{"id":114333,"date":"2021-10-22T08:30:51","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T12:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=114333"},"modified":"2021-10-21T13:50:34","modified_gmt":"2021-10-21T17:50:34","slug":"a-fitting-gift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2021\/10\/22\/a-fitting-gift\/","title":{"rendered":"A fitting gift"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Wright State maintenance worker Ryan McCoy installing bicycle racks the class of 2021 donated to honor their late classmate Sean Bush.<\/p><\/div>\n

Sean Bush and Mathew Lovell crossed paths in the classroom at the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine<\/a> in clinical rotations \u2013 and sometimes on local bike trails.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cI always saw him riding to and from classes or to rotations,\u201d said Lovell. \u201cIf I had a little bit of time, I would squeeze in a bike ride and I would see him out riding as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Lovell is a novice biker while Bush was an avid cyclist. Because of their busy schedules, the two never actually had a chance to ride together. But Lovell often followed his classmate\u2019s impressive biking achievements online.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cI always saw him on Strava, which is a fitness app where you can share your workouts,\u201d said Lovell. \u201cHe would bike at times hundreds of miles on the weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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On June 14, 2019, the 24-year-old Bush was struck by a vehicle while riding his bike in Beavercreek and later died.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cIt was a really big shock,\u201d said Lovell, who found out about the accident while out of town.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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After his passing, the Boonshoft School of Medicine class of 2021 sold bicycle pins to raise money for the Sean P. Bush Memorial Scholarship Fund<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cWe wanted to commemorate him and make sure his memory lives on,\u201d said Lovell, who is now an emergency medicine resident at the University of Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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But there was one more gift the class of 2021 would give to celebrate Bush\u2019s life and his love for biking, following a tradition of the graduating class giving a gift to the university.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Three customized bike racks honoring Bush were installed at the rear entrance of White Hall, where Bush parked his bicycle when he biked to class.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Medical student and avid cyclist Sean Bush died while riding his bicycle in 2019.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u201cWe thought it would be a great way to spruce up the area,\u201d said Lovell.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The rack design includes Bush\u2019s name at the top with 1994\u20132019 at the bottom and a bicycle in the middle. The permanent bike racks were created by Buchanan Aluminum and Welding LLC. The racks were installed by Wright State Facilities Operations and Maintenance staff.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The racks are painted in Wright State green, which happened to be Bush\u2019s favorite color.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cIt all kind of fit together quite well,\u201d said Lovell.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Donations to the Sean P. Bush Memorial Scholarship Fund can be made online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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