AUGUSTA, GA (WFXG) -
A line of motorcycles went on and on at Augusta Harley Davidson on Belair Frontage Road. Friday night, hundreds of
bikers paid tribute to one of their own.
"This
parking lot has never had this many bikes," said Jan Yu, a friend to the man they were honoring. "We've had toy runs from here, we've
done memorials, because of Dave's job, he knows every biker. Anybody who rides
a Harley knows who Dave is."
Dave
Sheffield was a service manager at the Augusta Harley Davidson. Last week, while
leaving work on his own Harley, he was hit by a car. He later died in the
hospital.
"Shocked
because he was actually one of the safest riders of this community," said Wayne Cheselka, friend and fellow rider.
His
remains were strapped in the back of one of the many Harley's he worked on,
the biker community is going all out to send him off; an honor his family says
he would have loved.
"He
was all in," said Thomas Sheffield, one of Sheffield's four brothers. "He never did anything half way. Everything meant something to him.
He put all his heart into it and that shows."
Dedicating
27 years of service, Sheffield received full military honors at his memorial;
more than three hundred guests came to pay their respects.
"It's
closure; it's saying good bye, and it's a chance to come together and celebrate
his life," Cheselka said.
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