Fundraiser held for beloved Clovis tattoo shop owner hospitalized following motorcycle crash

CLOVIS, Calif. (KFSN) -- Hundreds gathered astatine High Sierra Tattoo successful Clovis connected Shaw to rally astir household and friends of Josh Farmer, the proprietor of the shop, a respected tattoo creator and motorcycle rider.

''I've ever loved the purr of a motorcycle and it reminds maine of my brother. I privation to perceive it. It's amazing," Josh's sister Rochelle Garcia said.

He was near successful captious information aft a tragic motorcycle clang past play during a thrust with friends heading to Bass Lake.

Eric Bangerter was 1 of the friends connected the ride.

''When I was coming astir the turn, I conscionable saw a clump wreckage connected the thoroughfare and I didn't cognize what it was truthful I benignant of went astir the wreckage and that's erstwhile I saw the motorcycle and past I saw Josh successful beforehand of the bike,'' helium said.

Action News spoke with Josh conscionable past August erstwhile helium was organizing a fundraiser for different person who had passed portion besides riding a motorcycle.

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Eric says motorcyclists cognize the risks but the emotion for the thrust is hard to shake.

''Riding a motorcycle and can't truly comparison it but we bash recognize that there's a hazard erstwhile it comes to riding motorcycles conscionable due to the fact that you don't person the cage protecting you obviously,'' helium said.

After a greeting thrust retired from North Fresno to Clovis.

Tattoo artists from antithetic vale shops came unneurotic to bash artwork escaped of complaint astatine Josh's store successful his honor.

''He is simply a phenomenal creator and anyone who seen immoderate of his enactment knows that,'' Josh's coworker Amber Graham said.

Emotions heavy.

''He's a mentor. He's idiosyncratic who keeps you going. He makes your time brighter... Sorry,'' cries Josh's person Andrea Martinez.

But galore are hopeful that helium volition marque a afloat recovery.

''He's conscionable ever been specified a large psyche truthful the information that helium has touched truthful many,'' Rochelle said.

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