Charles Lofties, Yuma, Arizona

Photo late January 2015

Charles Lofties
South Castle Dome and E. 8th Street

Died: February 8, 2014
Born May 31, 1980

"Chuck" was driving his motorcycle and failed to negotiate a turn.
My first set of photos on January 22, 2015 included a T-shirt recently placed.

Returning to rephotograph the Descanso, the T-shirt was still there, just more aged. A jug of water was no longer by the site, and the flowering plant was disheveled.

Photo late January 2015

more photos:
https://flic.kr/p/FHMLaN

  

http://www.yumasun.com/news/man-killed-in-motorcycle-accident/article_7b21b3b8-92ca-11e3-a0cb-0017a43b2370.html 

http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Charles-Lofties&lc=7499&pid=169738733&mid=5859192 

Washington DC Photojournalist

Washington's (DC) Other Monuments by Lloyd Wolf 

http://dcshrines.blogspot.com
"THESE PICTURES ARE OF THE MANY SAD MEMORIALS ERECTED BY FRIENDS & FAMILY TO HONOR MURDER AND OTHER VIOLENCE VICTIMS IN THE WASHINGTON DC AREA."
Great array of images and links by professional photojournalist in the Washington DC area.

http://dcshrines.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2008-01-01T00:00:00-05:00&updated-max=2009-01-01T00:00:00-05:00&max-results=50

Documentary Film: Resting Places

Documentary Film by J. Michael Kipikash, Melissa Villanueva
Youtube.com: https://youtu.be/Kmy8zfkdHAY
imdb.com: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0981340/

Resting Places (2007)

Documentary about the global phenomenon of roadside memorials, their explosive worldwide growth, and the legal controversy that now surrounds the tradition.

Crosses, Flowers, and Asphalt: Roadside Memorials in the US South - Tom Zarrilli

Crosses, Flowers, and Asphalt: Roadside Memorials in the US South 
by Tom Zarrilli

ROADSIDE MEMORIALS IN THE US SOUTH

PHOTO ESSAY: PUBLISHED AUGUST 19, 2009

from SOUTHERN SPACES
A JOURNAL ABOUT REAL AND IMAGINED SPACES AND PLACES OF THE US SOUTH AND THEIR GLOBAL CONNECTIONS

http://southernspaces.org

Doug Flynn - Ghost Bike - Somerton, AZ - September 24, 2009

Doug Flynn
Ghost Bike - Somerton, AZ - September 24, 2009

Photographed by Brad Pease on November 11, 2015.

A head on collision resulted in the death of a bicyclist. Doug Flynn was the president of a local bicycling club on a local ride with the group. Another member was injured, but Doug Flynn was killed on the spot.

No criminal charges were placed against the driver, which tried to pass a farm vehicle with the sun in her eyes. 

News Article Links:

• http://azbikelaw.org/founder-of-yuma-bike-club-killed-in-head-on-collision/
• http://www.mlr.biz/azroadcyclist/BackIssues/Sept_30_2009.html

More photos on Flickr.com by Brad Pease
https://www.flickr.com/photos/takkotakko/22537351697/

Update: Rodriguez couple - Yuma, AZ - rt. 95/Avenue 7E

Update: Rodriguez couple - Yuma, AZ - rt. 95/Avenue 7E

Roberto and Sylvia Rodriguez

http://takko-descansos.blogspot.com/2015/07/rodriguez-couple-on-rt-95-yuma-az-may.html

Photo by Brad Pease

This earlier photo (left) was taken in May, 2014. This Descanso has been updated with a more permanent crosses.

November 24, 2015: 

Jury returns guilty verdicts in fatal collision

http://www.yumasun.com/news/jury-returns-guilty-verdicts-in-fatal-collision/article_67ae2d70-923c-11e5-bc63-c3a957b7a2c8.html

Recent Trial - Man accused of killing San Luis couple in crash in court
http://www.kyma.com/man-accused-of-killing-san-luis-couple-in-crash-in-court/

Photo by Brad Pease

Taken on November 11, 2015, these new photos show the updated Descansos for Sylvia and Robert. Items and plaques help mark this space at a very busy intersection, with a backdrop of a convenience store.

Photo by Brad Pease

 

Photo by Brad Pease

Photo by Brad Pease

Photo by Brad Pease

No Descansos for long stretch in SE Arizona, rt. 90

No Descansos On Back Road Stretch

I was surprised to see no descansos on a lonely stretch starting north of Bisbeee, AZ headed west on Rt. 90 to Nogales. 

Headed west  on rt. 90 through Sierra Vista, Huachuca City, and then onto rt. 82 through Patagonia, and then to Nogales, AZ.



I was returning to Yuma, AZ after a trip to Douglas, AZ, taking different back roads. Loved the drive and the view, though added many hours to my trip, with another later back road.

Later, heading southwest of Tucson on Rt. 86, there are a number of descansos, some that i have already documented. I do need to make some dedicated time to return to photograph and record more along that path. i wasn't able to stop to shoot any.

There are some small towns like Ajo, that would be an interesting place to stop for the night.

These are photos shout a few years back in 2006 on the same route. This descanso did have some additions of wrapping paper around the guard rail. I figure it had more personal notes written on it.

https://flic.kr/p/55ZaBU

https://flic.kr/p/55Z9Lb

https://flic.kr/p/55Z9wJ