local community. You see in 2010, I was involved in a single motorcycle accident that left me in the hospital for 10 days, and out of work for 6 months. I like so many others, was not prepared for this kind of emergency. We know what it’s like to go through a rough time and just need a helping hand to pull through.
Again, life decides to throw us a curve ball…. As everything was falling into place for our first Poker Run Fundraiser, the worst thing that could happen happened. Our son Brendan was tragically killed in a motorcycle accident a month before the event. We were hurting, lost, and numb, but we knew we had to be there to support the ride. The ride helped two local families through their difficult times but gave us everything to move on into the future.
Brendan’s Story:
On July 18, 2016, at 10:45 pm the phone call that every parent dreads happened. Brendan was involved in a serious accident, and we need to get to the hospital quick. At 11:54 pm the world lost a beautiful soul. He was like every other kid, so full of life. He was the kid that made you smile every time he was near. I have learned so much about my son since this horrible day in July. I have found out about how generous and kind he was to everyone he ever met. I have found out just how much he had listened to all those life lessons I tried to teach him. What a complete jokester he was, making everyone around him laugh and love him for all his silliness. He taught me, to not take everything so seriously. Live for this moment, tomorrow is not guaranteed. He was only with us for 23 short years, but in those wonderful years, he touched everyone who knew him. Through this memorial foundation, we hope to continue to touch more lives.
Crazy how little moments in life, change your whole purpose. Candi and I had taken the bikes out for one of those perfect Colorado winter sunny day in 2016. We had stopped at a local brewery when we started talking about why we haven’t ever put together a community ride. We are both motorcycle enthusiast, participating in numerous rides throughout the riding season. As ideas started to pour out, we were determined to make the ride an annual event that would benefit people in need in our local community. You see in 2010, I was involved in a single motorcycle accident that left me in the hospital for 10 days, and out of work for 6 months. I like so many others, was not prepared for this kind of emergency. We know what it’s like to go through a rough time and just need a helping hand to pull through.
Again, life decides to throw us a curve ball…. As everything was falling into place for our first Poker Run Fundraiser, the worst thing that could happen happened. Our son Brendan was tragically killed in a motorcycle accident a month before the event. We were hurting, lost, and numb, but we knew we had to be there to support the ride. The ride helped two local families through their difficult times but gave us everything to move on into the future.
Brendan’s Story:
On July 18, 2016, at 10:45 pm the phone call that every parent dreads happened. Brendan was involved in a serious accident, and we need to get to the hospital quick. At 11:54 pm the world lost a beautiful soul. He was like every other kid, so full of life. He was the kid that made you smile every time he was near. I have learned so much about my son since this horrible day in July. I have found out about how generous and kind he was to everyone he ever met. I have found out just how much he had listened to all those life lessons I tried to teach him. What a complete jokester he was, making everyone around him laugh and love him for all his silliness. He taught me, to not take everything so seriously. Live for this moment, tomorrow is not guaranteed. He was only with us for 23 short years, but in those wonderful years, he touched everyone who knew him. Through this memorial foundation, we hope to continue to touch more lives.