David Hart
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<P>Thanks for sharing. Very sad indeed.</P>
<P>My heart goes out to him, his family and friends.<BR><BR></P></DIV><BR><BR><BR>David Hart
<DIV></DIV>North River Racing
<DIV></DIV>Vancouver, Washington
<DIV></DIV><BR><BR><BR>----Original Message Follows----<BR>From: Darell Provencher <dare-@easystreet.com><BR>Reply-To: dare-@easystreet.com<BR>To: ob-@topica.com<BR>Subject: [OBRA Chat] Eric Kautzky killed Saturday Morning<BR>Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2005 12:53:07 -0700<BR><BR>There was an article in the Sunday Oregonian today re: Eric's fatal<BR>accident. It's in the Metro/Northwest section, page B2.<BR><BR>-- Darell<BR><BR>Longtime Tigard teacher dies when car hits bike<BR>Sunday, June 19, 2005<BR>PETER FARRELL<BR><BR>Eric Kautzky, a science teacher and athletic trainer at Tigard High School<BR>for 24 years, was killed Saturday morning when a car that police said<BR>traveled into a bicycle lane hit his bicycle.<BR><BR>Kautzky, 56, a Durham resident and bicycle racer, was in the first year of<BR>his retirement.<BR><BR>"We're just sick about this," said Pam Henslee, the Tigard
principal. "This<BR>is a huge loss to Tigard High School. He was just revered by people in the<BR>community."<BR><BR>The crash occurred about 6:30 a.m. as Kautzky's bicycle and the car traveled<BR>west on Southwest Tualatin-Sherwood Road at Wildrose Place in Sherwood.<BR><BR>Detective Sgt. Dwight Onchi of the Sherwood Police Department said witnesses<BR>told investigators that Kautzky was in a well-marked bicycle lane when he<BR>was struck from behind and thrown into the windshield of the car.<BR>Kautzky was wearing a helmet, Onchi said, but appeared to have severe head<BR>injuries.<BR><BR>Onchi identified the car's driver as Joel Flores, 18, of Vancouver. No<BR>citation was issued immediately.<BR>Sherwood officers were familiar with Kautzky because they frequently saw him<BR>riding in the area, Onchi said.<BR>Kautzky rode in bicycle races with Team Rose City.<BR><BR><BR>-----Original
Message-----<BR>From: Darell Provencher [mailto:dare-@easystreet.com]<BR>Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2005 5:43 PM<BR>To: ob-@topica.com<BR>Subject: [OBRA Chat] FW: Eric Kautzky killed this morning<BR>Importance: High<BR><BR>Team Rose City lost a team mate and a very good friend today. Eric was a<BR>positive influence and a role model both on our team and in the community,<BR>especially as a teacher and athletic trainer at Tigard High School. He will<BR>be sorely missed by us all.<BR><BR>- Darell<BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: Terry & Peggy Crawford <tncraw-@comcast.net><BR>Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2005 12:47:56<BR>To:Team Rose City <teamro-@topica.com><BR>Subject: Eric Kautzky killed this morning<BR><BR>Team:<BR><BR>I just got off the phone with Mark Ontiveros. Eric Kautzky was killed at<BR>about 6:30 am this morning riding on Tualatin-Sherwood
Road. No more<BR>details than that. Channel 2 was at River City talking with Mark.<BR><BR>Eric had been a long time member of the team and supportive of our efforts<BR>for many years. I strongly suggest that we dedicate the Mt. Tabor Circuit<BR>Race next weekend to Eric and that we wear black armbands throughout the day<BR>as part of that dedication.<BR><BR>It is tragic when a bicycler is killed riding. It is even more so when it<BR>is one of your own. Keep his family in your prayers, they will need all the<BR>love and support we can provide.<BR><BR>Terry<BR><BR>Sent wirelessly via BlackBerry from T-Mobile.<BR>Sent wirelessly via BlackBerry from T-Mobile.<BR><BR>To respond to the whole group send to ob-@topica.com.<BR>To respond to the list manager send to cmur-@obra.org To unsubscribe send<BR>to