I think that posting articles like this one is appropriate on a forum like this. 1. It is informative to people who may know the person involved and may want to know what happened so that they can mourn their friends.
2. I don't believe it is a mistake to say "be careful". All of us are guilty of forgeting to look close enough when we move left to pass or turn around, etc. (If you have never done this, you have not been riding long enough).
3. A couple of years ago, we had a local racer (this is a small town) killed by a drunk driver while riding his bike. Of course, he could not have been safer unless he had not been riding his bike at that particular time, but this brought to light how fragile our lives really are and that we should come together in the community for our friends who cycle, our friends who may have died cycling and their FAMILIES.
4. About one week after this happened, the ENTIRE cycling community came out for a supportive ride for the family/friends of the recently deceased cyclist (it was cold, cold, cold, raining/sleeting, but everyone was glad to be able to still be riding our bikes when our friend was no longer here to do it anymore.
5. You are part of the cycling community. Let's keep the community a warm, inviting and caring place to be a part of.