A Brownsville man was killed when a car hit his bicycle on August 13.

Edmonson County Sheriff’s Deputy Ricky Sanders says the call came in at about 8:45 yesterday morning.

39-year-old Wes Denham was riding his bike on Highway 259 about a mile-and-a-half south of Brownsville when he was hit from behind by a car.

Denham was a State Farm Insurance agent who often rode his bike to work in downtown Brownsville.

Wes and I went to elementary school-college together. His daughters attended the school that I taught at in Kentucky, so I saw him or his wife dropping off his girls and at school functions. I know he knew that I valued him and our friendship. It is hard to understand why this happened. Everyone loved Wes. He was an easy going, friendly person to everyone.