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Thursday, January 3, 2013

Motorcyclists Rights Activist William Gannon Passed Away

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The industry lost a Freedom Fighter. William (Bill) E. Gannon II, 59 of Quincy, formerly of Ashmont Hill, Dorchester, passed away at home on December 24th after losing his battle with cancer. He was a motorcycle enthusiast, a journalist, a talented photographer and a long time motorcyclists rights activist from Massachusetts. He was one of the founders of what would become the Motorcycle Riders Foundation located in Washington D.C. He was one of the first inducted into the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum Hall of Fame. He worked tirelessly for the Modified Motorcycle Association of Massachusetts and the Motorcycle Riders Foundation.