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The J. David Nelson Memorial Scholarship has been established at the Texas Tech School of Law, of which Nelson was a member of the law school foundation as well as a graduate.<ref name=dotray>{{cite web|url=http://www.lubbockonline.com/news/20180723/nelson-remembered-for-service-honored-with-texas-tech-law-scholarship|title=Nelson remembered for service, honored with Texas Tech law scholarship|publisher=''The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal''|date=July 23, 2018|author=Matt Dotray|accessdate=July 24, 2018}}</ref>

The J. David Nelson Memorial Scholarship has been established at the Texas Tech School of Law, of which Nelson was a member of the law school foundation as well as a graduate.<ref name=dotray>{{cite web|url=http://www.lubbockonline.com/news/20180723/nelson-remembered-for-service-honored-with-texas-tech-law-scholarship|title=Nelson remembered for service, honored with Texas Tech law scholarship|publisher=''The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal''|date=July 23, 2018|author=Matt Dotray|accessdate=July 24, 2018}}</ref>

A few days after Nelson's funeral, his fellow cyclists gathered to mourn his death with a 6-mile ghost ride, which began at the Frenship Ag barn and ended at the scene of the accident. A white-painted bicycle donated by his wife was placed at the accident site along with a plaque in his honor. Following the ghost ride, the participants held a memorial service.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fox34.com/story/38745899/cyclists-honor-david-nelson-with-ghost-ride|title=Cyclists honor David Nelson with ghost ride|publisher=Fox34.com|date=July 26, 2018|accessdate=July 27, 2018}}</ref>  

A few days after Nelson's funeral, his fellow cyclists gathered to mourn his death with a 6-mile ghost ride, which began at the Frenship Ag barn and ended at the scene of the accident. A white-painted bicycle donated by his wife was placed at the accident site along with a plaque in his honor. Following the ghost ride, the participants held a memorial service.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fox34.com/story/38745899/cyclists-honor-david-nelson-with-ghost-ride|title=Cyclists honor David Nelson with ghost ride|publisher=Fox34.com|date=July 26, 2018|accessdate=July 27, 2018}}</ref> The David Nelson Memorial Highway, the renaming of Farm-to-Market Road 41, was dedicated in January 2020. The legislation to add Nelson's name to the highway was introduced by Lubbock state Representatives Dustin Burrow and [[John Frullo]] and state Senator Charles Perry.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lubbockonline.com/news/20200123/family-and-friends-gather-for-david-nelson-memorial-highway-sign-unveiling|title=Family and friends gather for David Nelson Memorial Highway sign unveiling|publisher=''The Lubbock Avalanche-Journa''|date=January 24, 2020|accessdate=January 25, 2020}}</ref>

Coincidentally, [[Buddy Amoroso]], a Republican member of the Metro Council in [[Baton Rouge]], Louisiana, was killed in a bicycle accident on June 30,  2018, nineteen days before Nelson's death. Amoroso was struck from the rear while he was training in West Feliciana Parish for a race in Texas in August.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.klfy.com/news/local/mugshot-released-of-lafayette-man-accused-of-hitting-killing-ebr-councilman-buddy-amoroso/1279614228|title=Mugshot released of Lafayette man accused of hitting, killing EBR Councilman Buddy Amoroso|publisher=KLFY.com|date=July 2, 2018|accessdate=July 21, 2018}}</ref>

Coincidentally, [[Buddy Amoroso]], a Republican member of the Metro Council in [[Baton Rouge]], Louisiana, was killed in a bicycle accident on June 30,  2018, nineteen days before Nelson's death. Amoroso was struck from the rear while he was training in West Feliciana Parish for a race in Texas in August.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.klfy.com/news/local/mugshot-released-of-lafayette-man-accused-of-hitting-killing-ebr-councilman-buddy-amoroso/1279614228|title=Mugshot released of Lafayette man accused of hitting, killing EBR Councilman Buddy Amoroso|publisher=KLFY.com|date=July 2, 2018|accessdate=July 21, 2018}}</ref>