In Memory / Support

I will wear this cape on on AIDS/LifeCycle (ALC) Day 1. The cape has names of those shared with me to honor memories or in support of those living.  

In Support of

Sandro

John Paul Kozicki III

In Memory of

Ray Bitanga

Donald Brown

Cesar Casado

Kevin Cortez

Bert Estillo

Skyler Foxx

Emili Galeazzi

Gary Geibel

Whoa Gerry

Dennis Gould

Carl Greene

Carl Greene

Ramon Hodel

Larry Hunter

Toshi Irizawa

Doug Kimball

Matthew Langley

Robert Mashburn

Michael Messerschmitt

Robert Mitchell

Patrick O’Malley

Sonny Padilla

Bobby Purcell

Reynaldo Ramirez

Alex Reyes

Daniel Roberts

Mike Sieczkarek

Johnny Simon

Douglas Yaranon

Tony Yuen

and

Craig Wakefield Nauman

who left us unexpectedly Thursday, April 09, 2015.

and

Edna Flores-Lagunte

Richard Lagunte, Edna's husband and Deanna Dee Dee Tanner, a dear friend created Team Edna for ALC 2015.

Even many of those who rode 2014 and 2015 were not aware of the why and who.

All who knew Edna were sad when the wonderful 7-day 545-mile adventure in 2014 ended, but we were more saddened and ladened with heavy hearts when on June 4, 2014 (Day 4), our fellow-cyclist Edna from San Francisco suffered a cardiac event while cycling. Her loving husband Richard was riding with her when it happened. Edna passed away the following Sunday morning. She died doing what she loved most -- cycling in ALC, the highlight of the year for her. As her husband Rich shared, “to no surprise, her last act was to give the gift of life to others as an organ donor.” 2014 was Edna's 13th year as a participant in ALC, an event she loved deeply. She was a proud Training Ride Leader and helped prepare thousands of people in Northern California for the event. She has made an INCREDIBLE difference in the ALC community, and she will be greatly missed.

ALC 2015 was very emotional and healing, especially for Richard. One of the reasons for creating Team Edna, as our team page shares, "We are open to all who hold Edna close to their hearts and are willing to spread laughter and love to others as she did. We continue the battle she dedicated her life to, the fight against HIV/AIDS. We support and encourage each other as well as all members of the ALC family."

For all the reasons I chose to join ALC in January 2014, to support those in need and have lost loved ones to AIDS, I have vowed to ride AIDS/LifeCycle year-after-year to include honoring Edna Flores-Lagunte for as long as I am able.