BUTTE – The Butte Daredevil and son of Evel Knievel has gone residence – handed away at 60. That’s not a protracted life, however those that knew him mentioned he lived many lifetimes in these years.
“He died at 60, which is method too younger, you recognize, however he lived 100 Knievel years. Robbie was all the time on the transfer and he had an amazing spirit, however he’s a peace now and we will thank God for that,” mentioned longtime buddy and assistant Invoice Rundle.
Knievel died from pancreatic most cancers at residence in Nevada on Jan. 13. His brother, Kelly, mentioned Robbie was a devoted performer.
“He simply occurred to be within the enterprise of risking his life and simply needed to provide you with new methods of preserving folks and excited and, you recognize, that concerned risking his life and that takes a sure type of man to try this,” mentioned Kelly Knievel.
Invoice Rundle spent a long time helping Robbie Knievel together with his stunts.
“ there’s no query in my thoughts that Robbie was the best bike jumper ever in his time. He was a significantly better rider than his father and Robbie simply had lots of expertise,” mentioned Rundle.
Freeway Tavern Manger and life-long buddy Kathi Faroni added, “I keep in mind being on so many jumps with Robbie and the little children come up and he’d go proper over to them and signal autographs or give them one thing. Robbie was simply so good to so many individuals.”
Butte Chief Government J.P. Gallagher remembers his first time assembly him as a child.
“I used to be going to ship my paper route once I was 13 years outdated and I discovered him wrecked on his bike beneath the underpass on Harrison Avenue and he truly was unconscious and bought taken to the hospital. That’s type of the life Robbie lived, he lived on the sting on a regular basis,” mentioned Gallagher.
Rundle was capable of name Robbie simply earlier than his dying.
“It was actually exhausting to say goodbye and he knew I used to be there, and I simply needed to inform him I beloved him…and it was an amazing experience,” he mentioned.
A funeral service is being organized in Butte the place Knievel shall be buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Butte.