Justice for Sky!
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Many of you have been asking about what happened to Sky. Well, unfortunately, some terrible human with no soul took Sky's life in a hit and run on Thanksgiving night.
Anyone who knew Sky couldn't help but smile when he was around. His sarcasm, his free spririt, and if ever he was an asshole to you, well then it meant he liked you.
Sky always found a way to see the greatness in the world or bring laughter to the hardest of times. His magical heart and flip flop-wearing, drity toes never came as a surprise, because he lived the way he wanted. He lived by the words, "Who cares what they think!" He definitley taught me that as well, and always had a shot and hug ready with open arms. Always!
Our Long Beach community has lost a family member. His Family has lost a brother and a son. His friends lost their best friend. His baby boy, Baloo, lost his dad all because someone couldn't stop to make sure Sky was okay. He was supposed to outlive us all.
With that said, this has been a very hard time for his family. We still have no answers. We have two amazing humans that are wonderful beings of the LBC that are hiring a private investigator. We are still raising money to pay for further assistance for the family and to cover additional costs for the private investigator.
I know it is the holidays and we are in a pandemic, but a simple share, a simple post, a small donation goes a long way. Sky's life mattered and we will have justice!
Sky's brother and sister-in-law will be recieiving all donations through the Gofundme. Every little bit counts!
Thank you for the constant support, and I ask that you keep his memory alive in positivity and beautiful memories. Below you can find the review and report from the CHP.
If anyonehas any information regarding the taking of Sky's life, please contact Landers, CA CHP at (760) [phone redacted].
What they can’t bear to think of, what they can’t stop thinking about, is how he died alone. Left on the side of the road, after dark, on Thanksgiving night.
Sky Sunday was 37 years old, riding his electric bicycle south on Belfield Boulevard around 5:25 p.m. Thursday, November 26th. Just past Encantado Road, the driver of a Ford Explorer ran into his bike and then drove away. Sunday was thrown from his bicycle and died. Since then, his family and friends have been struggling to accept the sudden loss.
“He was the weirdest, goofiest, truest man I’ve ever known,” said Ursula Doswell-Fotheringham. It was her house Sunday was bicycling to on Thanksgiving night. “He was our family,” she said. “I don’t know what to describe him as. He’s been everything to me. He was supposed to outlive us all.”
Sunday came from Minnesota and became a bartender in Long Beach. He met Doswell-Fotheringham at a friend’s flapper-themed birthday party.
“After a little while he looks at me and goes, ‘You’re really cool. Do you want to go to Mexico with me?’” she remembered.
It was his way: making close friends with strangers and pulling them into his adventures.
“He was my person,” she said forlornly. “He was the best person you’ve ever known.”
When California shut down bars because of the pandemic, Sunday lost his job, his friend Dana Edler said. He began traveling the country in a camper with his dog, Baloo. He was a frequent visitor to Landers, where he stayed sometimes with friends like Doswell-Fotheringham and her wife. At the time of his death, he was staying in a cabin on another friend’s property.
“I’d be hanging out at my place and unexpectedly Sky would travel across the 5 acres on his e-bike with his dog, Baloo, trailing behind him. He’d have a big smile and say something silly. Just brightened my day immediately,” Edler said.
“He was the definition of a free spirit. Flowed as he walked. Broke out singing a song from his favorite band, Ween, and twirled around in dance.”
Rene Kincaid, another Landers resident, met Sunday while he was staying in the cabin nearby. She called him “the most amazing soul I’ve ever met.”
“He was just the light of everybody’s life. He was always smiling, always goofy, making everybody laugh. There was never a dull moment with Sky.”
Sunday loved spicy food and jerky and the rock band, Ween. He preferred video chats so he could see his friends’ faces when they talked. He adored animals, and he and Baloo were two of a kind, they said.
Since his death, his friends have been visiting neighborhood businesses, looking for security video that might help identify the hit-and-run driver.
They found at least two places with video, and footage was sent to the CHP. But Officer Casey Simmons said Tuesday the footage does not provide information for investigators because of the time of day.
They aren’t giving up hope, however, and are plastering the community with fliers asking for anyone who knows anything to come forward. Kincaid said they have decided to offer a monetary reward for information that helps the investigation.
‘Maybe he could have come back’
Sunday’s family were due to arrive this week and friends have been taking care of Baloo.
“Baloo is waiting for his dad to come home and it’s heartbreaking,” Kincaid said. “He is still playful and still eating but when there’s a lull he just looks around for Daddy.”
What haunts them is the idea that the hit-and-run driver left the man they adored to die alone.
“I don’t know how anybody can leave that beautiful soul on the side of the road like that. This is heartbreaking,” Kincaid said.
Doswell-Fotheringham can’t stop wondering how long her friend suffered.
“This was a man on his way to Thanksgiving dinner. Maybe if they had stopped, maybe he could have come back to us,” she said. “Maybe he would still be here.”
Accidents happen, she realizes. She doesn’t think she would be angry if they’d hit him but stayed and called for help.
“But they didn’t give a f—. They didn’t give a f— and they left,” she said, breaking into tears.
But Sunday was not alone at the very end.
Kenneth Ames, a Yucca Valley native, found him. Ames and his wife and daughter were driving on Belfield when he spotted Sunday wearing a yellow helmet and riding his e-bike.
About 15 minutes later, driving the other way, Ames found his body. His family called 911 and Ames performed CPR on Sunday until CHP Officer M. Radford came to take over.
“The CHP who showed up was so awesome. That dude did not stop,” Ames said. “He just kept going and going. He did not stop until the paramedics pushed him off.”
What Sky wanted everyone to remember about him wasn’t how his life ended, anyway.
Doswell-Fotheringham has been thinking about a song they loved, “Dance in the Graveyard.”
She sang the opening through her tears: “When I die, I don’t want to rest in peace, I want to dance in joy. I want to dance in the graveyards.”
“He said that’s how he wanted it to be when he went,” she remembered.
“No funerals, just laughter and honoring his memory with laughter and memories and good times.”
Can you help?
The SUV that hit Sky Sunday around 5:25 p.m. Thursday was a Ford Explorer. The CHP believes it was made between 1995 and 2001. It sustained front-end damage that caused most of the front grill to be removed. If you have any information that could help investigators, call the CHP at (760) [phone redacted]. The collision is being investigated by Officer Schmidt.
Anyone who knew Sky couldn't help but smile when he was around. His sarcasm, his free spririt, and if ever he was an asshole to you, well then it meant he liked you.
Sky always found a way to see the greatness in the world or bring laughter to the hardest of times. His magical heart and flip flop-wearing, drity toes never came as a surprise, because he lived the way he wanted. He lived by the words, "Who cares what they think!" He definitley taught me that as well, and always had a shot and hug ready with open arms. Always!
Our Long Beach community has lost a family member. His Family has lost a brother and a son. His friends lost their best friend. His baby boy, Baloo, lost his dad all because someone couldn't stop to make sure Sky was okay. He was supposed to outlive us all.
With that said, this has been a very hard time for his family. We still have no answers. We have two amazing humans that are wonderful beings of the LBC that are hiring a private investigator. We are still raising money to pay for further assistance for the family and to cover additional costs for the private investigator.
I know it is the holidays and we are in a pandemic, but a simple share, a simple post, a small donation goes a long way. Sky's life mattered and we will have justice!
Sky's brother and sister-in-law will be recieiving all donations through the Gofundme. Every little bit counts!
Thank you for the constant support, and I ask that you keep his memory alive in positivity and beautiful memories. Below you can find the review and report from the CHP.
If anyonehas any information regarding the taking of Sky's life, please contact Landers, CA CHP at (760) [phone redacted].
What they can’t bear to think of, what they can’t stop thinking about, is how he died alone. Left on the side of the road, after dark, on Thanksgiving night.
Sky Sunday was 37 years old, riding his electric bicycle south on Belfield Boulevard around 5:25 p.m. Thursday, November 26th. Just past Encantado Road, the driver of a Ford Explorer ran into his bike and then drove away. Sunday was thrown from his bicycle and died. Since then, his family and friends have been struggling to accept the sudden loss.
“He was the weirdest, goofiest, truest man I’ve ever known,” said Ursula Doswell-Fotheringham. It was her house Sunday was bicycling to on Thanksgiving night. “He was our family,” she said. “I don’t know what to describe him as. He’s been everything to me. He was supposed to outlive us all.”
Sunday came from Minnesota and became a bartender in Long Beach. He met Doswell-Fotheringham at a friend’s flapper-themed birthday party.
“After a little while he looks at me and goes, ‘You’re really cool. Do you want to go to Mexico with me?’” she remembered.
It was his way: making close friends with strangers and pulling them into his adventures.
“He was my person,” she said forlornly. “He was the best person you’ve ever known.”
When California shut down bars because of the pandemic, Sunday lost his job, his friend Dana Edler said. He began traveling the country in a camper with his dog, Baloo. He was a frequent visitor to Landers, where he stayed sometimes with friends like Doswell-Fotheringham and her wife. At the time of his death, he was staying in a cabin on another friend’s property.
“I’d be hanging out at my place and unexpectedly Sky would travel across the 5 acres on his e-bike with his dog, Baloo, trailing behind him. He’d have a big smile and say something silly. Just brightened my day immediately,” Edler said.
“He was the definition of a free spirit. Flowed as he walked. Broke out singing a song from his favorite band, Ween, and twirled around in dance.”
Rene Kincaid, another Landers resident, met Sunday while he was staying in the cabin nearby. She called him “the most amazing soul I’ve ever met.”
“He was just the light of everybody’s life. He was always smiling, always goofy, making everybody laugh. There was never a dull moment with Sky.”
Sunday loved spicy food and jerky and the rock band, Ween. He preferred video chats so he could see his friends’ faces when they talked. He adored animals, and he and Baloo were two of a kind, they said.
Since his death, his friends have been visiting neighborhood businesses, looking for security video that might help identify the hit-and-run driver.
They found at least two places with video, and footage was sent to the CHP. But Officer Casey Simmons said Tuesday the footage does not provide information for investigators because of the time of day.
They aren’t giving up hope, however, and are plastering the community with fliers asking for anyone who knows anything to come forward. Kincaid said they have decided to offer a monetary reward for information that helps the investigation.
‘Maybe he could have come back’
Sunday’s family were due to arrive this week and friends have been taking care of Baloo.
“Baloo is waiting for his dad to come home and it’s heartbreaking,” Kincaid said. “He is still playful and still eating but when there’s a lull he just looks around for Daddy.”
What haunts them is the idea that the hit-and-run driver left the man they adored to die alone.
“I don’t know how anybody can leave that beautiful soul on the side of the road like that. This is heartbreaking,” Kincaid said.
Doswell-Fotheringham can’t stop wondering how long her friend suffered.
“This was a man on his way to Thanksgiving dinner. Maybe if they had stopped, maybe he could have come back to us,” she said. “Maybe he would still be here.”
Accidents happen, she realizes. She doesn’t think she would be angry if they’d hit him but stayed and called for help.
“But they didn’t give a f—. They didn’t give a f— and they left,” she said, breaking into tears.
But Sunday was not alone at the very end.
Kenneth Ames, a Yucca Valley native, found him. Ames and his wife and daughter were driving on Belfield when he spotted Sunday wearing a yellow helmet and riding his e-bike.
About 15 minutes later, driving the other way, Ames found his body. His family called 911 and Ames performed CPR on Sunday until CHP Officer M. Radford came to take over.
“The CHP who showed up was so awesome. That dude did not stop,” Ames said. “He just kept going and going. He did not stop until the paramedics pushed him off.”
What Sky wanted everyone to remember about him wasn’t how his life ended, anyway.
Doswell-Fotheringham has been thinking about a song they loved, “Dance in the Graveyard.”
She sang the opening through her tears: “When I die, I don’t want to rest in peace, I want to dance in joy. I want to dance in the graveyards.”
“He said that’s how he wanted it to be when he went,” she remembered.
“No funerals, just laughter and honoring his memory with laughter and memories and good times.”
Can you help?
The SUV that hit Sky Sunday around 5:25 p.m. Thursday was a Ford Explorer. The CHP believes it was made between 1995 and 2001. It sustained front-end damage that caused most of the front grill to be removed. If you have any information that could help investigators, call the CHP at (760) [phone redacted]. The collision is being investigated by Officer Schmidt.
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Bea Gill
Organizer
Long Beach, CA
Bjorn Werner
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