http://www.ifallsdailyjournal.com/news/about-local-folks/budak-left-biking-legacy-faye-whitbeck-staff-writer-10488 Comments for "Budak left biking legacy, By FAYE WHITBECK, Staff Writer" en http://www.ifallsdailyjournal.com/news/about-local-folks/budak-left-biking-legacy-faye-whitbeck-staff-writer-10488 <p>Memorial ride honors Mike Budak</p> <p>The question brought silence from Mary Graves. And then, her answer — amidst waves of emotion.<br /> “It’s very sad,” said the widow of Mike Budak. “But I’m very proud. Biking was his life.”<br /> Asked about the meaning of a memorial ride that honors her late husband, Graves also expressed gratitude that people would recognize his talents in some way.<br /> Budak’s cycling career was catastrophically altered when he suffered a severe brain injury 10 years before his death last summer.</p> <br class="clear" /><p><a href="http://www.ifallsdailyjournal.com/news/about-local-folks/budak-left-biking-legacy-faye-whitbeck-staff-writer-10488">read more</a></p> http://www.ifallsdailyjournal.com/news/about-local-folks/budak-left-biking-legacy-faye-whitbeck-staff-writer-10488#comments About Local Folks Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:38:08 -0500 Faye Whitbeck 10488 at http://www.ifallsdailyjournal.com