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Eulogy
July 15, 2008
Written and delivered by Brian Soderborg

In a lot of ways Alex and I are alike:  We love being in the sun, we like girls and, we have similar facial features.  Growing up it was often said that Alex looks like Brian, but Brian doesn’t look like Alex; which is weird because I’m the twin. In fact several people look like me but I don’t look like any of them. I often took solace in this but secretly didn’t tell anyone.
Born into mortality five minutes and forty seconds before I surprised the world, set him apart from the rest. That was September 15, 1983.  For the next half a dozen years we lived in a little cottage of a house by Liberty Park.  It was a huge house until one day we left the windows open and it shrank, at least that’s what my mom says.  In our time at Harrison (we name our houses by way of the street they’re on) we would go on walks around the park for Family Home Evening; climb the gigantic trees in our back yard, these things were huge; sure the house was small but you could see these trees from the park and in front of the house and they were big.  Mom would put the laundry on the clothes line and we’d eat raspberries and apricots from around the yard.  Inside we had one bed for the six of us to sleep on, and so we did. At bedtime we’d all find a spot around the edge of the bed so as to not be by each other, in the morning we’d all be on top of each other like puppies in the middle of the loft. The one on bottom was usually the first one awake, not sure why…

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KUTV News
Last Update: 7/10 8:49 am

A Utah man is dead after a late-night accident in West Valley City.

Alex Soderborg, 24, was riding a motorcycle east on 4400 South just after 11 p.m. Wednesday. He was nearing the intersection of 4000 West when another vehicle coming the opposite direction made a left hand turn and the motorcyclist slammed into the side of the car, according to investigators.

Investigators are still trying to determine who was at fault.

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The Salt Lake Tribune
Article Last Updated: 07/10/2008 10:08:00 AM MDT

A motorcyclist was killed when a car turned into his path Wednesday night at a West Valley City intersection, police said.
Alex Soderborg, 23, was traveling east on 4100 South about 9:30 p.m. when an oncoming car driven by an 18-year-old male turned left onto 4000 West and collided with Soderborg in the intersection, West Valley City Police Capt. Tom McLachlan said.
Soderborg, of West Valley City, hit the driver’s side of the car and died at the scene. He suffered severe head and chest injuries even though he was wearing a full-face helmet, McLachlan said.
Charges are pending, McLachlan said.

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Desert News
Published: Thursday, July 10, 2008 8:16 a.m. MDT

WEST VALLEY — A motorcyclist was killed after crashing into another vehicle late Wednesday night. Alex Soderborg, 24, was eastbound on 4100 South near 4000 West when he struck the broadside of a compact car as it made a left turn, said West Valley City Police Lt. Dalan Taylor.

The accident happened just before 10 p.m. and Soderborg died shortly after a helicopter landed to fly him to a nearby hospital, Taylor said.

Investigators were still trying to determine where the light at the intersection was in its cycle when the crash occurred. No citations were issued Wednesday night.

The driver of the compact car was not injured, police said.

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KSL News Report
July 10th, 2008 @ 7:45am

(KSL News) A motorcycle crash turns fatal overnight in West Valley City.

Police say the driver of a car didn’t see 24-year-old Alex Soderborg on his motorcycle when Soderborg turned out in front of him near 4100 South and 4000 West. Soderborg collided with the car and was thrown about 10 feet. He was wearing a helmet but had severe head injuries and died at the scene.

No word yet on whether any charges will be filed.

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