It has been one year since Pat Casey’s passing…
“Once in a lifetime we get to experience a phenomenon – something so profound in it’s actions and so deeply rooted in who we aspire to be.
Pat Casey was a phenomenon and a legacy in this beautiful home we call BMX.
It’s been one year since we lost one of the most progressive BMX riders in the world. A year since the Casey family lost their son, brother, husband, and father. There aren’t words to describe the impact that Pat had and will continue to have for years and years to come. Pat’s skill on a bike, the career he had, the contests he won, and the family he had was not by chance. He drilled his dreams into reality with focus, determination, confidence, and somehow, a levity that always put a smile on his face.
Truly one of the best, on and off a bike. We miss you, Pat.” – Monster Energy
“Monster asked me to put together an instagram video to mark a year since the passing of Pat Casey. I had no real direction, so I began digging for the best footage of Pat. Stuff I had filmed. Stuff from Dreamyard edits. Past events. Random clips.
Needless to say, the Instagram video quickly turned into a longer form video as I went down a path rediscovering all the wild shit Pat had done over the years. All he accomplished and all he had built with his blood, sweat, and determination.
As I logged clips, it was fun (and emotional) to remember how Pat carried himself…a mix of clarity and levity. Knowing what he wanted, but also down for the journey. In the end, I felt lucky to travel all over the world with Pat and bare witness to see him get up from some outright brutal falls before the inevitable triumph. But more than anything, I realized how easy it was to find footage of him smiling.
It’s truly hard to not to miss his presence this past year…and then I put myself in the Casey family’s position. Truly a loss of a giant on all front. Pat Casey forever and ever…” – Ryan Fudger / Our BMX