flamingobabe #44
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« on: September 08, 2014, 08:44:41 AM » |
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A Memorial will be held September 13th 2014, Saturday, at the Baker house...home of GOTF....all day Saturday....there will be a short ride that morning around 10am to Wizard's favorite ride down to Sargent, TX.....Mark and I will be at the house all day....we will have a dinner that afternoon about 4 or 5pm...BYOM...Bring Your Own Meat...Mark will cook baked potatoes in the pit and everyone will cook their own meat...I'll have salad and potato fixin', seasoning for meat...etc...arrive Friday is good...leave Sunday is good...if you have ??? pm me or call 281-482-6557
If you would like to send Wizard's family a card
Mike Gonyea
5543 S Hollister Rd
Ovid, MI 48866
Hotel Information:
Best Western
1470 South Bypass 35
Alvin, Tx , 77511
281-331-4545
America Best Value Inn
1588 South 35 Bypass
Alvin, Tx, 77511
281-331-0335
Super 8 Motel
1535 South 35 Bypass
Alvin, TX 77511
1-855-799-6862
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roboto65
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« Reply #1 on: September 08, 2014, 09:00:21 AM » |
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I will be there won't be riding but I will be there Saturday.
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Sparky51
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« Reply #2 on: September 08, 2014, 11:11:13 AM » |
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Thanks Mark and Charlene for setting this up. He was loved and will be missed by many!
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RainMaker
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« Reply #3 on: September 08, 2014, 12:00:07 PM » |
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Will unfortunately be traveling but appreciate you setting up this memorial. Wish I could be there.
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Super Santa
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« Reply #4 on: September 08, 2014, 03:27:29 PM » |
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For those who have not met him, Duane's son Mike will still be here and his wife is scheduled to fly in also to be here that weekend.
Son Mike is 'Iron Mike' on the board though he has not been very active in posting. He does ride a Valkyrie and the family is from Michigan.
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Timbo
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« Reply #5 on: September 08, 2014, 08:25:44 PM » |
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We will not be able to make it there Saturday... we will be there in spirit
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« Reply #6 on: September 09, 2014, 09:14:04 AM » |
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Denise and I should be there, probably not for the ride thou. Will let you know for sure soon. Our daughter-in-law Lauren is back in Herman so not sure yet.
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Daniel Meyer
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« Reply #7 on: September 09, 2014, 10:37:06 AM » |
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If I can ride, I'll be there!
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« Reply #8 on: September 09, 2014, 04:49:50 PM » |
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On call all week, certainly wish I could be there physically, but I will be in spirit as well!
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RobertC
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« Reply #9 on: September 09, 2014, 05:17:03 PM » |
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Kat and I will be there..
Robert C.
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« Reply #10 on: September 09, 2014, 08:58:07 PM » |
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We will not be able to make it. 6 months ago I volunteered to take a group of fairly new riders on a 3 day trip to ride the 3 Sisters over near Kerrville. I think Wizard would want me to lead this group. Wizard will be riding along with us. He really enjoyed the trips to the Sisters. He also enjoyed leading rides at GOTF, The mid-winter gathering, and many others. Mike, I will continue to pray for you and your family. Duane was a good friend and helped every one that even hinted that they had a problem. Wish me luck. Hay  Jimmyt |
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« Reply #11 on: September 09, 2014, 09:48:51 PM » |
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due to work i will not be able to attend but i will raise a toast to him.
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Sparky51
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« Reply #12 on: September 10, 2014, 05:53:59 AM » |
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Liz and I will be there.
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RainMaker
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« Reply #13 on: September 10, 2014, 06:02:50 AM » |
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Just thinking out loud.
How about naming the Saturday morning ride at the GOTF the Wizard Memorial Ride, much as we have the Joe Boyd Memorial Ride at Inzane? Duane led so many of these GOTF morning rides it just sounds right.
RM
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« Reply #14 on: September 10, 2014, 08:44:24 PM » |
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Has a ring to it  Just thinking out loud.
How about naming the Saturday morning ride at the GOTF the Wizard Memorial Ride, much as we have the Joe Boyd Memorial Ride at Inzane? Duane led so many of these GOTF morning rides it just sounds right.
RM
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« Reply #15 on: September 10, 2014, 09:01:57 PM » |
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Just thinking out loud.
How about naming the Saturday morning ride at the GOTF the Wizard Memorial Ride, much as we have the Joe Boyd Memorial Ride at Inzane? Duane led so many of these GOTF morning rides it just sounds right.
RM
I like it! Done! Now we need someone to lead the ride...and keep the group together like Wizard could!!!!! zard could... |
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Joe Hummer
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« Reply #16 on: September 11, 2014, 05:11:52 AM » |
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Now we need someone to lead the ride...and keep the group together like Wizard could!!!!!
I nominate Jimmy "Hayhauler" Turner for that position!!  If you can do without him helping with the cooking that is. The ride is good but the vittles are the best!! |
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Joe Hummer
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« Reply #17 on: September 11, 2014, 05:14:24 AM » |
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I posted this on facebook last night but also wanted to post it here... LaserPat and Wizard will be riding together on my bike. Truly miss both men. My deepest sympathies to Wizard's friends and family.  |
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BJ Hay
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« Reply #18 on: September 13, 2014, 09:19:53 AM » |
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Just wanted to say we are thinking of everyone at the memorial and wish we could be there. We will be riding the 3 sisters today in Wizards honor. We will miss you Duane.
BJ hay and Haymarket
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« Reply #19 on: September 13, 2014, 11:28:16 AM » |
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I was hoping to make the trip down, but couldn't.  I'm with you in spirit. |
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blotar
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« Reply #20 on: September 14, 2014, 07:34:59 AM » |
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It was a wonderful experience for me at 'Wizard's' memorial. Hot Glue and Flamingo Babe were Great Hosts. (they always are!) I realized how good it is to have friends like Duane in my life. I was dissappointed when he moved to Arizona, but did not seek him out when he came back to Texas and only saw him on special occasions. Now I wish that I had put forth more effort to spend time with him. He was a true archetype and a good friend. He was Very opinionated, but very patient with people who were not on the same page as him. He was generous with his time and effort. Like someone else said, "he would go out of his way to help anyone who even hinted at having a problem". It seems odd to say, but through the years I have used his character to help me develop mine. We were only a year apart in age, but I guess his grisly appearance sort of made him look 'Fatherly'. I will truely miss him, but he will remain in my thoughts to the end. Rest In Peace, Wizard.
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Sparky51
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« Reply #21 on: September 14, 2014, 01:45:58 PM » |
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A very big THANK YOU to Mark and Charlene for hosting all yesterday. Once again a very great time. Joe and Mike, the ride was a perfect remembrance of Wizard's favorite spot.
Daniel, thanks for the reading of your piece. It touched my heart as well as I am sure everyone there.
This is such a great group, love and caring expressed by all, and felt by all.
Wizard was a giving man, and we will all miss him terribly. Seeing his bike there was a reminder of our loss, but also of a great guy who was with us there, just sitting on the bike, and "drinking a dew"
Thanks to all who made the memorial such a fitting tribute to a great friend.
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