[News_txpgr.org] In memory of Ray Adams, North Texas PGR Rider

[News and Information for the North Texas Patriot Guard]

Fellow riders,
 
    I received the following  information and picture from Rick Crabb. For 
those who did not know Ray Adams,  here is a picture and short bio and 
information. The Ellis county Veteran's  Appreciation Celebration is a great event if 
you can make it.
 
Bill
 
 
  
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 FYI -  the PGR  National Plaque will be presented to Ray’s wife, Peggy, by 
all Patriot Guard  Riders present at the Ellis County Veteran’s Appreciation 
Celebration on  November 8th here in Waxahachie.  I hope you can be part of  it!
 
 
Rick  
 
  
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In memory of “Uncle”  Ray Adams – October 31, 1936 - July  13, 2008.  Ray 
was from Frost down on our southern border of where North,  East and Central 
Texas regions meet.  He  was a retired business man, school district maintenance 
supervisor and  great-uncle to SPC Jeffery Shaffer, USA, KIA from Waco, 
September 13, 2006.  After we rode  Jeffery’s Mission, Ray became one of us and  
made many Missions all over Texas.  He rode his Kawasaki 750 to the  Gathering of 
the Texas Guard last April and his son Michael made sure it was  there at the 
funeral, with his jacket, helmet and colors, ready for his last  ride.   
Ray pulled me aside  at a Mission  the end of May and told me he was “having 
a little surgery” and would be down  for three weeks.  I asked him what kind 
of surgery and he said they were  taking out half a lung.  I gave him “the eye”
 and told him there was only  one reason they take parts of lungs out and he 
looked away and said, “yeah,  it’s cancer.  But I’ll be back riding with you 
in three weeks!”   Almost three weeks to the day later I got the call and 
three of us rode down  to Corsicana  Hospital and were with  the family when they 
discontinued life support.    
His family had an  idea of what Ray was doing with “all those bikers” but 
they were overwhelmed  with our presence at the celebration of his life and were 
very proud of the  PGR and what it meant to Ray.  Ray was a pretty short in 
the inseam, but  he stood ten-feet tall in the eyes of all of us who loved him. 
 Ray’s  riding with Jesus now.  We miss his smiling face and positive  
encouragement on the Flag Line, but will see him again when we all ride free  
together. 






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