Reply To: HOTH Mission, Dave Berry Ride, Hutto, TX, 01 APR 2011

[markwells]

Help On The Homefront Confirmed Mission

Riders:

We have received an unusual request from the relatives of a Navy veteran in Hutto. Mr. Dave Berry, a motorcycle rider in his younger days, is afflicted with stage 4 non-small cell cancer that has metastasized throughout his body and brain. Chemo and radiation treatments have not resulted in a positive effect and have been stopped.

Dave would like to be able to ride one more time before he leaves us. He is unable to ride alone and would have to ride on the back of someone's bike. As none of his family rides or even owns a bike, they have turned to the PGR with this request. We will meet up with Dave, take him for a short ride through the back roads around Hutto, stop at El Corral in Taylor for breakfast with him and his family, then ride back to Hutto.

Date: Friday, 01 April 2011

Austin Staging Location:
We'll meet up with Dave and his family at the McDonalds in Hutto, located at 608 Hwy 79, west side of Hutto. Map link: tinyurl.com/mcdonaldshutto

Timeline:
8:00 – 8:20 am staging
8:20 am briefing
8:30 am KSU

Wx: Partly Cloudy, low 58, high 83 deg. Please bring your own drinking water.

Notes: Please arrive fueled and hungry! We'll leave the McDonalds and head south on FM 1660 to FM 973 and into Taylor, arriving at El Corral about 9 am for breakfast. El Corral is at 302 W. 2nd Street, Taylor. map link: tinyurl.com/ElCorralTaylor. After breakfast we'll ride back to Hutto. Routes subject to change.

Ride Captain: Steve von Roeder, svroeder@sbcglobal.net, cell 512-466-5769, home 512-837-3843

We all like to "ride to eat", but this time it will mean much more to one person in particular. Please come out and enjoy a leisurely ride and breakfast with this veteran and his family.