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Main Forums => General Discussion => Topic started by: Patmo on October 14, 2017, 07:45:22 AM
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It is with the heaviest of hearts and with much sadness that I Post this....
It is being reported that our friend and fellow MSTA member, Ann Reidner, passed away yesterday in an off-road motorcycle accident, while in Utah. She will be remembered for her grace, ready smile, can-do attitude and wonderful personality. She was many times a great help to me and others and always a pleasure to be around. We have lost a good person and are truly lessened by this loss. RIP Ann.
Details on arrangements will follow as we get them......updated 10/26/2017
There will be a service for Ann on Saturday Dec. 16, at Orchard Lake Community Church, 5171 Commerce Rd. West Bloomfield, Michigan 48324
Visitation will start at 10am with a service at 11am.
All who knew Ann that wants to come and celebrate the life of Ann are welcome.
Pat M
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Pat that is the worst news ever. So saddened to hear of Ann's passing. I too echo your thoughts, a wonderful person, gracious lady, super personality just so sad she is gone. RIP Ann
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What a shock. And sad news indeed. :-[
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RIP Ann.
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So very sad to hear the news about Ann, she loved the sport of motorcycling, and spent most of her free time riding or working on her many bikes. As my Vice-President she was very informative and always a calming voice. She spent many hours working with State Directors and Volunteers to make our organization as proficient as possible. Her advertising and marketing skills will be missed.
Ann will never be forgotten...RIP
Dennis V
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I can't wrap my head around this news. What a heartbreaking way to begin the day reading this. Ann was such a wonderful person, a true ambassador for motorcycling worldwide. I'm gonna miss her smiling face, because it's the only way I ever saw her. She will truly be missed by many. Rest easy Ann.
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I still can't put my mind around this! Ann was way too young to be gone already!
God Speed Ann! :like: :'(
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Heard about this from my brother Richard while out riding today, hit me like a ton of bricks. Ann was a true ambassador for our sport and the MSTA. I'll never forget her smiling face, the warm greetings when I'd see her at an event, and the many ways in which she helped our club.
Godspeed Ann.
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After reading all the postings about this tragic accident, I am still in shock. I first got to know Ann as we were thinking about volunteering for the Dan Clark Safety Program. We had several phone and email conversations. She was very helpful getting us involved. She was always very easy to get in touch with and helpful with questions. Motorcycling and MSTA lost a great friend.
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OMG!!! I just don't want to believe this. What a special and very sweet lady and truly a lover of life in general and bikin' in particular. Always friendly and always gracious, even when she shouldn't have been. She will be sorely missed in this world and club that are both now lesser places. I'm sure an appropriate tribute will be paid.
Short related story: At STAR '15 in Arkansas, I learned that she was a fan of Skyline Chili. It's a Cincinnati thing and Texas people won't like it but Ann did. She said when ever she came this way she would find her way to Skyline to get her fix. Since I went straight home after STAR I was already here and she was wandering before turning north. I met her for dinner before the last leg home to Michigan and even sent her some (canned) as a surprise so she could enjoy it during the long northern winter.
Our hearts ache for her family and friends.
Godspeed Ann, TM
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Incredibly sad news.
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I had chances to talk with Ann through our mutual connection to the EC, but we found ourselves riding together at TriSTAR in 2016. We wandered most of the day on roads that were parallel, sort of, to one of the routes, but often found ourselves having to turn around at dead ends or places where we finally decided were getting too far off the beaten path. We stopped once and had a wonderfully relaxing chat next to a roaring river somewhere in NE North Carolina. She was a delightful person, and I'm blessed to have been able to spend a day with her.
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RIP Ann.... Gone too soon....
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There is a short article in the Oakland Press of the Ann Redner accident
http://www.theoaklandpress.com/general-news/20171017/rochester-hills-woman-reportedly-killed-in-utah-motorcycle-accident (http://www.theoaklandpress.com/general-news/20171017/rochester-hills-woman-reportedly-killed-in-utah-motorcycle-accident)
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There is a short article in the Oakland Press of the Ann Redner accident
http://www.theoaklandpress.com/general-news/20171017/rochester-hills-woman-reportedly-killed-in-utah-motorcycle-accident (http://www.theoaklandpress.com/general-news/20171017/rochester-hills-woman-reportedly-killed-in-utah-motorcycle-accident)
For anyone interested and a Facebook user, there is a memorial page for Ann. They have stated that a memorial or celebration of life will be planned in the future. If you click on the community portion, you will see (and be able to make) posts by friends, family etc. Here is the page https://www.facebook.com/AnnGraceRedner/
RIP Ann, we love you and you all did for the sport.
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RIP Ann! I will certainly miss you!
I found several videos (from Jeeps) and other info about the Shafer Trail. Pretty scary in places for us acrophobiacs!
http://www.dangerousroads.org/north-america/usa/591-shafer-trail-road-usa.html
https://youtu.be/li7d-PEb4XU (2 mins)
https://youtu.be/yMMP2pSDLHk (26 mins, best part starts ~4 mins in)
Here's a helmet-cam view riding a Triumph Explorer (7 mins):
https://youtu.be/iFUgx5eiMNI
And a Dual-Sport ride (14 mins). Also do read author's comment:
https://youtu.be/m39No89o-Ug
I would definitely not attempt this road alone!
Don
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Turns out the accident occurred on Potash road SW of Dead Horse Point.
Updated info from Michael Jones: "The man who was with her issued a statement and he said the potash road soon after it turned dirt and rough." Based on this more detailed information, this is what I see...
Allan Skinner, Tim Zimmer and I rode Potash road many times as a more fun way to get to the White Rim trail, so I know that road pretty well. From the main road north out of Moab, Potash road goes west along the north shore of the Colorado river. It's paved until it reaches the potash plant, then turns to rocks, gravel and dirt. It winds around the potash evaporation pools, then heads west toward the White Rim trail. I remember several places where the road passes near cliffs, most of which are about 150 feet high. (using the Google distance measuring tool.)
Looking on the 3D Google map and following potash road, I located the first cliff, and it turns out to be a bit southwest of Dead Horse Point as stated in the description. You can see the location marked with the arrow in the first screen grab. The second grab is zoomed in in 3D mode. The road itself is rocky here- not just gravel. It's also a right hand bend with the dropoff on the outside of the bend. CAN'T SAY for sure that it happened here, but there's only a couple more cliffs next to the road between here and where Potash road joins White Rim trail. The apex of the curve is right where the 142 tag had to place itself in the screen grab. I will link the Google Maps page below for those who want to explore.
IMHO, Potash road is a much more understandable place for the accident to occur.
Here's a link to the google map for those who want to look around.
Norm Kern
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Norm, I believe that this is a picture of the crash site as posted by Ann's riding buddy on his Facebook page. Does that fit with what you remember of the place you describe?
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Norm, I believe that this is a picture of the crash site as posted by Ann's riding buddy on his Facebook page. Does that fit with what you remember of the place you describe?
I know that spot. Fell down there once and bent my rear brake lever. It's on the way to Chicken Corners, which is on the South side of the Colorado River. Trail is wide there and there is no big dropoff. I can probably find a pic or two of that location from my collection.
Ann's crash was on the North side of the river, probably at the location shown in my post above.
Norm Kern
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Anyone wishing to attend that lives in the Cincinnati area or north and needs a ride, please let me know. I plan to atttend (weather permitting) and will drive up the morning of the 16th.
Pat M
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In case the details didn't make it to the forum, here's what my brother gave me as posted on FB.
There will be a service for Ann on Saturday Dec 16, at Orchard Lake Community Church, 5171 Commerce Rd, West Bloomfield, Mi 48324.
Visitation will start at 10am with a service at 11am.
All who knew Ann that wants to come and celebrate the life of Ann, are welcome!
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Just now seeing this . . . OMG. My prayers will include Ann's loved ones.
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Bump and reminder that this is coming up this next Saturday the 16th of December. I hope that many MSTA people are able to make it.
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I so wish I could attend!
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