I just found out that one of my influential motorcycle heros was killed last week. Craig Hightower was killed in Oakland commuting to work.
Craig ran the awesome site: Backroads Boogie.
I've always said riding a motorcycle is like dancing. Toss in a twisty road or ten and you really start to boogie! Thus the Backroads Boogie is primarily about me riding motorcycles around the wonderful paved and not so paved roads of the world.
Dear Friends of Craig,
Your kind and wonderful words about our very special son are much appreciated. He was our only child, so that makes it even harder to lose him. While we cry and reminisce, Max and I feel fortunate that we had such a wonderful son and very special human being with us for 46 years, short as that time has been. He told us many times, that life wasn’t worth living if it wasn’t on the edge. It is ironic, that he did so many things that were on the edge, and that his life ended in this way…going to work, doing what he always did on a Tuesday morning.
There will be no funeral, but we want to celebrate his life in some way. Perhaps in October we can have a gathering for friends and relatives. We will ask his friends to help us organize it and to announce the gathering when it occurs.
Sincerely,
Irene and Max Hightower
Craig taught me all my basic motorcycle maintenance - complete with a great smile, lots of energy and all the tools and know-how I would ever need. He opened his garage to me. He was one of the friendliest guys I have ever met. Down to earth, heart of gold, a true friend with no strings attached. I haven't been involved with Motogirlies for a long time - and I've since sold my bike here in LA - so I'm a far cry from the motochick I used to be - but craig was always a star in my book. I've always remembered your stories of motorcycling to awesome hot springs - death valley and twisties up in Marin - especially on the way to Tomales Bakery.
xx Craig. I'll burn some rubber on the road for you, and breathe deep the open crisp air of adventure.
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