SEATTLE -- A memorial continues to grow along 2nd Avenue in downtown Seattle for a woman who was killed while riding her bike on Friday.
Sher Kung was a lawyer, a mother, and what friends describe as a warm and generous person.
Friends, co-workers, and strangers have been paying their respects.
Tyler Peterson stopped by the memorial with his daughter. He worked with Kung in a law firm and says she was a passionate lawyer.
"She was such a strong female attorney who had strong beliefs and was very involved in the LBGT community and was just a great addition to the team," Peterson said. "I'm gonna miss her a lot."
Kung was an attorney with the ACLU when she helped defend Major Margaret Witt who was discharged from the Air Force under the military's Don't Ask Don't Tell policy. Major Witt won the case and was reinstated.
At the growing memorial, friends dropped off flowers. One woman left behind a running shoe.
"It was a nice way to show her that you know I'm gonna miss our runs and our time together you know."
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Kung was cycling when she was struck by a box truck at 9:00 a.m. at 2nd Avenue and University. She was killed instantly.
Kung was an attorney with the firm Perkins Coie. The firm released a statement:
And for her friends, remarkable was an understatement.
"She was just fun, full of life, warm, generous."
The crash comes just days before the Seattle Department of Transportation begins construction on a protected bike lane along 2nd Avnue.
The cycle track will create a physical barrier between drivers and cyclists -- and a separate traffic signal for bikes.
The 12-block long construction project is designed to reduce the number for accidents. Construction is scheduled to begin next week.