Write For Randy

The outpouring of love and support for Randy and his family over a year ago was amazing, the Ride for Randy that followed and the Ride of Silence later that year were both a sight to behold but we need your help again. This time instead of a Ride for Randy, we need a Write for Randy!

Sentencing for Randy's killer is scheduled for December 11th. As a ploy to try to seek leniency in the sentence, the attorneys for Zygmunt Spicha are collecting signatures from human beings still willing to vouch that despite getting drunk and murdering someone, Zygmunt is really just a great guy who is misunderstood. These signatures can have a significant impact on the outcome of the sentencing so we need your help.

If you knew Randy or the family, please consider writing an impact statement that the prosecutor can use to counter the character witness statements. You don't have to have known Randy or the Gibsons for years or been best friends; if you followed Randy on social media or still follow any of his family on social media. If you once talked to Randy or raced against him and shared a few miles of road, a nod, a smile, any interaction big or small that you feel impacted your life by knowing Randy or the family. As a cycling community and gravel family, it is up to us to make sure that justice is served in this case, that Randy's murderer doesn't get a free pass because some people said he was a man of good moral character... for a murderer. This is our chance to not sit idly by on the sidelines complaining about how people don't get proper sentencing when they kill a cyclist, this is our chance to make a difference in not only this case but maybe cases going forward. Every journey starts with a single step, this is your single step; lets get enough single steps to run a marathon 100 times over!

Here are the details from Randy's widow on what you can do to help make sure that justice is served for Randy:

Topic: Impact Statements.

For so many reasons, posting this request brings such panic and fear, that I’ve put it off until now. But one month from tomorrow, Randy’s killer will be sentenced on December 11. (He’s only spent one night in jail so far.)

The defense attorney relayed that his client had over 100 signatures to give to the judge, to witness to his client’s good character.

We would like to see if we can triple or quadruple that number on Randy’s behalf.

We need people to write an email to witness to the judge (Judge Susan Strong) the impact Randy had on your own life and/or the impact you saw that he had on others’ lives. To be clear: these impact statements are critical for a harsher sentencing.

Please include the following -

To: dzieg@lancaster.ne.gov

Subject line: Randy Gibson Impact Statement

-State your relationship to Randy/how you know him and/ or us.

(Ex: I’ve been neighbors with the Gibson’s for ten years; I worked with Randy; I’ve known Randy and/or Christy, Sofia, Russ through basketball or baseball or volleyball; I grew up with Randy, I raced/rode bikes with Randy, Randy was my instructor at SCC, etc...

OR maybe you’ve never met Randy but just know one of us-then state that...)

-Nothing fancy, just speak from your heart about the impact Randy had on your life and/or the lives of others, such as the three of us and /or the community. And what this massive loss means past, present and future.

-Don’t hesitate to show your emotions in your letter.

-Even a short paragraph is fine.

-Send in ASAP no later than December 5.