My new son-in-law’s friend died in a motorcycle incident on the last day of 2015.
. His funeral is today. RIP Marcus Easley of Austin, TX. Age 31.
This is the second motorcycle fatality news we learned of amongst our friends on January 1st. Two years ago we lost Christian in this way.
My heart grieves for my son-in-law. He is taking this hard. My heart grieved for Christian. My daughter took his death hard. This is the case with all fatalities. The grieving is always harder when the person is a close friend. The grieving is impossible when the person is family.
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That lady down in Texas 
Ma’am,
First and foremost, thank you for your acknowledgement of the unfortunate accident of Marcus Easley. Some of the facts, important facts are incorrect. So I will share with you and your followers some of the basic correct facts.
The facts concerning the passing of Marcus Easley are as follows: The date was December 31, 2015. The last know contact with him was approximately 8am in the morning. He was found approximately 3 hours later (before 12 noon on December 31, 2016) near intersection of Highway 183 and Hunters Chase, not 6 hours later on Mopac Highway. Those highways are very different in name and location.
Speed has not been determined as a cause of death considering that at the scene, there was no skid marks to confirm speed was an issue and the autopsy report found no abrasions on his body other than the one on his left wrist where he wore his watch.
Now the grieving part is somewhat correct. You stated, “The grieving is always harder when the person is a close friend. The grieving is impossible when the person is family.” When the lost is unexpected or sudden; then the lost is nearly impossible. God is a powerful God that can get you through anything. So impossible no; but hard to comprehend or handle, yes.
Marcus’s passing was sudden and unfortunate. He was loved by so many and was an outstanding young man. Marcus was always helping others and asked for nothing in return. He always had a smile on his face and words of wisdom were his departing gesture. He will forever be missed by all who had the pleasure and blessing of meeting him.
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Thank you Mc for correcting my inaccuracies on reporting Marcus Easley’s accident. I will make the corrections immediately.
I wrote the article because when James is hurting, his family is hurting. We are a small tight-knit nucleus family of five, four adults, one kid.
This was a rough beginning to our year, the first day of the year, and this news knocked James down so hard, that the night’s celebrations did not continue as planned. We had a man down so we stayed home while James grieved.
I cannot imagine what you went through that day.
This was our second New Year’s Day with a loss of a friend on a motorcycle.
I write these articles to raise awareness with my primary focus on the ‘Don’t text 4 X’ campaign. We are saving lives one driver at a time.
These types of articles do not get shared or commented on as often as the entertainment focused articles do, so I was surprised to find a comment here and after reading the comment, I was immediately sorry for not verifying my facts more thoroughly. I got my information on the first article I could find and that article was only 24 hours old.
My sincerest apology.
James did attend the funeral with his wife, my daughter. My condolences to you and your family on your loss.
that Lady down in Texas
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