On 8/29/08 1:30pm God invited 27 yr old Carlos Marquez to roost the clouds! This union carpenter was on his way home from work, stopped in Simi Valley for lunch with his sister. Twenty minutes later, 1 mile before his offramp his truck goes off the fwd and lands upside down in the street. He never knew what hit him & he left in peace... Left us in pieces!! I hope to dream with him and roost clouds like we did at the dunes. Riding will be really different for a long time. This guy lived life with a smile from ear to earn and always there to help. He was everyones best friend and like a little bro to us all. When it was time to hit the road for a dune trip no one would wake at 4am to ride out with me, Carlos did! Shredding untouched sand in the early hours at Glamis was very important to us. That 700r of his was his pride and joy and made sure he put it to the test.. His brother that no longer rides is coming out of retirement and rolling with the 700 for him... I don't know what else to say, I can ramble for hours.. If anyone can point me in the right direction on how to adopt a wash for him please do so, i'd really appreciate it. We're having cool shirts made too.. I'll post them up when finished!!
RIP Carlos, I MISS YOU MAN!!!!!!! We had unresolved Banshee vs Raptor trash talk and unfinished races.. We were supposed to hit the Sand Show, he wanted new a arms & new axle too. Save me a spot on the most comfy cloud ever. You're our guardian angel, keep an eye out for the crew when out in the desert!!

Here's some pics from Glamis, Pismo, El Mirage, Hungry Valley..

This is my favorite shot as sunset approached..


Here we are lining them up.. Carlos, My bro, and I.


That's his baby....


You guys with the 6pk racks think you got it going on.. I introduce to you.. the 30pk rack lol..


We used to love hitting the deep cayon trails at Hungry Valley..









Wreching @ El Mirage







If Rocky Mountain ATV had a calendar this material would definately qualify.

Almost going over the bars..


Getting it stuck lol..


Taking a break @ Mother G!

Memo my heart goes out to you for the loss of your friend.
May Carlos rest in peace, and may all your pieces be kept close so you can slowly put then back together...

Sorry to hear about that man. RIP brother.

Very sorry for your loss brother.... Sounds like the riding partner we all wish we had...

Godspeed.

RIP Carlos.

i found a couple. me and carlos messin around with some jumps and carlos pullstarting efrains bike.

sorry for the loss of your dune brother... may he rest in peace.

Ha haa!! I forgot about the roost shots in Ef's face ha haa!! That was a fun trip.. it was always a fun trip with him around!

Thank you all for the kind words.. It means alot!

Very sorry for your loss and his family's loss, may he watch over us and roost on forever, hopefully we'll all join him up there!

<<< will pour one out in the dunes for your best homey... that sucks brother. sorry for your loss. not sure what i would do if i lost one of my bro's.....

Godspeed to Carlos. RIP

I am so sorry for your loss, may he rest in peace.

Anna

RIP Carlos..

I am so sorry for your loss. May your buddy Carlos rest in peace.

Gave me chills. I lost my best friend in a car accident too. All you can do is never forget them.
Rest in peace Carlos and Scott.

What an awesome tribute...

Sounds like a great friend!

RIP Carlos...

Fantastic Tribute. RIP Carlos . . .

RIP Carlos

RIP Carlos

Sorry to hear about your bro' "CAH" -- sounds like he was a cool dude.

Sad to hear. RIP Carlos.

Thank you all for your support! It helps when times are hard... The first few days fam and friends spent our days crying.. I mean still very sad but last few days have been better for us.. We sit and talk and trade Carlos stories back n forth and it brings smiles to our faces..

Carlos you effer!!! Youi better wrench me up a cloud couch!!

RIP Carlos Marquez!!!

So sorry for your loss.....sharing stories, having a laugh and remembering the good times helps.

thoughts and prayers to you and all who so deeply loved and cared about carlos

RIP

And offroading was just one of his many hobbies and talents. That guy had so much left in him..
Wish I was there last week to watch over him..

I'm making sure his friends and fam get to see this thread! Services will be held this Friday & Saturday!
Thank you all again and again and again!!!

Carlos comes from a big family. United they will overcome the tradgedy.
He left behind many friends, nephews,neices, aunts,uncles, brothers,sisters, and his lovely parents.
Being such a good guy he left us plenty of enjoyable memories to remember him by. Although he leaves us in pain he leaves us with alot. In Loving Memory of Carlos Marquez but never forgotten we miss him dearly.


Memo, we should adapt a wash for Carlos and it should be Wash #23 since that was his number.
This will be a good one, planned out and in a timely manner it will be a very nice piece of art. lets do it.

Can anyone directy me to Adopt-A-Wash? Who/Where??

Yup, thinking a RIP JC [JuanCarlos] wrapped with a pair of wings with bright blue skys!!
I really want to make that happen, he would love that!!

sorry for your loss it sucks to lose a good freind

I love ya Carlos . I know you will ride anywhere we go in our hearts. your one of us THE 818 RIDERS.
YOUR FRIEND AND BROTHER Emilio!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry to hear about your friend, he sounds like the kind of friend we could all use. Stay strong for him and his family.

Sorry for your loss. RIP Carlos. to all his friends and family who knew and loved Carlos.

I cant imagine what your going thru Bro!!! Soooooooo sorry for your loss!!

thank you all for all your kind words my brother die too early way before his time. he left us all with a broken heart, again thank you for the kind words his services will be today sept 5 5pm-9pm @ mission cementary and tomorrow we will buried him @ 9am @ mission cementary everyone who knew him is welcome to come we lost a great person life is not always fair

They got me working today Mario, I'll cya later!!


Thank you much for your support GD.com!!!!!!!

you know were there Mario.

So sorry to hear of this. My deepest condolences to friends and family.

Who's the sticker chick on the forum??


Thank you much!! Remember those lights I got from ya?? He really wanted them for his raptor!

So sorry your first post had to be in a memorial for your brother and friend. May he rest in peace.

Condolences to the whole family. Thoughts and prayers to all. He will be joined by many other duners that have gone before him. I hope that they are all riding together!!

I never thought about that!!! They're throwing a party up there watching over us!
They'll all ride together forever!! Mario23 is the big brother, also 1st poster to appreciate you all!

Sorry to hear about Carlos, ride for him and in his memory, Godspeed.


I read you were asking about stickers, PM Astars 450 here on the board. He does the GD.com stickers and may be able to help you out.

Condolences from our dune family to yours.

Thank you & Thank you!!!

It's appreciated by us all!! Thank you.

I'm so sorry for his family and your loss. By the sounds of it a loss for many

Sure was.. It's been a year today and still feels like yesterday. God I miss that guy & will never be forgotten!
RIP JC!

gathering tomorrow at 1:30 at his resting place!!

^^^ Will be there bro!

I swear it feels just like it did last year..