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SUMMARY:CELEBRATION OF LIFE for Mike Sloan (ghost bike installation and 
 ride)
CONTACT:Families for Safe Streets
DESCRIPTION:Whether you knew Mike or not\, come out to honor his SHARED 
 LOVE OF CYCLING!\nWe invite the cycling community to come together and 
 give the joyous send-off a two-wheel comrade deserves\, with a ghost bike 
 and finishing the ride he was on when he died.  \n\nMike Sloan\, a life-
 long cyclist and active ride leader in the Portland Bicycle Club\, left 
 this world unexpectedly on January 5th while doing what he loved… 
 bicycling.   \n\nHe was near the end of his regular Tuesday ride\, not far
  from his home and wife\, when the wreck occurred on SE 52nd and Division.
   Witnesses report that as he began go through the green light\, his bike 
 wobbled and he fell over\, crashed. The family is awaiting autopsy results
  (thank you to all who contributed to the GoFundMe). \n\nMike was a 
 beloved husband\, father\, grandfather\, brother\, uncle\, and cherished 
 friend who will also be remembered for his deep love of family\, his 
 passion for building homes\, hosting lively ping-pong gatherings\, and 
 home-brewing beer in his younger years.  \n\nFamilies for Safe Streets 
 will host a CELEBRATION OF LIFE at the crash site\, along with the 
 permanent installation of a ghost bike. This is a bike that Mike rode and 
 was recently being used as a trainer in his basement (modified to reduce 
 risk of theft)\, we will lock it up one last time together. \n\nEVENT 
 STARTS AT 11AM:  \n* Opening remarks\n* A moment of silence\n* Words of 
 Remembrance\, by family and friends\n* Lock ghost bike \n* Opportunity to 
 attach a few mementos and pictures \n* Complete Mike’s last ride…. For 
 those of us who can’t do the full 37-mile route\,  we will have a 
 turnaround spot at a park 2.5 miles in\, for a 5-mile loop.  Both routes 
 led by @BikeLoudpdx volunteers (Tom Howe and Mark Linehan)\, and will 
 return riders to 52nd & Division. \n\n     "Gone from our side\, but 
 forever riding in our hearts."\n\n\n(Since we can't link these\, you can 
 search Ride with GPS for "Mike Sloan memorial" and both should come 
 up.)\nShort route map - https://ridewithgps.com/routes/54210130\nLong 
 route map - 
 https://ridewithgps.com/routes/54680577\nhttps://shift2bikes.org/calendar/
 event-23500
LOCATION:Ghost Bike Installation Site\nin front of 2366 SE 52nd Ave\nMeet 
 on sidewalk at SE 52nd Ave\, NORTH side of Division
STATUS:CONFIRMED
DTSTART:20260509T180000Z
DTEND:20260509T190000Z
CREATED:20260411T124005Z
DTSTAMP:20260411T124005Z
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URL:https://shift2bikes.org/calendar/event-23500
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