Susan Bard is being remembered as a vibrant community advocate and volunteer who died doing what she loved – cycling.
Bard was the victim of a hit-and-run collision earlier this month in Guelph.
Her friends and family are coming together to spread the message of the importance of bike safety at an upcoming ghost-ride.
“My mom was a teeny tiny little woman but the amount of energy she exuded, she was probably a giant,” Bard’s daughter, Corinna Matteliano, told CTV News.
Bard was cycling on Victoria Road North when she was hit by a Ford sedan. She died on Sept. 6, surrounded by her three children in hospital, on her 79th birthday.
“I don’t know if that’s irony but my mom was a big, big advocate for bicycle safety, which I mean, obviously something needs to be done about it,” said Matteliano.
Susan Bard in an undated photo. (Courtesy: Corinna Matteliano)
When she wasn’t ushering at Guelph Storm games, you could find Bard volunteering around town.
“She has her bike safety group. …