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Godspeed! Malcolm Smith (1941-2024)
Malcolm Smith, who many consider to be America’s most-renowned and best-loved motorcyclist, died from complications of Parkinson’s disease on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, which he battled for more than two decades. He was 83 years old.
Smith passed away at home in Riverside, California on Tuesday, November 26, peacefully and surrounded by family. He is survived by his wife Joyce, daughters Louise and Ashley, sons Joel and Alexander, granddaughters Evie, Adeline, Amelie, Miley and Claire, and grandsons Ethan, Malcolm and Conrad. In his final year he welcomed his newest grandchildren, Malcolm, Conrad and Claire, and was thrilled to watch his granddaughters learn to ride motorcycles.