You'll have noticed a serious lapse in updates, and I wanted to apologize; computer access is limited, so twitter has been the best way to find out what's going on.
Sadly, my update today is a somber one, and will be fairly short.
One of our leaders, Paige Hicks, passed away this past Tuesday around 1:30pm Central Time when she was struck by a truck carrying an oversized load as we rode from Winner, SD to Martin, SD. We were riding alone together, as we were fulfilling our position as "sweep," which means we were the last 2 riders of the day with the responsibility of making sure everyone gets to the host site okay.
More information can be found here, including a full summary of what happened and what will happen.
A newspaper article can be found here.
Thank you so much for your support and prayers -- our group has received messages from people all over, including many we have never met.
We will be attending Paige's funeral in St. Louis, MO on Monday, and then meeting back up with our route in WY in order to make it to Seattle on schedule.
We all have some decisions to make, but I think our Bike & Build family is the best place to be right now; our bonds are very special ones, and ones that will make healing a much more bearable process.
Much love always. Stay safe. Please keep Paige and her family in your thoughts and prayers.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
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