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Sunday, December 3, 2023, 10:00 am
PV - Sunday Ride
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Ride the Lights! Tonight (Tuesday 11/28) is your chance to experience the Winter Wonderland Portland ride-through light show car-free. Nearly 2 miles and over a million lights. Tickets are still available (2 separate time windows). All proceeds from the event will benefit Sunshine Division's year-round hunger relief efforts that provide millions of free, nutritious meals to Portland families in need each year.
Link to tickets and info: aftontickets.com/event/buyticket/3px8151j1k/winter-wonderland-bike-the-lights-night/2023-11-28
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With great sadness we acknowledge that Dana Deardorf died in a cycling accident on November 20. Dana was a long time member of Portland Velo. He was a Ride Leader for for many years.
Dana also organized and led a non-PV group that has ridden from the Lake Oswego area for more than 15 years. Although a non-PV group the majority of riders have always been primarily current or former PV members.
I could not begin to illuminate all of my own memories of Dana both on and off the bike. He was responsible for my own becoming a ride leader. I encourage Dana's many friends to share their comments here. We have also combed the PV Facebook page for photos of Dana and started an album attached to this post.
Portland Velo Operations Team
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What a good guy. It’s sad to know he is no longer with us.
I’m so sorry to hear this.
This is so very sad 😞
So very sad. Dana and I were riding together, way back in the beginning of PV, and I didn’t know why I mentioned it, but I said I’d taken up spinning to make yarn. The next thing I knew he was telling me about their computerized looms and spinning wheels, and oh! They had a drum carder I could borrow! Saw him and Mrs Dana at Gathering of the Guilds last May. Damn.
So sorry to hear this news and under these circumstances. What a nice tribute with these pictures. My condolences to the Deardorf family.
All - Dana’s family doesn’t plan to do a memorial. In lieu of a service they are going to set up a page online for sharing of stories and photos, so info will be posted here when that happens.
I’m so sorry to hear this. This is tragic. It is a very solemn reminder that our sport we all love is risky under the best circumstances and dangerous under the worst. My deepest condolences go out to Dana’s family.
Oh no
Thanks for the update Melanie
Was that accident on Roy Rogers Rd?
A dear friend! Truly a quality man! So very sad. Rest in Peace Dana.
Is there any way to find out if there will be a memorial service and if there is anything we can do for the family?
So so very sad! He was my ride leader for the longest time when I first joined PV and he was always so kind and patient. RIP Dana! 😢
My son used to come out and ride with me on Saturday rides. There was one morning when we were just getting back and waiting to turn right onto Evergreen, and I heard Dana whisper to my son, "Hey Andrew, want to drop your old man?" Andrew and I are so sorry to loose Dana
A true friend and cycling buddy. So many rides with him. He was great to ride with in a group or just the two of us. Amazing man and friend. Coincidently, Wednesday is the day in Tucson that the Oregonians do a group ride so we paid tribute to him, wearing PV kits, and did a slow and silent rollout in his honor. Dana, you will be missed.