Gold’s Gym Douglasville Enewsletter

By Tom Butler

A Friend, a Member, an Inspiration

We all are holding sadness in our hearts here at Gold’s Gym from the death of our dear friend and member Aaron Moody. Aaron joined the gym in 1994 to work on his health and eventually found that the Ride classes produced the results he and his doctors wanted. Aaron had heart problems, had to have a pace maker “installed” (his word), he had over come colon cancer, he had a kidney removed, and he had a half dozen other things wrong that were causing him to be in poor health. Once he became a regular in his workouts and involved in a steady schedule of Ride classes many of his maladies fell by the way side or he managed to get under control. He soon found that he could not miss his programs because he felt terrible if he did and absolutely terrific when he was here. “I guess I’m just addicted to them and that’s a fact”, he told me years ago.

He Regularly Surprised his Doctors

All of these years Aaron has pleasantly surprised his doctors from his perseverance, determination, and downright stubbornness. There was not much he couldn’t do, or try. They were amazed when he had his physicals and discovered how strong he had become. He was an inspiration to those who knew him. Even when he had a kidney removed this year he was back in the gym in just a few days starting to ride again, getting his groove on one more time.

 His Passion for Cycling Kept Growing His Passion for Cycling Kept Growing

Aaron had not had a new bike since he was a kid but when he discovered the Silver Comet Trail he went out and bought a shiny new one so he could do what he enjoyed so well. He told me all about it and how much fun he was having being out in the wind. He was in love with the ride and the miles of beauty he discovered. Aaron traveled hundreds (maybe thousands) of miles on that old rail bed and identified with its age and colorful history. It gave him many hours of vigorous pleasure.

He Died Doing What He Loved

Aaron had a bad wreck there this weekend and died Monday (July 16,2007) from complications of a broken hip and other injuries. The only comfort I have from this sad news is that he was experiencing something he loved when it happened. I can only hope that Aaron knew how much we all cared about him. He was a good man, a true inspiration, and a loyal friend. We will miss him very much. Ride on Aaron.

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