KTMrad 507 Posted July 29, 2014 Sad news....another rider gone....he was on a ride and didn't feel well....his buddies called medics but he passed away before they got there. Not a crash....health related. I did not personally know him but knew a lot about him. RIP and Godspeed to The Baja Turtle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dirt dame 554 Posted July 29, 2014 That was rather sudden. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
danrider 5 Posted July 29, 2014 He left doing what he loved to do! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Crusty Posted July 29, 2014 Very Sad. We talked at every race, for the last 5 years. Great guy "Stud" who rode Honda's. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dirt dame 554 Posted July 29, 2014 I guess he was up at Big Bear when it happened. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ADV Bum 205 Posted July 30, 2014 I really did respect the fact that he would ride the bike to the race, race and then ride it home. Rip Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tree 0 Posted July 30, 2014 I really admired his heart for Baja and his support for the area and kids. I friended him on Facebook and followed his adventures. I still believe it was a shame he seemed to have an atheist point of view and now he knows for sure what lies beyond this world. I know he was very anti catholic by his posts and I believed him to be anti religion in all areas but having never talked to him in person its speculation on my part. Sorry to hear of his passing at a relatively young age. I always hope that someone finds hope in an eternal existence before they pass but again that's just me. Sorry toall the people on the other side of this argument but maybe we can have a beer and talk about it in Baja. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dirt dame 554 Posted July 30, 2014 I really admired his heart for Baja and his support for the area and kids. I friended him on Facebook and followed his adventures. I still believe it was a shame he seemed to have an atheist point of view and now he knows for sure what lies beyond this world. I know he was very anti catholic by his posts and I believed him to be anti religion in all areas but having never talked to him in person its speculation on my part. Sorry to hear of his passing at a relatively young age. I always hope that someone finds hope in an eternal existence before they pass but again that's just me. Sorry toall the people on the other side of this argument but maybe we can have a beer and talk about it in Baja. I think that he had a "bad experience" with a priest, by some of his posts, and the page that he started about molestation. I'm sure that this is what soured his opinion of the Catholic church. There is picture of him wearing a tee shirtt thst reads "I was molested by a dirty filthy Catholics". He wanted the whole world to know what happened. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tree 0 Posted July 30, 2014 I totally get that Mimi. It is a devastating event that happened to him and I don't have problems with him pointing out the hypocrisies of the catholic religion and their actions towards priest found to be perpetrators of the molestations that is why I didn't unfriend him on Facebook but to lump all Christianity into this mix I believe was misguided and to not forgive and move forward continues to give the upper hand to the molester. I don't want to comment on this any longer as it may be a distraction to the remembrance of a person that I thought had their heart in the right place but let previous experiences mis-guide him. As I mentioned I thought his heart was in the right place but I wish he would have seen a bigger picture for eternity. My thought and regret is more of missing this conversation with him on a one on one basis. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crawdaddy 96 Posted July 30, 2014 Spoke with Ken after the Caselli incident......as Tree said, his heart was in the right place.....I let the other things he put on FB brush off my back......he clearly felt the need to vent..... He was always there to offer help/sweep and truly was a stud for "commuting" to the race each year......RIP Ken Share this post Link to post Share on other sites