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Old 04-28-19, 02:23 AM
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Dear all,

I am Sebastian, brother-in-law of Johann. On behalf of Johann's family and friends, I would like to express how overwhelmed and thankful we were when we read this forum and saw the video and pictures of the memorial bike tour. Apparently there is great sympathy and humanity out there.

Johann was on his way from coast to coast, more or less following Route 66. He started on March 23 in LA. We waited day after day for his pictures and videos with his funny and unconventional comments. The last update we received was on Sunday, April 7th. He reported technical issues with his ghost bike, he even sent a picture of the broken spokes and was planning a break to fix the problems. He spent his last night at the Travelodge by Wyndham in Clovis. With his Garmin bike computer, we found out he had planned a route to Bike Shop "Bicycle Sales & Services" in Portales, where he never arrived ...

Johann lived in Hopfgarten in Tyrol / Austria. He was 46 years old (not 44, as stated). He was co-owner and manager of the Alpenrestaurant "Haagalm" in a small ski resort in the beautiful Kitzbühel Alps. This was also his "living room" when he was riding his bike. Johann was unmarried and beloved brother of two sisters and two brothers. He has a nephew and 8 nieces. For two of the girls he had taken over the godparentship.
We are still shocked and deeply saddened by what happened, but it helps a lot to know that there is so much sympathy and compassion about John's fate. In the end we are consoled by the fact that it happened while he did what he loved most: cycling in the land of his dreams. Thank you all and God bless you. Take care of yourselves.

Sebastian
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