2011-09-16 Ride for Shirley
This day started off at the normal place but certainly wasn't a normal ride.
We had gotten together in honour of a fallen rider, Shirley Plourde, wife of a fellow member on this site.
Although I didn't personally know her, she was a avid rider, an instructor of tae Kwon Do, wife and mother.
6 of us left the Halifax area at 10:00 and meandered our way up to meet 4 others at exit 18.
One rider, Rob was there with Shirley's first bike. A little Honda 450.
We then rode in formation to the funeral home and to meet up with everyone else. I had no idea there were going to be so many people there.
It was simply amazing and heart wrenching to see the turnout.
After the service, we all rode with "Fred" leading the way to his beautiful home. There, surrounded by friends,
family, perfect strangers we held a toast to Shirley and saluted her with bikes revving and horns blaring for one full minute.
It was a complete honour to be part of this farewell to Shirley who is gone, but not forgotten.
Read MoreWe had gotten together in honour of a fallen rider, Shirley Plourde, wife of a fellow member on this site.
Although I didn't personally know her, she was a avid rider, an instructor of tae Kwon Do, wife and mother.
6 of us left the Halifax area at 10:00 and meandered our way up to meet 4 others at exit 18.
One rider, Rob was there with Shirley's first bike. A little Honda 450.
We then rode in formation to the funeral home and to meet up with everyone else. I had no idea there were going to be so many people there.
It was simply amazing and heart wrenching to see the turnout.
After the service, we all rode with "Fred" leading the way to his beautiful home. There, surrounded by friends,
family, perfect strangers we held a toast to Shirley and saluted her with bikes revving and horns blaring for one full minute.
It was a complete honour to be part of this farewell to Shirley who is gone, but not forgotten.
