Now that's commitment

Today, when working at Stacy's yard sale to raise money for the MS Society, I saw a familiar face.

An older gent rolled up on a recumbent bike (with electric assist option). "Are you really giving all the money to the MS Society? My daughter has MS. I do the bike rides. I'm the oldest rider; I'm 91!"

I remember seeing this guy on the TRAM route, and hearing the organizers say last year that he was doing the ride - - about a week after his wife died.

We talked this afternoon. His daughter did the TRAM ride two years ago and was struggling. She suspected that she might have MS, and later found out that she does. His wife, who died from diabetes-related issues last summer, is buried by Fort Snelling (to which he regularly rides his bike - about a 22-mile ride, I suspect) because he was in the Navy and they will share a plot. He was an interesting guy, who remembered a lot of details about bikes, but was a little hazy on other details, including the time it took for his half-cross country bike ride years ago.

He says he might do the TRAM with an electric bike this year to help with the hills.

I'd be honored to have him pass me on a hill. Or anywhere, anytime. 91!

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