Memorial Night Ride and Vigil for Dennis Sherod - Details on Post #33

[SD_Frontier 0]

i forwarded this thread to his son and daughter. they are very touched by all the kind words. i believe their intention is to post here and give everyone an update regarding services. i would still like to do a night ride past his son and daughter's home to show them just how many people he has touched in such a short time.

i hope you all can come down to the university heights area tonight or tomorrow night or even saturday night. i'll talk to the family and see which day will work best.

[Chief Gunner 2]

Just need to know the time, meet up spot and date and I'll be there!

[2Wheels 0]

Never met him but this is Sad News. My condolonces to his family.

Ride Safe everyone.

[chickenheart 0]

i forwarded this thread to his son and daughter. they are very touched by all the kind words. i believe their intention is to post here and give everyone an update regarding services. i would still like to do a night ride past his son and daughter's home to show them just how many people he has touched in such a short time.

i hope you all can come down to the university heights area tonight or tomorrow night or even saturday night. i'll talk to the family and see which day will work best.

LET ME KNOW TIME AND PLACE

[sandiegoland 0]

I rode to the accident scene this morning just to check out the approach, visibility, etc… (I’ll comment more on that later perhaps) and saw some people sitting at the scene amongst some flowers and poster board mounted at the corner traffic pole. I came back around and stopped to sit with them for a moment. It was his daughter and several of her close friends.

I could only tell her that I represented hundreds of fellow riders across the world who would give their deepest sympathies in person if they were anywhere within reach… and told her of the many connections he made with people far and near…

The joy of motorcycling was just the tip of iceberg with what many of you would have shared in common with this man. A Navy veteran, an engineer, a professional photographer and videographer, just to name a few experiences in his life… and what a wonderful family he brought to be… he shared a close relationship with his children who will miss him dearly.

[Yeti 0]

RIP. My condolences as well. Please let me know if there's anything that can be done to help.

He was on ADV Rider and very well liked and missed there as well. HERE

[Badfish2 0]

Terrible news. My most heartfelt condolences to his family. I will be up to riding in his honor.

[SD_Frontier 0]

UPDATE

Memorial night ride and candlelight vigil for Dennis Sherod (dsherod).

Meet spot:

ACE Parking Lot (next to Sempra Energy Headquarters)

2nd Ave & Ash St

San Diego, CA 92101

Date and Time:

Tomorrow night (07/18/2008) @ 7pm

Plan:

Leave promptly at 7:30pm. Ride to accident site as a group and participate in a candlelight vigil with family, friends, and coworkers.

PM me if you have any questions.

[Chief Gunner 2]

I hope you don't mind SD_Frontier that I took the liberty of posting this ride here:

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=363702

There are Riders there who knew him on that site that are not or may not be registered here that may want to show up.

See you tomorrow night.

Aaron

[SD_Frontier 0]

i hope to have quite a few riders out tomorrow night. if this is the case, we will need some help.

police escorts maybe? does anyone have any contacts to make this happen?

[graydog 0]

I heard about the incident on the way home from Corral Canyon today and put the pieces together when I read the post. Maybe we could put a marker on the Kernan that we sponser....if we do something as a riders group for the family or to honor him is it possible to mass e-mail all members to be sure those who don't read the forum often don't get left out? Maybe we could share the loss with some of the other forums that many of us read. carl

[SD_Frontier 0]

I heard about the incident on the way home from Corral Canyon today and put the pieces together when I read the post. Maybe we could put a marker on the Kernan that we sponser....if we do something as a riders group for the family or to honor him is it possible to mass e-mail all members to be sure those who don't read the forum often don't get left out? Maybe we could share the loss with some of the other forums that many of us read. carl

yes. please send an email blast if possible. all riders are welcome.

[graydog 0]

I took the liberty, also, of sending a notice to a local group I ride with and posting the memorial announcement on KLR650.net.

carl

[sandiegoland 0]

Some intersections have traffic lights for a reason. When a neighborhood feeder intersects with a higher speed mutli-lane main road you have to pretty much count on vehicles not darting out unexpectedly.

This is the southbound approach dsherod took on Linda Vista. The speed limit is 35 MPH. Cars on eastbound Kramer waiting to go straight or turn left have a solid white line to stay behind that is to the right of the yellow crosswalk you see on the right. The landscaping and telecommunication cabinets block your view of any vehicles waiting, let alone approaching the intersection from Kramer:

Do you see the car waiting on the right? There was one there when I took this photo!

As you are about to cross the intersection you can finally see the solid white line which waiting vehicles must stay behind (solid white line on the right behind the yellow crosswalk:

Conversely, this is the view the car on Kramer would have of approaching southbound traffic on Linda Vista (if they crept up cautiously):

If a vehicle inches ahead over the line, they should be able to see more:

Now see how cautiously this lady turning right is easing out?

She even has the right of way, but still takes a pretty good look before turning right:

It should be noted that this lady came back to talk with me briefly and offer her condolences to the family. She explained how she was hit and spun around at this intersection by someone running a red light from Linda Vista (opposite situation as with dsherod).

I know these photos point out a visibility problem, but I hope that doesn't come across as excusing the driver in any way. In my viewpoint it only reinforces the absolute necessity that the traffic signal is obeyed. With traffic on Kramer essentially hidden from view, it is imperative that they wait for the correct signal to cross, even then (as that lady above pointed out to me) with extreme caution.

[KTMrad 513]

I have not been on the board for a few days, and just found out about this sad news when SanDiegoLand called me to let me know......thanks Craig.

My sincere condolonces to Dennis's friends and family. I never had the pleasure of meeting him, but will attend the Friday night ride for him.

SD Frontier, if there's anything else I or we can do to help, please PM me.

Godspeed Dennis

[rwynant 0]

On behalf of the Sunday Social Club ( SSC ) please pass all our condolences on to Dennis' family.

I'll be on the Friday Evening Ride, and I am sure 6 or 7 of the SSC would also be there, although they are on a road trip to the MotoGP in NorCal.

I grew up in LV, and feel a connection to this for some reason.....My mom told me when I went by last evening that there had been a fatal bike accident there. Channel 10 online this morning did not have as much detail as the NBC article...

Sad days

Godspeed Dennis, R.I.P.

[ADV Bum 205]

Like others I joined to meet new friends and enjoy the brotherhood of fellow riders. I have not ridden since my own accident. I will try to get the bike together and ride to honor a member.

[carguy 1]

I haven't got the bugs worked out on the dualsport, but I will ride the bagger there.

[tntmo 901]

Of all the rides I will not make it to this year, I really wish I could be there to show support to Dennis's friends and family on this one.

[Ride-Orange 2]

I'm with Tom (not physically, but I feel the same way). Unfortunately we had booked a prior commitment months ago

Go forth and represent well my brothers and sisters.

God Speed Dennis

[bikeslut 1]

I'll try to make it...

[Gregg Wannabe 0]

I'm really sorry that I will not be able to attend the ride this evening. Is there a memorial service planned that I could attend? I'd really like to do that.

[SD_Frontier 0]

I'm really sorry that I will not be able to attend the ride this evening. Is there a memorial service planned that I could attend? I'd really like to do that.

Memorial services are on Monday at 6pm at the Hilton La Jolla next to Torrey Pines. i dont have the full details, but everyone is invited. I visited with Dennis' family yesterday and they do intend to post the details and send out an official invite.

[Chief Gunner 2]

A few riders will be meeting up at my house for departure to downtown at 6 P.M. for the ride and vigil.

So anyone riders out in The East county areas are welcomed to meet up with us at my house. Just shoot me a pm if you would like to do that and I'll give you directions and my address.

Aaron

[SD_Frontier 0]

A few riders will be meeting up at my house for departure to downtown at 6 P.M. for the ride and vigil.

So anyone riders out in The East county areas are welcomed to meet up with us at my house. Just shoot me a pm if you would like to do that and I'll give you directions and my address.

Aaron

all,

i cant express, in words, the flood of emotions i felt when i visited with Dennis' daughter and family yesterday. Desiree, his daughter, gave me a big hug and i could tell how grateful she was even though she uttered no words. i'm glad she will be able to meet some of you tonight.

some of you have asked if there was anyway you could help. really, i dont know how to answer that. this memorial ride sure is a good way. i'd like to thank you all in advance (even those that cant make it...you will be with us in spirit).

i'll bring a card for everyone to sign so that we can present it to the family. see y'all tonight

Paul