Bruce D. Watts

1949-2005

"What I will remember most about Bruce Watts was that he was one of the most decent human beings that I have ever known. I can only hope that something good can come from this. Let's try to be more decent humans also. And hey, let's be careful out there."

"I did want to be like Bruce, but not just on the bike. This was a man who had no enemies, and everyone looked forward to riding with him. He always had a smile on his face, and made every ride a true joy. His passing has made me realize I need to be a better person, because we never know when it is our turn."

"He was one of those guys who always asked 'How’ve you been doing' and you always knew he genuinely wanted to know."

"I put 10,000 miles on my car on 2004 and The Moose rode as many miles on his bike... AMAZING!"

"This was a man who could eat chocolate cake in the middle of a ride and still make me chase him all the way back to his house."

"There was so much more to Bruce than just being a good bike rider. He was a good and real Christian. His friends were black and white, rich and poor, people from the North and people from the South, serious bikers and couch potatoes."

"While riding out to the accident site, one of my fellow BMCC club members said to me that Bruce was such a great rider and it seemed that he was always having to wait on everyone. I told this person that in a way nothing had changed. Bruce is still waiting on everyone."

"I feel that just as our rides together would not be special without the good people we come to know, the heaven we hope to be welcomed into could not be as great without those who have passed before us and those that will follow. Thank you Bruce."