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02-02-2007, 05:41 PM

On Feb 2, 3:42 pm, D_Frumiou...@ndersnat.ch wrote:
> Not everybody in the bicycle community is a rider:
>
> http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_5132399
> [Note: link expires about 2/7/07]
>
> Reed Palmer was a good friend. He almost became my father-in-law at
> one point. After things didn't work out with his daughter I still
> retained my friendship with him. Late in life, when he was retired and
> wanted a way to stay busy, he started buying old bikes from thrift shops
> and yard sales, cleaning them up, and selling them. That was supposed to
> be the way of it, anyway. He ended up giving away a lot of those bikes.
> Kids in the neighborhood knew where to go if they needed a flat fixed or
> something adjusted. A lot of lifelong bicycle enthusiasts may have gotten
> their start on a bike from Reed.
> Reed was a church and civic leader. He served two terms in the state
> legislature, and there's a nice little park I pass on my commute that
> wouldn't be there but for him. And he liked bikes.
> Godspeed, my friend.
>
> Bill

"He would fix them for a hug if they didn't have money."

What a sweetheart. That's so sad. I'm sorry for you and your
community's loss.

02-02-2007, 05:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
landotter Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Lost a Friend This Week On Feb 2, 3:42 pm, D_Frumiou...@ndersnat.ch wrote: > Not everybody in the bicycle community is a rider: > > http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_5132399 > [Note: link expires about 2/7/07] > > Reed Palmer was a good friend. He almost became my father-in-law at > one point. After things didn't work out with his daughter I still > retained my friendship with him. Late in life, when he was retired and > wanted a way to stay busy, he started buying old bikes from thrift shops > and yard sales, cleaning them up, and selling them. That was supposed to > be the way of it, anyway. He ended up giving away a lot of those bikes. > Kids in the neighborhood knew where to go if they needed a flat fixed or > something adjusted. A lot of lifelong bicycle enthusiasts may have gotten > their start on a bike from Reed. > Reed was a church and civic leader. He served two terms in the state > legislature, and there's a nice little park I pass on my commute that > wouldn't be there but for him. And he liked bikes. > Godspeed, my friend. > > Bill "He would fix them for a hug if they didn't have money." What a sweetheart. That's so sad. I'm sorry for you and your community's loss.