Marshall E. Sprague III (Aka; "Trip")

Marshall never became a member here on the MOKAN Forum. However, he has had the opportunity to meet a few of our club members at Melburn Lake North of Junction City and also another time at ZRACER's (Mike's) place. I personally worked with him and his father here at our manufacturing facility and bring deep sorror to find out that he took his own life on Sunday night by an self inflected gun shot.

MARSHALL E. SPRAGUE III

Obituary

1992 - 2013 Marshall Eugene Sprague, III, 20, Lathrop, Mo., passed away January 7, 2013. Marshall was born Aug. 24, 1992, in Smithville, Mo., to Marshall Eugene and Ginger Leigh (Farris) Sprague, Jr. He was a 2011 graduate of Kearney High School and worked for Russco as a polisher and welder. Marshall was a member of the Pleasant Valley Baptist Church and Sheet Metal Workers Union Local #2. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandmother, June Crow. Survivors include his father, Marshall (Jenna) Sprague, Cameron; his mother, Ginger (Jason) Crow, Liberty; paternal grandparents, Marshall E. (Susan) Sprague, Sr., Naples, Fla., and Cheryl (Tom) Lindsay, Holt, Mo.; maternal grandparents, Shirley (Michael) Searle, Kansas City, Mo., Clifford (Emma) Farris, Plattsburg, Mo., and Rick Crow, Kansas City; maternal great-grandparent, Katherine Farris-Buckley, Dearborn, Mo.; sister, Katelynn Crow; three brothers, Kyle Crow, Jacob Crow and Kolton Shultz. Marshall loved working on cars, off- roading and rock crawling. He enjoyed working with his hands and found his job working with sheet metal rewarding. He was very loving and generous; he never asked for anything. He will be loved and missed by all whose lives he touched. Memorial service 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, at the Pleasant Valley Baptist Church, 1600 N. 291 Highway, Liberty, MO 64068. Visitation 6 to 8 p.m. prior to the service.

Ride on my friend, ride on as we will meet again along the trail one day!

Very sad news indeed. Sorry to hear about the lost of a friend and fellow rider.Please let his father know that we all here at MO-Kan enjoyed the times he did ride with us and if there is anything we can do, just give a shout out. I only met him once, but really enjoyed his company. God Bless

Thanks Rick, we will let them all know tomorrow evening.

That is so sad so young and had so much to live for, unfortunately sometimes we as humans do not see the outcome without seeing an easier end to the pain and sorrow we feel in our hearts. I will send a prayer up tonight for him, his family, and of course his friends. You guys are all so great and have helped me through some hard times, it is too bad he decided to take this path and could not reach out to someone for help. May he Rest In Peace, prayers sent

Thanks Geoff!

Yes Bryan give his family our prayers from here.

Thanks to you all for the thoughts and prayers. But, more importantly for holding together like a brotherhood in supporting each other as we all grow together through the bad and the good. It is a pleasure to have met you all and I look forward to many more rides and/or greet and meets as the time passes.