Pflugerville To Rename Street In Memory Of Beloved Cyclist

PFLUGERVILLE, TX — City officials this weekend will rename Settlers Valley Trail in honor of an elderly cyclist who rode along the stretch of roadway for some two decades before he was struck and killed by a car last month.

Mayor Victor Gonzales and family members of Thi Ho are scheduled to meet at the trail crossing near Settlers Valley Drive and 10th Street for the renaming. Ho, 88, was struck by a vehicle on a crosswalk near the site on Sept. 12, succumbing to his injuries five days later.

In his quest to have the street renamed in his honor, his grandson related how Ho had become a community fixture as he bicycled along the trail stretch — smiling and waving at passersby and well wishers — given his penchant for fitness, particularly after beating cancer.

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Members of the community are invited to attend the ceremony on Sunday, city officials said in a press advisory.

The majority of the two-mile trail runs adjacent to the Gilleland Creek and runs from Wuthrich Park, through Moose Park, and ends near the Pflugerville High School baseball diamond. To view a map of the Thi Ho Memorial Trail and others in the City, visit www.pflugervilletx.gov/trails.

EVENT DETAILS

• Who: City of Pflugerville Mayor Victor Gonzales and the Thi Ho family.
• What: Renaming of the Settlers Valley Trail to Thi Ho Trail / Unveiling of new trail signage.
• When: Sunday, Oct. 13 at 10 a.m.
• Where: Corner of Settlers Valley Drive and 10th Street at the trail crossing (parking available on Settlers Valley Drive east of 10th street).