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.
