I’m sorry Sherry and I was never able to meet her and yes suffering is over.
Was Rita ever into the Motorcycle rides and did she ever go along with the ride to eats?
Yes, we did a lot of rides together on our '92 Wing. Also did a number of trips pulling our matching trailer. Those were great years, lots of fun together and with other couples. In the mid-90's we made three trips to northern New Mexico with two other couples, one had a cabin in the Angel Fire ski resort area. From there we spent days doing short trips out and back, using the cabin as a base. We usually would save one 3-4 day period to ride up into Colorado as a group. I remember one GWRRA chapter even at the Honda dealer west of Winter Garden, on the way home Rita was having problems with balance. That was in 2002 and was the last ride she had on the Wing. At that time it became evident her Parkinsons was affecting her balance to the point it was dangerous for her to ride, she had been diagnosed in 2001....a year earlier. She then told me there was no reason for me to quit doing what I enjoyed so I could either keep the Wing or trade for something I wanted....that's where the Valk came into my life. After I brought it home, she wanted to take one last ride around the block just so she could say she had ridden it and was thrilled by the power compared to the Wing. That was the last motorcycle ride she ever had.
This is a shot taken on one of the N. Mexico trips, I did a screen grab so the date of the picture is current but the date of the event is August, 1998. At my age, my riding, my life, will continue to be solo.
