One More Ride
DEVIN WEEKS | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 3 years, 9 months AGO
A motorcycle ride celebrating Daniel "Don Juan" Morrill will take place Saturday to give the Vietnam veteran one last ride with his motorcycle family. Morrill, 73, of Post Falls, is battling cancer and in hospice care.
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Devin Weeks is a third-generation North Idaho resident. She holds an associate degree in journalism from North Idaho College and a bachelor's in communication arts from Lewis-Clark State College Coeur d'Alene. Devin embarked on her journalism career at the Coeur d'Alene Press in 2013. She worked weekends for several years, covering a wide variety of events and issues throughout Kootenai County. Devin now mainly covers K-12 education and the city of Post Falls. She enjoys delivering daily chuckles through the Ghastly Groaner and loves highlighting local people in the Fast Five segment that runs in CoeurVoice. Devin lives in Post Falls with her husband and their three eccentric and very needy cats. | March 18, 2022 1:00 AM
His name is Daniel Morrill, but his friends know him as "Don Juan."
The former vice president of the Combat Vet Riders will be celebrated Saturday where he will enjoy one more ride with his motorcycle family. The 73-year-old Vietnam War veteran is battling cancer and in hospice care.
"Don Juan, as we know him by, is a very active member of the motorcycle community, very well known," Bikers Against Teenage Addiction and Abuse (B.A.T.A.A.) secretary "Snapper" said Thursday. "We want to make this epic for him."
The ride will start and end at Q'emiln Park, 12201 W. Parkway Drive, Post Falls. Riders will meet at 10 a.m. Kickstands up at 11 a.m.
Morrill will lead the ride, following directly behind the road captains of B.A.T.A.A. Motorcycle Club and the Combat Vet Riders.
"Cruisers is opening their doors to allow him to ride through one more time," Snapper said.
The ride will end at the park where the One More Time nonprofit and Combat Vet Riders Women's Auxiliary will host a barbecue in his honor.
"First and foremost he is a family man," One More Time founder Tiffinay Walker said. "He has two daughters he just adores. He just celebrated his 45th wedding anniversary. He had helped One More Time two years ago for a 104-year-old's birthday. It’s come full circle."
"Hope to see a huge show of support for our fellow brother and Vietnam veteran," B.A.T.A.A.'s Facebook page reads.
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