Carlos P. corton died in an accident last Thursday while he was attending Florida State Rally in Fort Myers........and again a "cage" was the cause of the accident. This is the story from another rider who I know......
Ft Lauderdale Harley Owners Group Weekly Newsletter
A VERY SAD ENDING
It was time again for our annual state rally, this year it was in Ft. Myers, Florida. We all met at the Tri Rail South station on the chilly morning of Thursday October 26, 2006. We mingled, hugged and kissed hello; Board members, Life Members, Chapter members and two best friends Carlos Corton and Big John Raffio.
The ride West was pleasantly uneventful and we all arrived at the Lee County Civic Center by 11:30am. We went through registration, got our shirts, pins & patches and mingled with the other chapter members. We walked around to the different vendors while the Drill Team measured the range for their performance.
Luckily, Carlos & Big John had hitched a ride with Nan Schultz in her golf cart & was chauffeured around.
Around 1pm, Carlos & Big John asked me if I wanted to leave and go with them to find a place for lunch. I had a strange intuition and told them not to go, to stay with us and that we would be leaving soon for lunch, sadly they chose to leave. I had left with the group a half hour later and we all stopped for lunch. I thought about calling Big John to let him know where we were, which was in between the convention center and the hotel, but didn