The Alki Rubicon bicycle racing club is inviting anyone and everyone who knew Kevin Black to participate in a memorial bicycle ride and potluck gathering at Golden Gardens park on Sunday.
Kevin died on Wednesday in a collision with a van in Ballard. He was an avid cyclist who belonged to the Alki Rubicon Racing club and worked as a molecular neurobiologist for the UW Department of Physiology and Biophysics.
The following details are posted at the Alki Rubicon website:
Yesterday, February 4th, 2009 we received the terrible news that our teammate Kevin Black was killed in a car on bicycle accident. Kevin was one-of-kind, an A-plus guy in all the best ways. We are crushed by this loss, as are his family and all of his other circles of friends, from the PTA, to the folks at the UW where he worked.
Saturday:
There will be a public service this Saturday, February 7th, at 2:00pm at The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church located at 5041 9th Avenue NE. All are welcome.
Sunday:
The Black family and Alki Rubicon Racing would like to encourage anyone and everyone who knew Kevin to take part in a short procession and dinner/potluck/celebration to follow at Golden Gardens. The group will be departing from the corner of 65th and 24th NW in Ballard this Sunday, February 8 at 2:15pm, heading to the Golden Gardens Bath House. In a effort to include multiple circles of Kevin’s life and provide the opportunity for celebration and reflection of Kevin we encourage cyclists and non cyclists to bring their wheels for the procession. Our hope is that Sunday will an outward facing event to heal ourselves, each other, and the community.
Kevin loved Mexican food, and had a favorite enchilada recipe. In memory of this, the food theme for his wake will be Mexican. Please bring appropriate food and drink and be prepared to come hang with us and Kevin’s family from 3-8pm. An indoor, outdoor, Northwest beach experience to help friends and family heal from the loss of our awesome friend, dad, son, and teammate.
Megan and Emily:
For those of you that have inquired about Megan and Emily they are in good hands, with lots of love, great family as well as plenty of financial support. With this in mind, the family has indicated that they will not be setting up a memorial fund. However the family and Alki Rubicon would recommend that if you wish to contribute, please give to a program that was near and dear to Kevin, the bicycle safety education program. This program is part of the Cascade Bicycle Club’s Education Foundation and is geared towards teaching bicycle safety to elementary, middle school and high school students.
This information can also be found on our Blog: http://alkirubiconracing.blogspot.com/
Link to the Cascade Bicycle Club Education Foundation donation site
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