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One of my friends from the Aprilia forum died on the 12th. I just learned of it today.
On a contentious forum Richard was a nice, down to earth person who was never mean but funny.
When I heard the news I cried. I'd never met Richard but he was a kind heart.
Man Dies in Fatal Motorcycle Accident - Police & Fire - Canton-Sixes, GA Patch
"Poodle"
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Track Day at age 62!
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It is with such great sadness that I have been asked to inform the Motorcycle community of Richards passing today. He was killed in a Motorcycle accident near Ga 575, in which his Widow Noel Jenkins could only speculate did not involve another vehicle as the exact details are yet known. Someone saw it from a distance and reported it to the Local authorities. When they found him off the road he was breathing but not conscious. An airlift was called in but he passed before it arrived.
Richard was an amazing man and one of my best friends, though I had only known him 4 years. He began coming to our SE rally events in the NC mtns in 2010. Richard had been riding motorcycles longer than some of us had been alive. He used to race many years ago, and even last year at the age of 62 could hang with some pretty good riders. Richard was also an amazing resource for this forum and his many friends alike. If there was something he didn't know off the top of his head, he'd research it and get you an answer. He was one of the brightest people I have ever known, having attended Georgia Tech back in his early years. I am sure so many of you in the AF1 community have Naimchase stories you would like to share. Feel free to post them here or send them to his home address which I could provide if you PM me. For security reasons I would rather not publicly post his home address. His wife Noel does have access to his e mail account as well. I could send that in a PM too. Noel would love to hear all the ways he touched our lives.
After 2 previous marriages he found Noel and they were an extremely loving couple for almost 20 years I believe. It is with such sadness that he left this world too early, too early for Noel, too early for me. He helped me in so many ways, with Motorcycles, in life advice; and all he ever asked of me was to take him riding on the best roads I knew. Noel reiterated today when we spoke that he always enjoyed riding with the Aprilia riders at the SE rallys, the Indy GP events, the one trip to Laguna back a few years......
Please reflect tonight on a moment on how precious life is and why we must live life. Richard would be the first to say if he was going to leave this earth earlier than expected, he'd rather it be on 2 wheels, doing what was most passionate to him. So, today please feel sad for his wife, Noel who lost her best friend in the world, for his friends like me who were made better people because of him and who will miss him dearly, but don't feel bad for him for he lived life.
I was most proud to say Richard Jenkins was my friend. Good bye Richard. May God have mercy on your soul
Richard touched so many on this forum. Donations to Richards widow can be made via PayPal to John Cook (Hurricanejohn) at this address- [email protected]
On a contentious forum Richard was a nice, down to earth person who was never mean but funny.
When I heard the news I cried. I'd never met Richard but he was a kind heart.
Man Dies in Fatal Motorcycle Accident - Police & Fire - Canton-Sixes, GA Patch
"Poodle"
View attachment 16756
Track Day at age 62!
View attachment 16757
*******************************************************
It is with such great sadness that I have been asked to inform the Motorcycle community of Richards passing today. He was killed in a Motorcycle accident near Ga 575, in which his Widow Noel Jenkins could only speculate did not involve another vehicle as the exact details are yet known. Someone saw it from a distance and reported it to the Local authorities. When they found him off the road he was breathing but not conscious. An airlift was called in but he passed before it arrived.
Richard was an amazing man and one of my best friends, though I had only known him 4 years. He began coming to our SE rally events in the NC mtns in 2010. Richard had been riding motorcycles longer than some of us had been alive. He used to race many years ago, and even last year at the age of 62 could hang with some pretty good riders. Richard was also an amazing resource for this forum and his many friends alike. If there was something he didn't know off the top of his head, he'd research it and get you an answer. He was one of the brightest people I have ever known, having attended Georgia Tech back in his early years. I am sure so many of you in the AF1 community have Naimchase stories you would like to share. Feel free to post them here or send them to his home address which I could provide if you PM me. For security reasons I would rather not publicly post his home address. His wife Noel does have access to his e mail account as well. I could send that in a PM too. Noel would love to hear all the ways he touched our lives.
After 2 previous marriages he found Noel and they were an extremely loving couple for almost 20 years I believe. It is with such sadness that he left this world too early, too early for Noel, too early for me. He helped me in so many ways, with Motorcycles, in life advice; and all he ever asked of me was to take him riding on the best roads I knew. Noel reiterated today when we spoke that he always enjoyed riding with the Aprilia riders at the SE rallys, the Indy GP events, the one trip to Laguna back a few years......
Please reflect tonight on a moment on how precious life is and why we must live life. Richard would be the first to say if he was going to leave this earth earlier than expected, he'd rather it be on 2 wheels, doing what was most passionate to him. So, today please feel sad for his wife, Noel who lost her best friend in the world, for his friends like me who were made better people because of him and who will miss him dearly, but don't feel bad for him for he lived life.
I was most proud to say Richard Jenkins was my friend. Good bye Richard. May God have mercy on your soul
Richard touched so many on this forum. Donations to Richards widow can be made via PayPal to John Cook (Hurricanejohn) at this address- [email protected]
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