Suzannah Park, who worked with him there and helped lead the celebration, invited close friends up to the microphone to share their memories. Garrison’s enthusiasm for community networking brought together many different people and led him to found an activist coalition, Community Roots. The common refrain repeated among those assembled: “Tyler would have loved this.” Donations were accepted on behalf of Garrison’s young daughter, Nova. Garrison’s large family of friends hugged and comforted each other. A sacred fire that had been tended night and day since Tuesday by several of Garrison’s close friends had been brought to the large fire pit to finish its fourth and final day of vigil. Smoke and the sharp smell of sage wafted across the yard at Salvage Station. “We’re all family here today,” Creed agreed. “I firmly believe that he’s with us now and he’ll be riding along with us today,” Rodriguez said. Sebastian “Sebo” Rodriguez, who works in the TRS Garage, which specializes in rehabbing motorcycles, and Rick Creed, a vendor at TRS, organized the ride in Garrison’s honor. The loss of his energy and gift for action has been keenly felt among many in the Asheville community this week. The local entrepreneur, activist and organizer, who called Asheville home for the past seven years, once described his businesses, Junk Recyclers and The Regeneration Station, as two halves of a whole. Both ideas sprang from his efforts to recycle and repurpose unwanted items and keep them out of the landfill.
18 shocked those who had known him and called him friend. The news of Garrison’s sudden death in a motorcycle accident in Texas early on the morning of Sunday, Feb. The riders, followed by the luminous green Junk Recyclers box truck, joined about 300 family members, friends, co-workers, colleagues and acquaintances who gathered to remember and celebrate the life of Tyler Garrison. The roar of 20 motorcycles could be heard rumbling up Riverside Drive toward Salvage Station in Asheville on Friday afternoon.
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