I was notified by Derek's wife Linda that he passed last month, below are the details. RIP bud and keep on riding.
"He was loved by so many and had so much to contribute to so many topics and I know he will be missed. I am sorry to have put this out there like this but I had so many birthday wishes. He died doing what he loved, being on a bike. He had bought a 2002 Bonneville America for our recent trip and was on his way to see a friend to get his 2003 Speedmaster completed with a big bore kit when he "failed to yield" and was hit by a car."
"He was loved by so many and had so much to contribute to so many topics and I know he will be missed. I am sorry to have put this out there like this but I had so many birthday wishes. He died doing what he loved, being on a bike. He had bought a 2002 Bonneville America for our recent trip and was on his way to see a friend to get his 2003 Speedmaster completed with a big bore kit when he "failed to yield" and was hit by a car."