68. They had to drive to Harry Leary's apartment in Phoenix to clear it out - Greg Mathias helped

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CglvlXr2mfU

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2025-11-16

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68. The day after the family got Harry Leary’s car back, they had to drive to Harry’s apartment in Phoenix. Harry’s apartment needed to be emptied out. BMX Team USA’s Greg Mathias met Linda at Harry’s apartment - he had previously retrieved some of Harry’s items and he gave everything back to the family. Greg also helped the family go through the apartment. Linda mentions that having Greg there was “very supportive.” They laughed. They cried. Two days of "awful awful things."

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 we got his car back, the next day we had to drive out to his apartment in
we had to drive out to his apartment in Phoenix and I had to empty it out. And
Phoenix and I had to empty it out. And Greg, bless his heart, was there. He
Greg, bless his heart, was there. He showed up there and he had taken things
showed up there and he had taken things out of Harry's apartment that belonged
out of Harry's apartment that belonged to him and he gave everything back to
to him and he gave everything back to me. He even helped us go through the
me. He even helped us go through the apartment together. And just having him
apartment together. And just having him there was very um supportive.
there was very um supportive. And we laughed, we cried.

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