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A Lincoln woman who died over the weekend after a cyclist hit her as she picked up trash in a park near downtown was dedicated and caring, her coworkers said Monday.

Paulette Johnson, 62, was out with two coworkers from Assurity Life about 10:45 Friday morning, cleaning up along the Antelope Valley Trail, when a passing bicycle hit her in the Union Plaza area north of O Street, police said.

She succumbed to head injuries she suffered in the crash and died Saturday evening, police said.

"We’re all over here in shock,” Assurity Life President and CEO Tom Henning said Monday. "She was a wonderful associate of ours."

Johnson had been with the company 38 years, most recently working in the policy division, Henning said.

Since moving to their Q Street location near Union Plaza in 2011, Assurity workers often take breaks to voluntarily clean up the trail, Henning said.

Moments before the collision on Friday, the 36-year-old cyclist saw Johnson and called out to her, but neither of the women had time to move, Officer Katie Flood said Monday. The investigation continues, and police said no one has been cited.