Giffords rode her bicycle night before shooting

January 17, 2011 • Posted by:

Giffords and friend Raoul Erickson, ride bikes the night before the shooting. Photo from the New York Times.

According to a New York Times article Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords rode her bicycle with a friend the night before she was shot.

They stopped at her condominium, near her district office, decorated with the same kind of lively folk art — she once kept a motorcycle painted in Southwestern images — as her childhood home had been. Then Ms. Giffords suggested they go for an evening bicycle ride, as they often did. They rode 10 miles — Mr. Erickson objected at first, saying it was too cold, but Ms. Giffords persuaded him — with the congresswoman snapping their picture with a cellphone along the way.

Damion Alexander from the Tucson Pedaler is organizing a second bike vigil on Tuesday night. This time the ride starts at 6:30 p.m. It leaves from the west side of Old Main on the University of Arizona campus. Check out the event page.

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Kathleen
Kathleen

Sweet Gabby...authentic and full of heart.

Martha Retallick
Martha Retallick

For those of us who don't use Facebook, would you mind noting the location of tomorrow night's vigil? Would I be correct in assuming that the meeting place is just west of Old Main on the UA campus?

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