It is with the the greatest of sorrow...
07-19-11, 04:22 PM
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It is with the the greatest of sorrow...
It is with the the greatest of sorrow...
He was a kindred soul and the best Norwegian I ever met... we shared a love of old Raleigh 3 speeds, classic road bikes, folders, and our Kuwaharas...
We were just talking about putting in an order for some 451 wheels so we could finish turning his Dawes Kingpin into a folding touring bike...
I was looking forward to Thursday night at the co-op where we would help people with their mechanical issues and he had the best stand side manner and way with people... he always spoke gently and had more patience than most people I ever knew...
I do not believe that anyone ever said a bad word about this soft spoken Norwegian from Minnesota and even though he was far from home he was surrounded by many who called him their friend and was much beloved by all...
I never heard him say a bad word about anyone either...
It is with the greatest sadness and heaviness in my heart that I come here to tell you that my good friend Ian (Helgeson) was admitted to hospital yesterday and passed away very suddenly.
I am told it was due to respiratory distress and know that he had not been feeling well of late but had said nothing about this save for saying he had been quite tired.
This world will be a much poorer place without him... much, much, poorer.
My heart goes out to his family... he was a young man, full of promise, a brilliant scholar, and just a damn fine human being.
And he was a damn fine friend... despite being a Norwegian.
He was a kindred soul and the best Norwegian I ever met... we shared a love of old Raleigh 3 speeds, classic road bikes, folders, and our Kuwaharas...
We were just talking about putting in an order for some 451 wheels so we could finish turning his Dawes Kingpin into a folding touring bike...
I was looking forward to Thursday night at the co-op where we would help people with their mechanical issues and he had the best stand side manner and way with people... he always spoke gently and had more patience than most people I ever knew...
I do not believe that anyone ever said a bad word about this soft spoken Norwegian from Minnesota and even though he was far from home he was surrounded by many who called him their friend and was much beloved by all...
I never heard him say a bad word about anyone either...
It is with the greatest sadness and heaviness in my heart that I come here to tell you that my good friend Ian (Helgeson) was admitted to hospital yesterday and passed away very suddenly.
I am told it was due to respiratory distress and know that he had not been feeling well of late but had said nothing about this save for saying he had been quite tired.
This world will be a much poorer place without him... much, much, poorer.
My heart goes out to his family... he was a young man, full of promise, a brilliant scholar, and just a damn fine human being.
And he was a damn fine friend... despite being a Norwegian.
07-19-11, 04:34 PM
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I'm very sorry for the untimely lost of your good friend. May he be touring in a better place where the sun is shining and a tailwind always at his back.
07-19-11, 04:49 PM
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I'm so sorry, Sixty-Fiver. I've lost friends suddenly when they were far too young. It hurts terribly.
07-19-11, 04:58 PM
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We are going to get in touch with his family in Minnesota so we can tell them how much we appreciated their son and let them know how much he meant to the people up here in the frozen north.
He was one of the most hard core cyclists I knew... it could be -30C and he would always show up for his Thursday night shift on his Kuwahara even though the odds of anyone else coming in were close to 0.
It made for many enjoyable winter nights at the shop where we would talk about internal gear hubs, hub brakes, and our plans to go on a late summer tour on our vintage folders.
I know he was really looking forward to this.
So was I.
He was one of the most hard core cyclists I knew... it could be -30C and he would always show up for his Thursday night shift on his Kuwahara even though the odds of anyone else coming in were close to 0.
It made for many enjoyable winter nights at the shop where we would talk about internal gear hubs, hub brakes, and our plans to go on a late summer tour on our vintage folders.
I know he was really looking forward to this.
So was I.
07-19-11, 05:26 PM
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Sixty-fiver, my condolences for your loss. It is apparent how much you love and miss your friend. I am sure you will preserve his memory well. My thoughts and best wishes to Ian's family and friends.
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07-19-11, 06:05 PM
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How terribly sad and scary. Life is so precious and fragile!
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07-19-11, 06:10 PM
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Sixtyfiver, sorry for your loss,Ian and his famiy are in my prayers.
07-19-11, 06:53 PM
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Condolences as well Sixty. I am sorry to hear of the lass of your good friend.
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07-19-11, 07:28 PM
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Very sorry to hear about the loss of your friend Sixty Fiver.
07-19-11, 10:22 PM
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My condolences as well. I know a few good Minnesota Norwegians (and even Swedes for that matter) and it sounds like he was one of the best. My prayers will be with those who miss him.
07-19-11, 10:42 PM
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Oh, this is very sad news. The world needs more good people.
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07-19-11, 10:44 PM
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I'm sorry you lost someone so important to you Sixtey Fiver.
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65r, with great sorrow I send you my condolences. Life just sucks sometimes. Great memories shared are all that can even attempt to bring joy back from a sorrow like this.
07-19-11, 11:07 PM
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Sorry for the loss of your good friend. Sounds like he was a great guy. RIP Ian.
07-20-11, 05:58 AM
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Sixty Fiver, Allow me to add my condolences to you, Ian's other friends and family. RIP.
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07-20-11, 06:29 AM
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Sixty-fiver,
My thoughts and prayers are with you, and with his family.
My best friends wife had acute respiratory distress syndrom, and it was
very fast. okay one day, gone 2 days later.
again, my condolences to you and yours (say hi for me).
Marty
My thoughts and prayers are with you, and with his family.
My best friends wife had acute respiratory distress syndrom, and it was
very fast. okay one day, gone 2 days later.
again, my condolences to you and yours (say hi for me).
Marty
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07-20-11, 06:40 AM
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Godspeed Ian, nothing I could post will dull your pain Sixty-Fiver, I am so sorry you lost such a good friend so suddenly.
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Regards,
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07-20-11, 06:46 AM
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Condolences. I am sorry to hear of the loss of your friend, very sad news.
07-20-11, 07:17 AM
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Sorry to hear, sixty-fiver. make sure you take that late summer tour on your vintage folder, anyway.
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