From Fast Fred's Biker Ezine:

Bikers lost a true warrior and friend. Sputnik aka Bill Strain passed away this morning in the TMRA2 office in Austin Texas engaged in the fight for biker rights to the very end. Rest in Peace Brother!

This photo is how I remember Sput best from a long past SOLR TEA Party in Tennessee:
http://bikerezine.com/national/solrteaparty/pages/DSC00027_JPG.htm

Rather than send flowers I suggest you read his Five Steps and take action:
http://www.fastfreds.com/articles/five-steps-liberty.htm

Subject: Sputnik
From:    "Terri Williams" <secretary@tmra2.org>
Date:    Thu, June 24, 2010 9:57 am
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JUNE 24, 2010
The Texas Motorcycle Rights Association is sad to announce that our great
Leader, Sputnik, passed away suddenly at approximately 5:00 AM this
morning.  I woke up at 5:45AM to find him on the living floor at the state
office.  It appeared that he crossed over quickly and did not suffer, from
a massive heart attack. I can not begin to even put into words how
devastating the loss is to the biker community, to his family, and to us
who live with him at the state office, for all TMRA2, and to all of his
brothers and sisters who loved him dearly.
Sputnik will go down history as the greatest Motorcycle Rights Activist in
the History of our Nation and we as his Task Force were truly blessed to
be a part of this great Warriors life.God has a special place in Heaven
for Sputnik and he told me yesterday that wanted all of us to continue the
political work and to carry forward with his final Rally for the Birthday
Bash in July.  As soon as we know the Memorial Service information we will
send out another broadcast.

Our sincerest regrets to the entire Biker Community
Terri Williams-State Secretary TMRA 2
Stephanie Parks-TMRA2 Task Force

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Terri Williams
TMRA2 State Secretary
TMRA2.org
http://Texaspoliticsbikerstyle.com
512-971-1377

Freedom is always unfinished Business!