School reels after biking death

"Family friendly" sport, eh?

Mike


http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/scho...-death-3562801


School reels after biking death

Published: 3:41PM Friday May 21, 2010

Source: NZPA

Source: Thinkstock

A Gisborne school community is reeling from the tragic loss of a
student, after an 11-year-old died in a freak accident on Wednesday
night.

Campion College year seven student Leo Te Kira was with friends riding
along mountain bike trails when he lost control on a steep decline and
went over a bank. He was taken to Gisborne Hospital with serious
injuries but died several hours later.

Campion College principal Paul McGuinness says his death has been very
traumatic for staff and students.

"You never expect anything like this. It very much comes out of the
blue," he says.

"Any sudden death is a tragedy and causes great heartache. But when it
is a young person, it is even more severe."

He joined the school at the start of the year as a Year 7 student and
was well-loved by his peers, says McGuinness.

"His classroom teacher would describe Leo as a perfect student.
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"He was very friendly and was loved by all of the other students.

"He was always looking to support and help others in the class and was
conscientious in all the work he did."

Students at the school are being offered support and counselling
services.

"We found out yesterday morning and gathered the students together for
a prayer service, and told them as much as we knew. We led them in a
prayer for Leo and for his family," says McGuinness.

"The whole school will keep Leo and his family in their prayers."

The school will liaise with the Te Kira family on how they wish to
proceed.

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Mike Vandeman says...

"Family friendly" sport, eh?

Mike

http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/scho...-death-3562801

Yet another shot in Mike's crusade against those awful New Zealanders. Keep up
the good work.


Now, a bit closer to home....

"Family friendly" sport, eh?

Bob


http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-...nclick_check=1


Gunn grad killed in Capitola skateboard crash to be buried Saturday

By Will Oremus
Daily News Staff Writer
Posted: 05/06/2010 08:23:06 PM PDT
Updated: 05/07/2010 01:08:37 AM PDT

Tim Sullivan, the Gunn High School graduate and UC-Santa Cruz sophomore who
suffered fatal injuries in an April 25 skateboard accident, will be buried in
Los Altos on Saturday, his family said.

The service at Gate of Heaven cemetery in Los Altos will begin at 1 p.m. with a
Catholic burial rite, followed by time for mourners to share stories and
memories of Sullivan. It will be open to anyone who wants to attend.

Sullivan, 20, was declared brain-dead at Valley Medical Center a day after he
fell from his skateboard while speeding down a hill on Monterey Avenue in
Capitola.

Members of his close-knit Palo Alto family described him as an energetic and
fun-loving young man who enjoyed soccer and hacky sack. Shortly before he died,
he had been accepted to a study-abroad program in Berlin and was thrilled at the
chance to spend a year there, his brother said.

A memorial service for Sullivan was held on the Gunn campus on May 1.

Donations can be sent to the Timothy Sullivan Legacy Fund of the Silicon Valley
Community Foundation, 2440 W. El Camino Real, Suite 300, Mountain View, CA
94040.

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That is awful! It is so sad to hear these stories. This forum seems to be absolutely full of these posts filled with such bad stories about mountain biking!