On Monday morning I awoke to find a message I didn’t want to hear. My good mate and racing buddy, Ottis (Otter) Lance had passed away. As you know, he had been involved in a serious motorcycle accident in 2014 that almost cost him his leg and DID cost him his house and almost everything he owned. The woman driving the car which seems to have deliberately hit him escaped punishment at law as well as paying what she owed and, ultimately, she fled the state of Texas and has not been found.
The aftermath of the accident was horrendous as Otter sought to put his life back together while battling overwhelming odds. It seems that the process has finally ground him down and his daughter found him at his place on Sunday night.
Rather than retell the story I will provide a link to the McNews article that I wrote in 2014.
I cannot tell you how sad this all makes me. Otter has left behind a huge band of friends bother here in Australia as well as in his native USA. Rest in Peace, Otter, your like will not pass this way again.