FRIENDS, FAMILY MOURN TEEN-AGER.Byline: Lisa Van Proyen Daily News Staff Writer Jon Yee's mother had warned him about buying a motorcycle, but she couldn't stand in his way. And besides, she said, he loved to ride so much. On Thursday, she mourned the death of her 18-year-old son. The former Calabasas High School Calabasas High School is a four-year high school, freshman-senior, in Calabasas, California, United States. Calabasas High School, which serves portions of Calabasas and the West Hills, Los Angeles, California section of Los Angeles, is one of three high schools in the Las student was killed Tuesday when his motorcycle crashed on Mulholland Highway  This article or section may be confusing or unclear for some readers.Please [improve the article] or discuss this issue on the talk page. near Old Topanga Canyon Road. ``He hadn't had it but a few months. I didn't want him to get a motorcycle. But it was his decision,'' his mother, Mary Blank said. ``He was my sunshine. When he entered a room, it was with a smile. He was never without a smile,'' said his mother, surrounded by her son's friends. Dozens of Calabasas High School students and other teen-agers gathered at Yee's home Thursday and built a memorial at the scene of the crash. ``I'm still waiting for him to walk in through the door and say, What are you doing?'' said Yee's friend Tom Lookabill as he sat in Yee's living room. Yee was going 65 mph in a 45 mph zone on a rain-slick road, said Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County sheriff's Detective Robert Evans There are several well-known people named Robert Evans, including:
``Speed's the cause,'' Evans said. ``He was not familiar enough with the bike.'' Yee, a 1998 graduate of Calabasas High School, had a passion for exploring new places on his motorcycle. ``He said, you feel so free when you're riding with the breeze in your face,'' his mother recalled. Yee's friends, family and teachers recalled his smile and selflessness. His high school tennis coach, Bob Holycross, said Yee was well-loved on the team. ``He's really one of the finest young men I've ever coached in college and high school in 27 years,'' Holycross said. ``He was easy to get along with and was a great competitor. He knew how to compete, and afterwards he was friends with people. Some of the kids compete well, but they carry it off the court with them. Jon didn't,'' Holycross said. Yee attended the University of Arizona (body, education) University of Arizona - The University was founded in 1885 as a Land Grant institution with a three-fold mission of teaching, research and public service. for a semester but transferred to Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. Community College and was on his monthlong break before attending summer classes at the University of California, Santa Barbara History The predecessor to UCSB, Santa Barbara State College, focused on teacher training, industrial arts, home economics, and foreign languages. Intense lobbying by an interest group in the City of Santa Barbara led by Thomas Storke and Pearl Chase persuaded the State , his mother said. He wanted to be a physical therapist to treat athletes. The family will hold a visitation for Yee from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday at Gates Kingsley Gates Mortuary at 6909 Canoga Ave. in Canoga Park. A memorial is planned at Calabasas High's football field at noon June 13. Yee will be buried in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , where other family members live. CAPTION(S): 2 photos PHOTO (1) Beryl Gilruth passes the site where 18-year-old Jonathan Yee died Tuesday in a motorcycle crash. John Lazar/Daily News (2) Yee |
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