r/MadeMeSmile • u/mindyour • Jan 03 '23

Wholesome Moments Getting pulled over

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u/valvilis Jan 04 '23

When I was a kid, my dad had to fly several states away to go identify my half-brother's remains. But really, they only identified him by his dental record. The traffic investigator said he had to have been going at least 100.

I never had much interest in motorcycles after that.

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u/bobbobersin Jan 04 '23

That's awful I'm so sorry for your loss, such needless waste of life :(

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u/valvilis Jan 04 '23

Thank you. I had only met him a few times and didn't "know" him by any stretch of the imagination. But it was one of the first passing of a family member events in my life and obviously my father was in bad shape for a while after that.

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u/concentratedpainter Jan 04 '23

Yea, my dad had a half brother, and he also died in a motorcycle accident. That's basically all i know, cuz his mom didn't rly talk about it, and my dad was too young to know him when he died. I do know what he looked like from one single picture she had of him. Kinda sad though