Reception and celebration of life services for Benjamin Sonntag have been moved.
The La Plata County Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall will now serve as the venue at 2 p.m. Saturday instead of the Fort Lewis College ballroom. The FLC campus has been closed to large groups to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, and more than 300 people are expected at the reception for Sonntag, the professional mountain biker who was killed last week when a driver in a truck ran into him while he was riding his bicycle in southwest La Plata County.
A memorial service is still planned for 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Columba Catholic Church followed by the celebration of life at the fairgrounds. At 2:30 p.m. Saturday, guests will be invited to take the microphone to share memories, stories and thoughts about Sonntag, whose family traveled to Durango from Germany to attend.
At 10 a.m. Sunday, the community also is invited for a bike parade in downtown Durango. It will start at the Durango Transit Center and ride to Buckley Park, where there will be another gathering to celebrate Sonntag.
jlivingston@durangoherald.com
