Thank you for all your support. Please know that it helps me to know that so many people already miss him. He liked chatting with many of you. Thank you for bringing that into his life. I LOVE YOU MARK BARRETTE. I ALWAYS DID AND ALWAYS WILL. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU AGAIN MY PRECIOUS ANGEL.

 

what makes this worse is that he was such a stand up guy...fighting for our country, and an MSF rider coach...helping the newbies (like all of us at one time) learn how to ride safely...

 

i wish you the best on getting through probably one of the toughest times of you're life. i wish you AND his family the best.

im new to this forum kinda, and i always saw him posting up w/ great advice and interesting posts. he WILL be missed i am sure.

 

Our deepest condolances to you and to those he leaves behind.

 

always said to hear a brother has fallen, espec one that seemed like such a great guy like him........ really gives you a gut check, even though i dont know the guy....sorry for your loss. .....Mark you are an american hero and will not be forgotten. if there is a heaven, ill c yah there and ride with yah one day.

 

thats really ****ed up.... sorry for the language but that made my stomach turn (just like everybody else's im sure) but seriously im so very sorry for your loss and my prayers go out to you and his family....
godspeed CBR1000RRMARINE

 

I just got back from SoCal last night from some training down there. When I was there, seeing all the bikes and all, I wanted to use the hotels PC and PM Marine to let him know I was in town and maybe meet up for a beer or something. Man this really sucks, kinda puts things into perspective. We all see rider down postings, but this is the first one that I actually talked to on a personal level, PM'ing back and forth anfd shootin the **** and all, can't believe he's gone. Looks like he was doing his part and all, at least not some one-wheel squid story or something, just an accident of someone not seeing him and maybe in a hurry trying to beat the lights. Sucks any way you slice it. I'll miss the guy. Fair Winds and Following Seas, Devil.

 

beautifully put.

 

I can't believe it this is terrible news. He was a stand up guy and I enjoyed his posts. He will surely be missed. RIP Bro!

 

[:@]it's always tough to lose one of our own. especially Marine. like a lot of others i saw a lot of his posts, with good advice, and..... i hate to see a fellow marine down. it's not just a sad day in cbr land, it's a sad day for the Corps too. my flag will definitly be half masted for him. RIP.