Please Think:

We, that Spouse o' Mine and I, went to a funeral yesterday. 

It was for a fellow cyclist, Mark Jilka, who had been out riding last Thursday evening.  That evening: a sunny summer evening at 7:00 pm. 

It was determined that the driver of the pickup truck might have been distracted by his cell phone.

He, who has logged hundreds if not thousands of miles on his bike, was on the shoulder of the road. 

He, who had served for 10 years of active duty in the United States Navy and still served in the Naval Reserves and held the rank of Lieutenant, is dead.

He, who had served two tours in the Persian Gulf, and one in Afghanistan, is gone.

He, one of nine siblings.  He was 49 years old.

We knew Mark from our Saturday morning Pancake Rides.  He was quietly funny.  He was totally athletic.  He did not brag or gloat about his cycling expertise.  He was a very nice man. 

It was determined that the driver of the pickup truck might have been distracted by his cell phone.

If you think there is a remote possibility, any possible chance at all, that you might get distracted by your cell phone, or radio, or cd player, or anything else, while driving, please think.

Please think.