WEBVTT THOSE WHO KNEW HIM WELL. REPORTER: JAMES DOBSON WAS ON MISSION TO HELP OTHERS, A JOURNEY HE STARTED LAST MONTH. >> WE WERE THRILLED TO BE ABLE TO SPONSOR HIM BECAUSE WE LOVE HELPING THE COMMUNITY ALWAYS. REPORTER: THE DOVER BOWL WAS ONE OF MANY BUSINESSES THAT SPONSORED DOBSON AS HE TRAVELLED ACROSS COUNTRY ON HIS BIKE, TO RAISE MONEY FOR CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL AT DARTMOUTH TO HELP FIGHT CHILDHOOD CANCER. HE WAS TRYING TO RAISE $10,000. >> ANYTIME YOU WALKED IN, HE PUT A SMILE ON YOUR FACE. HE HAD THAT REALLY POSITIVE ENERGY ABOUT HIM. YOU COULD TELL HOW MUCH HE CARED ABOUT THE CAUSE. REPORTER: BUT THEN, THE UNTHINKABLE HAPPENED. WHILE ON HIS WAY TO SAN DIEGO DOBSON WAS HIT BY CAR AND KILLED IN MISSISSIPPI. STAFF AT CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL SAY THEY COULD NOT BE MORE THANKFUL FOR HIS EFFORTS AND ARE SENDING OUT THEIR DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO HIS FRIENDS AND FAMILY. HE FELT IN HIS HEART THAT HE WANTED TO DO SOMETHING THAT WOULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE. REPORTER: DOBSON WAS ORIGINALLY FROM MAINE, AND THESE ARE SOME OF HIS FRIENDS HE GREW UP WITH FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE. >> HE WAS A PIECE OF WORK TO SAY THE LEAST. HE WAS ALWAYS HAPPY. IT DIDN’T MATTER WHAT THE SITUATION WAS. HE WAS THERE FOR EVERYBODY AND EVERYBODY. REPORTER: IN HONOR OF DOBSON, HIS FRIENDS ARE TRYING TO COME TOGETHER TO FINISH HIS RIDE IN CALIFORNIA AND COMPLET