David Squires
David Squires
Monday, March 1, 2010
Age: 56
Location:
northwest corner of Sprague Ave. and Division St.
Spokane , WA
United States
According to this article:
David Squires was a avid and experienced rider and was on his way home from dinner when he was crashed into by Scott Redford.
David died in the hospital later of his injuries.
Redford failed a field sobriety test and was arrested and charged with Vehicular Homicide and Felony Hit and Run. He is now out on bail.
According to this obituary, David was a
"Beloved
Husband, Son, Brother, Father, Grandfather and Friend David Lynn
Squires Sr. passed away March 1st 2010, in Spokane,Washington. Dave was
born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on April 5th, 1953, to Carol and Don
Squires. Dave lived in Spokane for most of his life. He graduated from
North Central High School in 1971. Dave gained the nickname "The Sheik"
as an electrician in the Spokane area. Dave loved fishing, reading,
cooking, and camping, but most of all he loved being with his family
and friends. He lived an honest and simple life, with an open and
generous heart. He had a great sense of humor, a rare ability to
capture your imagination with his story telling, and abeautiful singing
voice. Dave was preceded in death by his father, Don. He is survived by
his wife Christy of 19 years, his mother, Carol, siblings Greg, Tammy
White, Lynelle (Dan) Wolf, Don (Starlee), Roxanne (Bruce) Eicher,
children David Jr. (Cindy), Matt (Kim), Kyle, Jason, Jaymie, and Alicia,
grandchildren Sutton, Caden, Paige, Hope, Marty, Ashton, and Shayden
David, and many, many nieces and nephews."
His death has prompted more support for making this intesection safer, which was already being advocated for when David was killed. According to an article in the Inlander.
The installation of the ghost bike was covered in a news segment on KHQQ-06
Unique memorial meant to bring awareness to pedestrians, bicyclists
SPOKANE, Wash. - Two weeks after a 56-year-old man was struck and
killed while riding his bike in downtown Spokane, a unique memorial in
honor of David Squires can be seen at the intersection of Sprague and
Division.
Scott Reckord, 49, is accused of hitting Squires on March 1 as Squires rode his bicycle in a crosswalk at Sprague and Division.
The
memorial, a bicycle painted white and placed at the intersection by
Spokane City Councilman Jon Snyder, is meant to bring awareness to a
problem that experts say exists not only in Spokane, but across the
country.
"It's well documented that it's a safety issue. We've
had 400 deaths monthly in our country and in the last 15 years, 76,000
pedestrian deaths," said former chair of the All City Pedestrian
Transportation and Traffic Committee, Gail Prosser.
Prosser is
teaming up with local lawmakers to propose changes to Spokane streets
in an effort to create safer paths for bicyclists to use.
Appropriately,
a public meeting to discuss public participation in a street plan to
make streets safer for pedestrians and bicyclists is scheduled to take
place next Wednesday at the East Central Neighborhood Center at 6 p.m.
While
Prosser says that our society is based around automobiles, making safer
routes available for pedestrians and bicyclists is important for all.
"Everyone ultimately, whether they drive a car, take the bus, ride a bike, become pedestrians too," said Prosser.
The East Central Neighborhood Center is located in the 500 block of E. Stone.
This article appeared in the Inlander
Monday, March 1, 2010
Age: 56
Location:
northwest corner of Sprague Ave. and Division St.
Spokane , WA
United States
According to this article:
David Squires was a avid and experienced rider and was on his way home from dinner when he was crashed into by Scott Redford.
David died in the hospital later of his injuries.
Redford failed a field sobriety test and was arrested and charged with Vehicular Homicide and Felony Hit and Run. He is now out on bail.
According to this obituary, David was a
"Beloved
Husband, Son, Brother, Father, Grandfather and Friend David Lynn
Squires Sr. passed away March 1st 2010, in Spokane,Washington. Dave was
born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on April 5th, 1953, to Carol and Don
Squires. Dave lived in Spokane for most of his life. He graduated from
North Central High School in 1971. Dave gained the nickname "The Sheik"
as an electrician in the Spokane area. Dave loved fishing, reading,
cooking, and camping, but most of all he loved being with his family
and friends. He lived an honest and simple life, with an open and
generous heart. He had a great sense of humor, a rare ability to
capture your imagination with his story telling, and abeautiful singing
voice. Dave was preceded in death by his father, Don. He is survived by
his wife Christy of 19 years, his mother, Carol, siblings Greg, Tammy
White, Lynelle (Dan) Wolf, Don (Starlee), Roxanne (Bruce) Eicher,
children David Jr. (Cindy), Matt (Kim), Kyle, Jason, Jaymie, and Alicia,
grandchildren Sutton, Caden, Paige, Hope, Marty, Ashton, and Shayden
David, and many, many nieces and nephews."
His death has prompted more support for making this intesection safer, which was already being advocated for when David was killed. According to an article in the Inlander.
The installation of the ghost bike was covered in a news segment on KHQQ-06
Unique memorial meant to bring awareness to pedestrians, bicyclists
SPOKANE, Wash. - Two weeks after a 56-year-old man was struck and
killed while riding his bike in downtown Spokane, a unique memorial in
honor of David Squires can be seen at the intersection of Sprague and
Division.
Scott Reckord, 49, is accused of hitting Squires on March 1 as Squires rode his bicycle in a crosswalk at Sprague and Division.
The
memorial, a bicycle painted white and placed at the intersection by
Spokane City Councilman Jon Snyder, is meant to bring awareness to a
problem that experts say exists not only in Spokane, but across the
country.
"It's well documented that it's a safety issue. We've
had 400 deaths monthly in our country and in the last 15 years, 76,000
pedestrian deaths," said former chair of the All City Pedestrian
Transportation and Traffic Committee, Gail Prosser.
Prosser is
teaming up with local lawmakers to propose changes to Spokane streets
in an effort to create safer paths for bicyclists to use.
Appropriately,
a public meeting to discuss public participation in a street plan to
make streets safer for pedestrians and bicyclists is scheduled to take
place next Wednesday at the East Central Neighborhood Center at 6 p.m.
While
Prosser says that our society is based around automobiles, making safer
routes available for pedestrians and bicyclists is important for all.
"Everyone ultimately, whether they drive a car, take the bus, ride a bike, become pedestrians too," said Prosser.
The East Central Neighborhood Center is located in the 500 block of E. Stone.
This article appeared in the Inlander