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buad hai · 26-02-2008, 08:38 PM

I just learned that an old friend of mine, Dan Hughes (Dano here) was killed while riding his bicycle in the Hua Hin area.

That's all I know. Anyone have any more details?

Norton · 26-02-2008, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by buad hai

I just learned that an old friend of mine, Dan Hughes (Dano here) was killed while riding his bicycle in the Hua Hin area. That's all I know. Anyone have any more details?

Sorry no more detail but what a shame. RIP.

Whose Wandering · 26-02-2008, 08:56 PM

Sorry to hear of your loss.

I was out mountain biking in Hua Hin this weekend with a group but I don't believe your buddy was with us.

I'd like to know some more details too...just so I can continue this hobby of mine minus the fear.

bongthom · 26-02-2008, 09:09 PM

sorry to hear it.

buad hai · 26-02-2008, 09:09 PM

What I've just learned is that he was on his bike waiting at an intersection when two other vehicles collided. One of them hit Dan, killing him instantly. Broken neck.

He always wore a helmut, but I guess it wouldn't have helped in such a situation.

bongthom · 26-02-2008, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by buad hai

on his bike waiting at an intersection

that's awful....i cycle everyday here and sometimes i can see how shit like this can happen. always gotta be on your guard

Marmite the Dog · 26-02-2008, 11:36 PM

Sorry to hear that BH. Always tough losing a mate. Luckily, I've only lost one in the last few years and that was because the wanker didn't realise how much his friends and family loved him.

daveboy · 26-02-2008, 11:47 PM

Horrible sorry to hear that BH

Hootad Binky · 27-02-2008, 04:10 AM

My condolences; wouldn't Thailand be nicer if people rode bikes more, and in safety?

November Rain · 27-02-2008, 06:04 AM

Dano? Did he post on the HH forum (not as Dano, though, I don't think). We do a book swap & a guy who called himself Dano (like Hawaii Five-O) came along to the first one. Nice guy, but he never came to the next one.

I haven't heard a thing; it hasn't been on the HH forum. I'm sorry to hear about your friend, in any case, & if he was the guy I met, then he was a very nice man.

27-02-2008, 06:24 AM

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Originally Posted by November Rain

Dano? Did he post on the HH forum (not as Dano, though, I don't think). We do a book swap & a guy who called himself Dano (like Hawaii Five-O) came along to the first one. Nice guy, but he never came to the next one.

I haven't heard a thing; it hasn't been on the HH forum. I'm sorry to hear about your friend, in any case, & if he was the guy I met, then he was a very nice man.

Always seems to happen to the 'Nice Guys'. Glad I am not one......

buad hai · 27-02-2008, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by November Rain

Dano? Did he post on the HH forum

He did post on the Hua Hin After Dark forum, but not often. He was more of a forum lurker. Good guy. Sometimes went by "Dano", sometimes by "Mr Huge". (His last name was Hughes, but some of his English students in Saipan pronounced that as "Huge"; hence the nick.)

hillbilly · 27-02-2008, 05:45 PM

Can't say much. Sorry buad hai.

JoGeAr · 27-02-2008, 06:01 PM

Sorry to hear it.

It's bad when you lose a mate.

klongmaster · 27-02-2008, 06:11 PM

BH: Sorry about this...is this the gent whose place you stayed in when you took all those nice pics of HH and the Palace?..

November Rain · 27-02-2008, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by buad hai

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Originally Posted by November Rain

Dano? Did he post on the HH forum

He did post on the Hua Hin After Dark forum, but not often. He was more of a forum lurker. Good guy. Sometimes went by "Dano", sometimes by "Mr Huge". (His last name was Hughes, but some of his English students in Saipan pronounced that as "Huge"; hence the nick.)

Sounds like he might be the same man I met. My sincere condolences to you, all his friends and his family. He was a very amicable, friendly man from what I saw.

Loombucket · 27-02-2008, 06:38 PM

I'd like to add my condolences as well. Bad to loose a friend, lets hope he has gone to a better place.

davearn · 27-02-2008, 07:02 PM

sorry to hear it, mate

buad hai · 27-02-2008, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by klongmaster

Sorry about this...is this the gent whose place you stayed in when you took all those nice pics of HH and the Palace?..

Yep, same guy.

natalie8 · 08-05-2008, 01:50 PM

I'm very sorry for your loss. I hope you get more info and to pay your last respects.

Jet Gorgon · 11-05-2008, 10:55 PM

Sorry to hear of your loss, BH.

chitown · 11-05-2008, 11:28 PM

Very sad indeed.

Sorry to hear of the loss of your friend Buad Hai.

RIP Dano............

buad hai · 12-05-2008, 04:58 AM

Thanks all. Dan's been laid to rest. Ashes spread on the green of his favorite golf course hole on Saipan.

klongmaster · 12-05-2008, 05:32 PM

Ah so he's a long time friend from your days in Saipan...

commiserations BH...and be careful when you're out for your morning run...

buad hai · 12-05-2008, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by klongmaster

Ah so he's a long time friend from your days in Saipan...

Yes, we both arrived on Saipan in 1979. He started out as a teacher, got an ESL cert and taught in Japan for a while and then came back and opened "Coffee Care" which was originally a coffee bar which expanded in to one of Saipan's most popular and best dining establishments.

He sold the restaurant last year and had, more or less, retired to his condo in Cha Am.

26-02-2008, 08:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
buad hai Gone Fishing Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ratsima Posts: 3,721	Accidental Death of a Friend I just learned that an old friend of mine, Dan Hughes (Dano here) was killed while riding his bicycle in the Hua Hin area. That's all I know. Anyone have any more details?

27-02-2008, 06:04 AM	#10 (permalink)
November Rain She's not there Last Online: Today 03:00 AM Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bedlam - at full moon Posts: 9,570	Dano? Did he post on the HH forum (not as Dano, though, I don't think). We do a book swap & a guy who called himself Dano (like Hawaii Five-O) came along to the first one. Nice guy, but he never came to the next one. I haven't heard a thing; it hasn't been on the HH forum. I'm sorry to hear about your friend, in any case, & if he was the guy I met, then he was a very nice man. __________________ There's no point in going through all this crap if you're not going to enjoy the ride

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26-02-2008, 08:56 PM	#3 (permalink)
Whose Wandering Member Last Online: 01-11-2010 12:04 AM Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bangkok Posts: 172	Sorry to hear of your loss. I was out mountain biking in Hua Hin this weekend with a group but I don't believe your buddy was with us. I'd like to know some more details too...just so I can continue this hobby of mine minus the fear.

26-02-2008, 09:09 PM	#4 (permalink)
bongthom I am in Jail Last Online: 01-09-2008 05:34 PM Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: rejectdoor Posts: 577	sorry to hear it.

26-02-2008, 09:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
buad hai Gone Fishing Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ratsima Posts: 3,721	What I've just learned is that he was on his bike waiting at an intersection when two other vehicles collided. One of them hit Dan, killing him instantly. Broken neck. He always wore a helmut, but I guess it wouldn't have helped in such a situation.

26-02-2008, 11:36 PM	#7 (permalink)
Marmite the Dog ผู้เชี่ยวชาญเปล่า Last Online: Today 07:31 AM Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Simian Islands Posts: 42,372	Sorry to hear that BH. Always tough losing a mate. Luckily, I've only lost one in the last few years and that was because the wanker didn't realise how much his friends and family loved him.

26-02-2008, 11:47 PM	#8 (permalink)
daveboy Knows fok all Join Date: May 2006 Location: SE London Posts: 4,846	Horrible sorry to hear that BH

27-02-2008, 04:10 AM	#9 (permalink)
Hootad Binky Thailand Expat Last Online: 08-12-2011 05:20 PM Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: West Coast Canada Posts: 2,908	My condolences; wouldn't Thailand be nicer if people rode bikes more, and in safety?

27-02-2008, 05:45 PM	#13 (permalink)
hillbilly Still trailer trash Last Online: 24-05-2013 05:47 AM Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: BKK & 'D&G Resort' Posts: 8,050	Can't say much. Sorry buad hai.

27-02-2008, 06:01 PM	#14 (permalink)
JoGeAr Thailand Expat Last Online: 30-04-2013 07:12 AM Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Chonburi/Brisbane Posts: 1,881	Sorry to hear it. It's bad when you lose a mate.

27-02-2008, 06:11 PM	#15 (permalink)
klongmaster RIP Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Nonthaburi Posts: 4,385	BH: Sorry about this...is this the gent whose place you stayed in when you took all those nice pics of HH and the Palace?..

27-02-2008, 06:38 PM	#17 (permalink)
Loombucket Cacoethes scribendi Last Online: Today 07:16 AM Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Northen England Posts: 3,134	I'd like to add my condolences as well. Bad to loose a friend, lets hope he has gone to a better place.

27-02-2008, 07:02 PM	#18 (permalink)
davearn Thailand Expat Last Online: Today 07:22 AM Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 1,592	sorry to hear it, mate

08-05-2008, 01:50 PM	#20 (permalink)
natalie8 Thailand Expat Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Dubai Posts: 5,009	I'm very sorry for your loss. I hope you get more info and to pay your last respects.

11-05-2008, 10:55 PM	#21 (permalink)
Jet Gorgon I am in Jail Last Online: 22-11-2011 07:27 AM Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Christian Country Posts: 15,067	Sorry to hear of your loss, BH.

11-05-2008, 11:28 PM	#22 (permalink)
chitown Gonna Miss This Place Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 12,311	Very sad indeed. Sorry to hear of the loss of your friend Buad Hai. RIP Dano............

12-05-2008, 04:58 AM	#23 (permalink)
buad hai Gone Fishing Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ratsima Posts: 3,721	Thanks all. Dan's been laid to rest. Ashes spread on the green of his favorite golf course hole on Saipan.

12-05-2008, 05:32 PM	#24 (permalink)
klongmaster RIP Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Nonthaburi Posts: 4,385	Ah so he's a long time friend from your days in Saipan... commiserations BH...and be careful when you're out for your morning run...

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