- Date Of Birth: December 31, 1954
- Date Of Death: October 27, 2008
- State: Idaho
Brian was also an extremely accomplished musician, playing clarinet and saxophone. He studied music at Cal State Northridge, Cal State San Francisco and the University of California at Berkeley. He continued his bicycle racing in Northern California with the Berkeley Wheelmen and twice raced in the national championships, and was California State Track Champion. Brian managed the Missing Link Bicycle Shop, the largest retail bicycle shop west of the Mississippi at the time.
Brian met his wife Natalie in Berkeley in 1979. In 1989, they moved to Boise where he continued his craft becoming one of the most respected bicycle mechanics in the country. He worked as team mechanic for the Ore-Ida (subsequently Hewlett Packard then ultimately PowerBar) Women’s Challenge stage race and was named Outstanding Mechanic in 1996.
Brian and Natalie together discovered a love of Vizsla dogs and began breeding them.
Brian was a true Renaissance man. He had a childlike wonder and joy at discovering new things. He was the gentlest, most compassionate and generous man ever. I spent the best 29 years of my life with him. He was my best friend, my lover, my soul mate.
Brian is survived by his wife, Natalie; his brother, Scott; and cousins, Kathleen and Melanie Walker.
