The Unfortunate death of Ali Awick
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Rest In Peace, Ali.
Condolences to his Family for their great loss.
An absolute gentleman that was a loss for CX and a great gain for EK.
Condolences to his Family for their great loss.
An absolute gentleman that was a loss for CX and a great gain for EK.
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What can I say. A man of great character - great humour - great professionalism. Incredibly giving - a great co worker in the CRM department of the late 90s early noughties.
A man that believed family comes first and acted accordingly - without complaint, without whinging. Just got on with life.
He introduced me to the 'hubbly bubbly' - what more needs to be said?
Ali, I will miss you my friend!
A man that believed family comes first and acted accordingly - without complaint, without whinging. Just got on with life.
He introduced me to the 'hubbly bubbly' - what more needs to be said?
Ali, I will miss you my friend!
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"The Awick Family would like to update everyone on details regarding the funeral for their beloved son Ali Awick. Funeral will be held on Wednesday the 14th of May 2014. For any details on location please inbox his sister Rema Awick https://www.facebook.com/remaawick. The Awick Family would like to thank everyone for all their kind wishes, prayers and support during this devastating time. Please continue to send him your love and prayers for this final journey."
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As a fellow motorcycle rider (here in Dubai / R1200GSA), and likewise an also long serving member of the aviation fraternity, my most sincere condolences to all that new him... it does indeed feel very much like loosing 'one of our own'.
For those whom wonder why we do it (i.e. ride motorcycles) here are some random quotes on the subject and one would hazard that Ali was a chap whom would heartily concur with the sentiments therein:
~Hunter S. Thompson
With all of this in mind, some of his fellow companion riders have made a video tribute to Ali.
For those whom wonder why we do it (i.e. ride motorcycles) here are some random quotes on the subject and one would hazard that Ali was a chap whom would heartily concur with the sentiments therein:
- It’s a bombardment of the senses; everything goes into slow motion.
- It’s passion. This is the thing that makes me happy.
- It’s you and your motorcycle; that’s it!
- It's just the best feeling in the world.
- It's a love affair like no other.
- It’s like a seed, and if you ever put the water on it, and you feel the sensation, it becomes part of your life. It gets in your blood.
- It’s a ship of the soul. It’s a release. It’s getting out of time, to a place where time has no more power upon you.
- It’s my release; It’s my medicine in this crazy world.
- There’s a freedom about it.
- Some people have it inside; Once you try it, if you like it, you’ll never leave it,
- Once the seed for motorcycling has sprouted, it doesn’t die until the day you take your last breath.
- The first time I rode a motorcycle I just felt like I could do anything.
- I was so excited to know that I was going to ride my new motorcycle the next day. And I still feel that today, and every day.
- I think it’s like trying to learn to play a violin. At the start it’s just hideous and then, all of a sudden, it’s like “Oh my God, I know how to ride this thing!”
- Motorcycles have put me in touch with wonderful people and as a result of that I have an elevated idea of how good everybody is in the world.
- A motorcycle is beyond transportation, it’s something else, it connects you with life.
- Four wheels move the body. Two wheels move the soul.
- Motorcycling is freedom; it’s energy, it’s expression, it’s fear, it’s controlling that fear, it’s adrenalin, and you're going to experience all those things throughout just one day of being on a motorcycle.
- We humans tend to put all our lives into boxes, and the older you get the more boxes you have, and motorcycles tend to get you out of those boxes, because you’re exposed, you’re connected, you feel alive.
- You don’t stop riding because you’re getting old, but you get old when you stop riding.
- I can’t describe the wonderful feeling of being on that machine.
- I ride because there is nothing like it in the world, and I could never imagine not doing it.
~Hunter S. Thompson
With all of this in mind, some of his fellow companion riders have made a video tribute to Ali.
