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Epilogue: Iowa motorcycle legend John Parham dies at 62
John Parham founder of J P Cycles and promoter of the National Motorcycle Museum in Anamosa died at 62 after a long illness. The museum plans an Exhibition Development Fund in his honor and his family remains active in the business. Parham, inducted into the AMA Hall of Fame in 2015, opened his first shop in 1975 and built a global parts mail order company. He advocated for organ donation after a 2010 lung transplant and shared his story publicly. Memorial arrangements to be posted on the museum’s Facebook page.
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