I am thinking of the time left.
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Hello friends, and family,
This is Tung one of his best friends here in Rochester. Benjamin Gregory-Ise Pritchard was one of the strongest, most gravitating people I know. I know many of us are having a difficult time coping with the loss of a great friend. But what I want people to remember is the way Ben choose to live his life. I am deciding to upkeep Bens page, and add more and more photos as time goes on. I am going to leave his page basically the same as he set it up, other than this area and the addition of photos. If you have a flicker account of photos of Ben you want to have up on this page please leave a message. If you have something to say to Ben you can leave it her too. We all know how much Ben loved using myspace, sometimes this was the best and only way to contact him, so I feel this is one of the best ways for many of us to never forget the things he loved and the things he pursued. Ben will never be forgotten because of his courage, tenacity, ambition, skills, trust, friendship, and love.
Rest In Peace
You are in a better place
Love,
Tung Luong
Update: Bens Funeral went excellent. The deegan was perfect, and the cermony went great.
If you do not know Ted Springman has been making updates on his website about all the things that are occuring. You can check it out on http://tedspringman.com/ben
Also Jordan has created an excellent blog site to keep everyone updated, you can check out at http://bennicrooks.blogspot.com/ .
Finally we are having at riding tonight at 126 Argyle, rochester NY, to go for a ride for Ben. We have been cleared by the police and are leaving at 9:00 pm, gathering at 8:30.
Also Ben has had his documentary project. that was the 14 days in the UK. The project has been dedicated to Ben and you can see the project here: http://www.14daysproject.com/
Links to bmx sites that have recognized Ben:
http://www.kinkbmx.com/
http://www.digbmx.com/news/rip-ben-pritchard/dig-123535.html
http://fbmbmx.com/news.php?newsid=731
http://thecomeupbmx.net/
http://www.coalitionbmx.com/
http://www.drunkcyclist.com/wordpress/
http://www.bmxonline.com/bmx/news/article/0,15737,1634335,00 .html
Update on memorial ride: The ride went better then any of us could believe. We had a turn out of about 120 people all riding ever style bike, road, mountain, bmx, cruisers, tandems, and others. It went to show that Ben was a true cyclist, hitting all aspects of the sports. The ride left from 126 argyle over to cobbs hill where we took a group photo, then over to pinnicale hill, while some stayed at the tennis courts to play foot down (a game where you tried to knock each other off your bike and get a foot down, one of bens fav gamed when tispy!), afterwards we went through the city then into the cemetary. Overall the ride was great, and many people were touch by Ben and the services that have been occuring. Currently I (Tung) am attempting to get in LA to attend the services there and give my eulogy, and the next week after I will planning a benefit jam at the local skatepark to help his parent as well. People in LA and San Fran please keep me updated.
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