Two cyclists were killed in the Toronto area last week. Some ARCers (not me) did a memorial ride yesterday. Sad pictures here, by Tino, of nice people taking flowers to an empty place. The other memorial ride, much more central, is planned for Wednesday. If you are a cyclist you are welcome to attend. Here are the details:
One week following the death of a 29-year-old cyclist, Toronto cyclists will ride to the site of the fatality to pay their respects to a fellow cyclist. Flowers will be left at the site to mark the death.
When: Wednesday, May 19 at 6:00 p.m.
Where: Intersection of Dundas St. W. Service Road and Dupont St.
Meet: Cyclists will gather at the Bloor/Spadina parkette and ride to the site together leaving at 5:30 p.m.
There will be a brief ceremony of solidarity and respect at Dundas and Dupont at 6:00 p.m.
At 6:30 p.m. the cyclists will leave together and ride to the Ferry terminal to catch the 7:15 p.m. ferry to Ward's Island. A ceremony and celebration of the cyclist's life organized by his family and friends will be held on Ward's Island at 7:45 p.m.
Galen has show in Contact this month:
http://www.contactphoto.com/cpcore.cfm?page=profile&eventid=1155
(Sally, can you make this link active? Thank you!)
We have lost a great photographic voice for Toronto.
done. thanks for the link Tino, that's an interesting photograph. I didn't know Galen Kuellmer, but a lot of people I know knew him well. From the sounds of it he was a talented, socially engaged, and generous young man. Also, like many of us, a cyclist in a city that preferences cars.
Photos of this memorial by Tino are here.
A note from Galen's family: We are moved by the response to Galen's sudden and tragic departure from our midst. He was a gift to all who knew him and will be sorely missed. We are planning to eventually put together a retrospective show of some of his works and would like to keep you informed of this. Unfortunately I, his mother, am not as proficient with the internet as most young people Galen's age and ilk are, so please let us know how we can remain connected to those who care to keep his memory and his work a dynamic part of our lives. We truly appreciate all of the sincere thought and prayers that have been directed towards us in this difficult time. Jan
Dear Jan, thanks very much for posting here. I am member of ARC and I know Netami. Please keep us all in the loop with regards to any developments. You can contact me through ARC or you can email me at this address: smblog@sympatico.ca.
I'd love to be informed about any upcoming shows of Galen's photographs, and I will certainly do what I can to spread the word. As a cyclist, with friends and family who are cyclists, I find the sudden and unfair aspects of Galen's death particularly upsetting. He sounds like a great person, and I'm really truly sorry for your loss.
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Two cyclists were killed in the Toronto area last week. Some ARCers (not me) did a memorial ride yesterday. Sad pictures here, by Tino, of nice people taking flowers to an empty place. The other memorial ride, much more central, is planned for Wednesday. If you are a cyclist you are welcome to attend. Here are the details:
- sally mckay 5-17-2004 7:22 pm
Galen has show in Contact this month:
http://www.contactphoto.com/cpcore.cfm?page=profile&eventid=1155
(Sally, can you make this link active? Thank you!)
We have lost a great photographic voice for Toronto.
- Tino (guest) 5-17-2004 11:10 pm
done. thanks for the link Tino, that's an interesting photograph. I didn't know Galen Kuellmer, but a lot of people I know knew him well. From the sounds of it he was a talented, socially engaged, and generous young man. Also, like many of us, a cyclist in a city that preferences cars.
- sally mckay 5-17-2004 11:34 pm
Photos of this memorial by Tino are here.
- sally mckay 5-20-2004 5:44 pm
A note from Galen's family: We are moved by the response to Galen's sudden and tragic departure from our midst. He was a gift to all who knew him and will be sorely missed. We are planning to eventually put together a retrospective show of some of his works and would like to keep you informed of this. Unfortunately I, his mother, am not as proficient with the internet as most young people Galen's age and ilk are, so please let us know how we can remain connected to those who care to keep his memory and his work a dynamic part of our lives. We truly appreciate all of the sincere thought and prayers that have been directed towards us in this difficult time. Jan
- anonymous (guest) 6-24-2004 7:16 am
Dear Jan, thanks very much for posting here. I am member of ARC and I know Netami. Please keep us all in the loop with regards to any developments. You can contact me through ARC or you can email me at this address: smblog@sympatico.ca.
I'd love to be informed about any upcoming shows of Galen's photographs, and I will certainly do what I can to spread the word. As a cyclist, with friends and family who are cyclists, I find the sudden and unfair aspects of Galen's death particularly upsetting. He sounds like a great person, and I'm really truly sorry for your loss.
- sally mckay 6-24-2004 9:37 am