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Friends of David Allen "I'm so overwhelmed by everyone's help,
thank you very much, Dave would be proud," said Anne, his
wife of over 30 years, to attendees. More friends joined us at Bill's for food
and pizza, and some great tunes by "the Bluez Doctorz
Review" band (
http://www.thebluezdoctorz.com/ ), with MMA stand outs
Alan Kline & Betsy Lister performing. Johnny Tarantino and Chris Cerino lead
the Ride - with the Ride Route changed to a 20-mile route
through Rockport (rather than a 6-mile back shore ride).
The Cape Ann crew handled the registration flawlessly, then
helped with road guarding along with the North Shore Riders,
an AMA Chartered Club. Andrea (Andy) Silva did a great job in an
hour on the 50/50 raffle sales. About $420 was raised in
less than an hour for the 50/50 and $220 was paid to the
winner.
Good event. No incidents, no accidents.
Good ride. Lots of good will. Jason, Johnny, Jack, and Linda of the
North Shore Women on Wheels, did a great job coordinating
the local details. Thank you all. Donations to the Allen family can
still be made on-line at
www.MassMSF.org. Some of us will be meeting at
Ann's house one night later this week, and likely next
weekend. A dumpster, coordinated by Teddy LeMieux of
Ipswich and his son, is being delivered to her house
Monday, for two weeks to clean out 'stuff.' She's going
to need some 'bodies' during the week and next weekend
for help with tossing stuff. If you've got a few hours
and are in the Gloucester area and can help, e-mail us.
Ben
I. of Salisbury won the Cycles 128 Rider Course Gift
Certificate, with his advance event ticket purchase.
Sunday, October 28, 2007 A short motorcycle memorial ride and
"celebration of life" fundraising party will be held Sunday,
October 28, in Gloucester to honor fallen Vietnam Veteran
hero, David Allen, and help with family finances. Dave left
behind a wife of over 30 years, Anne Marie (Gilardi)
Allen, and three adult children. Allen was riding his 1989 "Candy
Apple Red" Honda Goldwing, with his dog "Ijah" on the
back, on Route 128 North in Peabody on Saturday,
September 9th, when for unknown reasons, it went off the
road, crashing into the guardrail, killing David and his
dog. White paint was found on the lower left hard
saddlebag and rear fender. State Police accident
investigators are analyzing the white paint to determine
whether another vehicle forced Allen off the road. David, 59 years old, was a decorated
Vietnam Veteran hero, with two Purple Hearts, an Army
Commendation Medal, and Air Medal. He was an in-field
senior medic and disabled from war related injuries. Living
only on his disability pension, his family needs help with
finances now. Staging will begin at 10:30 a.m.,
Sunday, October 28, at the Gorton's Parking Lot, behind
Bill's on 313 Main Street, Gloucester. Bill's will be
open for coffee and rest rooms. The short memorial ride
will leave at noon sharp for a memorial ride around
Gloucester's back shore, returning back to Gorton's
Parking Lot. This is a 'rain or shine' event. Bill's will host the celebration of
life party, from 12:30pm - 3:30pm, with
Alan Kline's "the Bluez Doctorz Review" band
providing live music. Suggested donation is $20 per
motorcycle. Kids free.
Non-riders and veterans welcomed. Nonriders are asked
to bring a food dish. Person's registering or donating
in advance on-line will be entered into a drawing for a
Cycles 128! Riding School Gift Certificate.
(print
an event flyer/poster)
