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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> 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>
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>