You’ve lived a good life when a grandson rides his longboard across Alberta to tell Canadians about your courageous battle with cancer. Erma Farmer lived a good life. Before the Coeur d’Alene grandma died on July 5, 2011, Canadian Bobby Jensen promised that he would make the “biggest tribute to her” that he possibly could. That’s how Highway Surf for Cause Raising Cancer Awareness was born. On the fifth of July, a year after Erma died, Bobby began his 300-mile ride on a longboard, from British Columbia to Saskatchewan, during a bad heat wave. It took him six days. Along the way, he told newspapers and other media about his grandmother and her long fight with cancer. Bobby tells Huckleberries: “I was only able to be successful with this because of the love, support and prayers of the people that have reached out to me sharing how cancer has somehow affected them or their loved ones.” What’s next for Bobby? He plans to repeat the longboard journey again and again. Mebbe until there’s a cure/DFO, Huckleberries print. More here.

Question: Have you ever memorialized a loved one by participating in a worthy cause?