Nate Smith, owner of Fast and Fair Auto Shop, organized local motorcyclists to ride and pay their respects Monday, Sept. 23, 2024 to Aiden Bartley, who passed away form pancreatic cancer last week. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

Motorcyclists with Riding for the Cure gathered before dusk, Monday Sep. 23, to pay their respects to the family of Aiden Bartley, an 11-year-old boy who died last week after battling stage 4 adult pancreatic cancer.

The bikers met at Fast and Fair Auto Repair in Butler before riding together to Spencer D. Geibel Funeral Home for the viewing. Visitation will span two days to accommodate the number of people who plan to attend, said Aiden’s mother, Megan Bartley.

A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25, at the funeral home.