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His name was Gordon John Riker
By adamg on Sun, 04/08/2007 - 7:43pm
Over at the Wicked Good Conference, participants have been debating and discussing the case of that bicyclist who got crushed by a dump truck on Huntington Avenue last Wednesday. Jaimie Rousseau reminds us there was a real person involved:
His name was Gordon John Riker. He was 22 years old and would have been turning 23 in just a few weeks. I cannot believe you people sitting here on your computers debating over who is and who isn't at fault over someone so nameless to you. "Oh, here's his myspace page link so you can put a face to the story." He was my friend. My roommate. Everything. He has a younger brother, a father, a mother, family, and friends who are all devasted and feeling more alone than ever. And all you can do is post to some lousy online blog. Really. How about you call up your moms, your dads, your brothers, your sisters, family, and friends... and tell them how much you love them. Because I didn't get to do that. His family and friends didn't get to do that. You all need to stop arguing about his death because, honestly, the rest of us all just want to honor his life. ...
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Thanks for that
I appreciate you helping to get everyone's priorities straight. I'm sorry to hear about the loss of your friend.
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More on Gordon Riker
Weekly Dig profile
His deviantART page.
Message that went to MassArt students and staff.
A t-shirt he designed.
His MySpace page.
More condolences.
Pointless death followed by needless drama?
You don't get the right to tell people how to think. Yes, death is a loss, it's a tragedy... we all know that. But people die every day. You knew him so you're sensitive about it, but you're also POSTING about it on the INTERNET. While I've no idea who the guy was or who wrote a blog about it... I've never heard about any of this before, your comments about what people *should* be doing in response to his death are only asking for drama. YOU do what YOU want... but don't you dare use this dude's death as an excuse to tell people what *they* should be doing.
You all should seriously be
You all should seriously be ashamed of yourselves. Many people die every day, and each and every one of them is missed by someone. I didn't know Gordon personally, but I knew of him, his line of work, and I know several of his good friends. From what I can tell, he was a great man and an amazing friend. He'll always be in the hearts of his friends and family, and even in the hearts of those who didn't get the chance to know him as well. Please, just stop arguing over it on a blog. Let him just Rest in Peace.