6 years, 10 months ago

Damn, this is just not fair

I have no idea what to say right now, I’m just numb.

“Ladies and Gentlemen,

It is with a heavy heart that I must inform you of the passing of a very
dear friend and brother.

Ghent aka Branden Hancock died of injuries sustained in a motorcycle
accident.

At approximately 4 pm PST Sunday the 26th on the way back down to Los
Angeles from Santa Barbara and in the company of two good friends,
Hollywood and War God, he entered into a turn on a local highway and
drifted into the dirt turn off at the side of the road. He attempted to
break and bank back onto the road but was unable to bleed off enough
speed to prevent a loss of control that ended with the bike and himself
going off the road and over the embankment. He fell twenty feet and landed
face down on several large bolders. When Hollywood and War God reached him
he was not breathing and had no pulse. CPR was performed for 25 minutes by
both Hollywood and EMS personnel. At that point EMS declared him dead at
the scene. At this time the actual cause of death is not known but it is
believed based on the trauma observed that death was instant and that he
did not suffer.

He is survived by his mother and younger sister.

Ghent was 26 years old.

At present the family is still working out the details and a subsequent
message will follow regarding services. I am acting as the point of
contact and will pass any messages to the family on and will answer any
questions I can. Please do not contact the family directly.”

(Priest is the person who wrote this so if you need to contact the family please do so through him. Thank you.)

Goodbye section 6 you will be missed by many.



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Daniel Spisak

Daniel Spisak was born from the fiery depths of fusion and now roams the pale blue dot known as Earth. I obtained my bachelors degree in Computer Science from UC Irvine at the end of 2007.

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