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     Gas |
All things considered, perhaps a good way to go? Submitted without further comment. From The Tulsa World, March 6, 2010: 91-year-old didn't let age slow him or his bike down The motorcycle enthusiast was killed in a hit-and-run accident. Olin Lewis (left) is shown with friends Peggy George and LaJuana Moore at Woolaroc last fall. Lewis was killed Saturday in a hit-and-run traffic accident in Tulsa. At an age when most people have long since put down their kickstands and kicked back, Olin Lewis was still taking life the same way he always had — with the wind in his face. The lifelong motorcycle enthusiast and World War II veteran, who turned 91 in November, logged more than 500,000 miles over his life. And keeping himself in tip-top shape, he continued to rack them up on his latest bike, a Honda Silverwing 650. "Just last Thursday he made a 130-mile round trip," said close friend LuJuana Moore. "He would go out whenever the weather was nice." Lewis, a retired farmer, had been a member of the Health Zone, an exercise facility at St. Francis Hospital, for 30 years, and his workouts still impressed and inspired those who knew him. His faculties were likewise sharp. An expert marksman who enjoyed skeet shooting and photography, Lewis never failed to spot potential hazards while riding his bike. "He never compromised on safety," Moore said. "Olin was very conscious of the rules of the road and always obeyed them." Olin Toliver Lewis Jr. died Saturday afternoon when his bike was hit from behind on U.S. 169 near Admiral Place. Police are still looking for the vehicle that struck him, which they say was speeding and did not stop after the collision. | ||
| Geforce |
God speed and RIP. Truly sad for those us who have served to see a fellow comrade pass away. He reminds me of my grandfather who in his early 90s still rode horses and tended to our family ranch until he just couldn't do it anymore and we had to get him in a home. I hope they find the SOB who hit him. | ||
| Dannybuell |
I hope they find & lose the SOB who hit him. |
