59. Linda Leary Taylor was on the road within an hour - driving to CA - to be with their Mom

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5kClXwT5oi4

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2025-11-15

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59. Linda Leary Taylor explained that she was on the road within the hour - after she learned of her brother’s, BMX legend Harry Leary, passing away. She drove to California from Lake Havasu. While Linda doesn’t remember too much about the drive, she remembers talking with her sister in a three-way call when they informed their mother of Harry’s passing. Both sisters went to their Mom’s house to support each other as a family. Everyone was in shock, the weekend was just a blur to Linda. 

We invite you to listen to our conversation about BMX legend Harry Leary, with his sister Linda Leary Taylor and Kyle A. Huffman while walking over the London Bridge in Lake Havasu City, AZ.

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After I got that news, I was on the road within an hour driving to California
within an hour driving to California from Lake Havsu.
from Lake Havsu. And I don't even remember that drive.
And I don't even remember that drive. >> Yeah.
>> Yeah. >> Truth be told,
>> Truth be told, >> sure.
>> sure. >> I talked to my sister. We actually
>> I talked to my sister. We actually called my mother
called my mother >> and both of us told her, but both of us
>> and both of us told her, but both of us left. She was she's in Sil Beach, so she
left. She was she's in Sil Beach, so she left her home. I left mine and we both
left her home. I left mine and we both went there for her. [laughter]
went there for her. [laughter] >> Okay.
>> Okay. >> And so we were there for her and we were
>> And so we were there for her and we were all in shock. My mother included. Yeah.
all in shock. My mother included. Yeah. And that whole weekend is just a blur to

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