[Ducati] Bud Turner

[Rob Allen]

> Damn!  The worst thing in the world and something I was not prepared for -
> Bud Turner  is dead. He had a do not resuscitate on his orders and I guess
it's
> better  this way rather than what "life" could have held for him in the
worst
> case.  Funerals are for the living rather than for the dead and since
we're
> still  here I think some of us from Clemson Café will be there. Bummer! He
was
> one of  the most gentle and genteel people I ever had the pleasure to
know. He
> will be  missed, and missed and missed and missed.

There but for the grace of God go I.  My prayers to his family, of course,
but I agree that it was probably for the best.  Given an option between
living my elder years paralyzed from the neck down or "shuffling off this
mortal coil," I think I'd make the same choice Bud did.  Don't be sad.  I
hear that Heaven has some of the most awesome roads, great riding weather
year 'round, and if you happen to go down it doesn't hurt at all and the
bikes fix themselves.  =)

Godspeed, Bud.
-- Rob