This tribute site is for Nick on 43’rd Avenue and 26’th Street in Vero Beach, Florida. Photo by Jim Hill, 2019.
A news story I found said, “Nicholas Rybka, 21, of Vero Beach, was killed Feb. 25, 2011, when he was hit by a tour bus.”
Note: The second, larger image is courtesy of Laurence Reisman, Columnist, Treasure Coast (TCPalm.com). That image may be subject to the copyright terms of TC Palm, all rights reserved, 2011.
I have a passion for eliminating roadway accidents after having seen so much pain and suffering caused by them around the world. My background is in mechanical engineering where I began my career with Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, Michigan working in Body Engineering. I remember the first test crash I watched and how sick my stomach felt when the car crashed into the concrete wall. This memory is forever "cemented" into my mind. As an aircraft pilot I was always focused upon safety procedures, and this way of thinking has made its way into my research into automotive safety. In a desire to end traffic accidents I created this Roadside Tribute site and manage a sister site RoadsideMemorialTributes.com web sites. I also created and manage the Christians for Christ Ministries https://www.christiansforchrist.com web site and a sister site to Roadside Tribute for drowning victims called Lakeside Tribute https://lakesidetribute.com/. My daytime job is to manage and implement the digital marketing programs for User Friendly Consulting, Inc.