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Ghost bikes erected to honor cyclists killed on road - Joplin Globe: Local News

Submitted by Brent Hugh on Sun, 09/06/2015 - 8:20am

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Rhonda Thompson, 59, left her Pittsburg, Kansas, home on her road bike in the early morning hours of Aug. 31, 2014. She never came back.

Larry Jones, 46, left his home near Oronogo on July 17, 2010. Like Thompson, he never returned home.

Both were struck by vehicles and killed.

Today, a “ghost bike” — painted entirely white and stripped of its parts — honors Jones and serves as a reminder to passing motorists. A ghost bike honoring Thompson will be the next to be dedicated during a ceremony in Pittsburg on Aug. 30.

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