VALDERS, WI (WTAQ-WLUK)- A special memorial was on display outside of Valders High School Tuesday, after a 16-year-old student was tragically killed.
Students used boots and motorcycle helmets to remember 16-year-old Christopher Barlament, who died Saturday in a motorcycle accident after colliding with a truck.
Friends like Mitch Kautzer say it was the least they could do.
“There’s been an outpour of respect and love to memorialize Chris.”
Students like Hayden Meyer returned to school Tuesday feeling a void in the hallways.
“It feels weird because you would see him in the halls every hour, saying hi, joking around.”
The Memorial is more than just a tribute to a friend, Ron Habermann says it is also a reminder.
“Trying to get people to look twice for motorcycles, basically is the message here, Habermann told Fox 11. “Because behind every set of handlebars is a brother, anyone, who has a family.”
Kautzer says it was a fitting memorial.
“I just kind of picked up the idea and put it up on social media,” Kautzer said. “I think because he loved his crotch rocket so much, his family was big on that. That’s what we came up with and that’s how he went out.”
The students say it is a way to show Barlament’s love for motorcycles and ensure that the love lives on.
