Tag: deaths
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Friends hold beautiful memorial for Brian Fairbrother
Many wearing orange, his favorite color, a group of people who loved Brian Fairbrother gathered together to hold a memorial for him September 13. Laughter mixed with tears as people remembered a man whose life touched so many others. The memorial started at Espresso Vivace in South Lake Union, where everyone walked together to the…
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Robert Townsend, killed in U District, was fastest delivery person on staff
The person killed September 10 in a collision with a car in the U District has been identified as Robert Townsend. He was 23. Townsend’s friends, family and coworkers mourned his death Sunday, saying he was always happy to be one his bike, according to KOMO: “It’d make me smile every time I’d see him…
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Woman struck from behind and killed near Port Angeles – UPDATED
A woman biking on Highway 112 three miles west of Port Angeles was killed Sunday afternoon when a car struck her from behind. The driver, Marylan A. Thayer, 65, is not suspected to have been under the influence, according to Peninsula Daily News. The victim, who has not yet been publicly identified, was wearing a…
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Person biking dies after colliding with car on the Ave – UPDATED
A person was killed in a collision with a turning car on University Way in the U District Saturday evening. He was traveling southbound (downhill) around 6:18 p.m. when he collided with a car making a left turn onto westbound Campus Parkway. UPDATE 1:27 pm: KOMO reports he was delivering sandwiches for Jimmy John’s at…
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Nine days after bicycle wreck, Espresso Vivace Manager Brian Fairbrother dies
In a big hit to Capitol Hill, the city and coffee lovers everywhere, long-time Espresso Vivace barista and general manager Brian Fairborther has passed away after injuries sustained from a bicycle crash. He was 50 years old. Since news of the seriousness of his crash hit the city yesterday, there has been an outpouring of…
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Police seize SUV in investigation of hit-and-run that killed Wang
Police may have a lead in the hit-and-run that killed Mike Wang on Dexter Ave at Thomas St last month. Though police are not calling the Port Orchard woman a “suspect,” but she is “under investigation.” Seattle Crime has more details: According to a search warrant affidavit filed earlier this month, about a week after…
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