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Re: [ST] Death has no sense of timing



Steven Kohlscheen wrote:

> This has been the longest year I've ever had this week.
> 
> Richard Wildaur was a guy my parents introduced me too as I was growing up.
> He was one of the first of their riding friends to make an impression on me.
> He's been a part of my life since I was 3 years old.  I learned a great deal
> about how to live life the right way from him.  Even as a child he treated
> me as just a smaller adult, and I always considered him a great friend for
> that.  He died of a heart rupture doing landscaping at his house Sunday
> April 25th.  2 weeks after his doctor gave him a clean bill of health on his
> regular check up.  He was only 50. True to his wishes we did not have a
> funeral/heavy wake kind of thing.  We threw a party at his place to share
> stories around a fire, eat, drink(lots of drinking) and confirm what we all
> knew, Richard was a very special person in many peoples lives.  I lost track
> of how many people passed through the house this Sat, but it was defiantly
> in the hundreds.  Richard always did like a full house.  His family, his
> wife's family, old college roommates, co-workers from the multitude of
> different jobs he's held over the years, and riding buddies all talked the
> day away, grieved in a few different ways, and sent Richard off with as much
> celebration as we could muster.  Picnic tables were chainsawed and
> sacrificed on the fire, he loved a good bonfire.  And many a good bottle of
> whiskey was emptied.  His wife made sure we all knew he never regretted his
> life, and defiantly cherished his friendships.  He was one of the good guys,
> and a real rider.
> 
> Steven Kohlscheen
> 2002 Triumph Sprint ST
> AMA life member #548538
> HSTA # 9351
> TSRA member "Dirty Dawg" sec/treas
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I lift my glass to all the good guys gone on. To your friend and also to 
a friend of mine and fellow rider Jerry Williams, gone 5 years this 
month. God speed.
Al


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