This Biker Walked Into My Library At Closing Time And I Reached For The Silent Alarm

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Thomas Reeves passed away peacefully on a Tuesday morning at 7

AM. His wife said he was holding his library card when he died. His motorcycle club has established a reading program in his name, bringing books to children in hospitals and shelters across the state.

The letter he left me said simply: “Thank you for seeing the boy inside the biker. Thank you for giving me peace. See you in the great green room, ma’am. Goodnight, moon.”

Goodnight, Thomas. Goodnight.

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