Woman cyclist missing on Silver Comet Trail

[Trek420]

Who's Nancy Grace? I read on BJ that there is a memorial ride planned August 5th?

[Pedal Wench]

Who's Nancy Grace? I read on BJ that there is a memorial ride planned August 5th?

We've heard that it was August 26. Please let me know if you hear anything more. The sooner, the better.

[Running Mommy]

Ok Girls, now we need to make this womans life mean something. We need to do something in her honor. There has to be a cause or something that we can come up that we can contribute to so this doesn't happen again. Even if our contribution saves one life. I think it's worth it. What if it were your life?

What can we do? We all live in different area's, so a memorial ride doesn't really work. Tho it is a great one for the local folks. I hope everyone within driving distance to the area makes a real effort to honor this woman. She could have been one of us. Heck, being an avid cyclist she may HAVE been. Even if she was just a lurker. Perhaps she has bought gear from TE before? Who knows. All I know is we all identify with her. From what I read, her life was alot like ours.
Let's honor her, and show her family that her life mean't something by doing something in her honor.
So let's put our collective brains together and figure out what to do.
I'll volunteer to help organize it.

[Brandy]

I agree Running Mommy...I'm not sure what to do, but I'd like to be involved.

[Trek420]

Running Mommy "What can we do? We all live in different area's, so a memorial ride doesn't really work."

we could ride at the same date and time?

[Brandy]

Running Mommy "What can we do? We all live in different area's, so a memorial ride doesn't really work."

we could ride at the same date and time?

I think that's a great idea Trek. Even if we can't ride at the same time, maybe we could each dedicate a ride to her memory. It sounds silly, but if we could each hold a little sign saying as much and have someone take a picture, we could assemble them in a slideshow and present it to the family. It may take a couple of weeks to get it together, but at least the family would know that the cycling communities across the world are remembering her. Just a thought, maybe someone else can come up with something more creative.

[tulip]

I think that's a great idea Trek. Even if we can't ride at the same time, maybe we could each dedicate a ride to her memory. It sounds silly, but if we could each hold a little sign saying as much and have someone take a picture, we could assemble them in a slideshow and present it to the family. It may take a couple of weeks to get it together, but at least the family would know that the cycling communities across the world are remembering her. Just a thought, maybe someone else can come up with something more creative.

Great idea, Brandy. If we get even a few of us in each city where we live to ride in Jennifer's memory, and send a montage of photos to her family, it would be great. It may also serve as a little protest against violence to women...but the main thing would be to honor Jennifer.

[Nanci]

We could do it the day of her official memorial ride. If it's the 26th, that's the first day of my vacation. Maybe my bike club group could ride "in her honor."

[pooks]

I like that idea, too.

[Pedal Wench]

If y'all do that, I'll try to contact our local papers to make sure they know that this is so much more than a local concern (with everyone's approval). This way, the family might know that the entire country/world is thinking about her. I'll be at whatever memorial ride gets put together, and I think the numbers are going to be staggering.

[Denise223]

I thought of Jennifer when we were out enjoying a beautiful ride today.

Originally posted by Brandy: It sounds silly, but if we could each hold a little sign saying as much and have someone take a picture, we could assemble them in a slideshow and present it to the family.

That doesn't sound silly at all Brandy, it's a wonderful idea.

Perhaps we could have T-shirts made up with Jennifer's picture and a saying that "Her Beautiful Memory Lives On". It would be nice to find a company (or companies), to donate the T-shirts - which then can be purchased ? through a website, or 1-800 #. It would be wonderful if these t-shirts can be sold through various bicycle websites, and local bike shops, etc....

A fund could then be put together in Jennifer's honor, to help her family with finances, etc...

Running Mommy I think you've come up with a great idea.... Jennifer has really touched all of our lives, and no doubt touched lives throughout the world.

Have a peaceful evening.

Denise

[crazycanuck]

First, your hearts are in the right places...

The idea of people taking pictures of themselves with a small sign & then sending it to the family sounds fine to me. I'll do it-just let me know where to send it & will work on it.

I hate to tell you this but this crime wasn't reported down here in the major papers-It's nice you want people overseas to send their thoughts to the family but you need to realize that this is not news in some areas of the world. I checked The Australian, The CBC & the bbc...

Had I not read this post I wouldn't have known about the crime....Again, your hearts are in the right places...It's great you want people to know & make people aware of dangers to cyclists everywhere.

c

[fatbottomedgurl]

I'm all in.

[pooks]

If someone wants to organize a ride in Dallas, please announce it.

Otherwise I think even as individuals the idea of holding up a sign and taking pics of our rides is a great idea. Those who can bring several people together -- that's terrific. Otherwise, doing it singly works.

I don't think it makes any difference whether it was picked up by local news or not. I have no idea if it has been in Dallas newspapers. The fact is, the bicycling community knows and cares, and that's what we're saying.

[Trek420]

pooks "I don't think it makes any difference whether it was picked up by local news or not. I have no idea if it has been in Dallas newspapers. The fact is, the bicycling community knows and cares, and that's what we're saying."

has this been announced or suggested on BJ? Seems a good way to get the word out to a wider audience?

How would I get a photo to the family? I suppose they could be sent to her church? According to the paper that's Buckhead Church at 4967 Roswell Road.

I'd already been invited to an ALC ride that day, but just found out that it's the division training/meeting for the Aikido Association. More important Eva, a woman from Poland who I've trained with will be testing for 3rd degree black belt there. I think I should go and see that, I can take a picture there too if this collection is being done.