Wednesday, September 26, 2007
ROCK STAR.....
Rocky’s daughter, Holly, Becky and I have been working throughout the past few weeks getting things ready for the next Memorial Meet in Rocky’s honor. The owner of the gym, Craig, has worked getting the gym ready.
He has a banner on one large wall commemorating Rocky and another man who also died of cancer. Beneath the banner hang large individual pictures of the two men at the peak of their accomplishments. It is pretty impressive. Craig, Coach Rodney and the team of weightlifters have been putting in a lot of their time training and getting ready for the competition.
The Rocky’s Memorial “Meet in the Street” Strongman competition will be held on October 13th in the street in front of the gym. The street will be roped off and visitors will be seated along sides where we can cheer our teams on. The Meet will be made up of individual teams from other gyms around the State and beyond who want to compete as a team.
Holly has been designing the T-shirt which will be silk screened and sold at the Meet with profits going to perpetuate Rocky’s Memorial Fund. The shirts will be dated for this and future Meets for those wishing to collect them. Holly has finished her work on the design and it has gone to the finishing process.
Craig has put in a lot of time to get funding for the event from commercial businesses to save the Memorial monies for scholarships and to finance the T-shirts and trophies. A lot of people have given time and support to make the day a success.
Rocky would never imagine all this in his honor. Those of you who have read my blog for a long time know him as an unassuming individual who was always ready to help out when needed. He was not flashy or a “hot dog” but enjoyed the guys he worked out with and would be overwhelmed at their devotion.
These guys are NOT going to let the team trophy go anywhere. Becky and I selected a beautiful granite and marble shooting star and it will be engraved for the “Rock Star” event which is what the guys dubbed him.
Losing a loved one is unimaginable but when it happens and he is loved by so many……it somehow makes a difference. Karen, if you are reading this, just remember how many people love and miss your son as you do. I hope you feel him near you and the peace of God who can mend every broken heart. God bless you at this difficult time.
Essentially Esther
He has a banner on one large wall commemorating Rocky and another man who also died of cancer. Beneath the banner hang large individual pictures of the two men at the peak of their accomplishments. It is pretty impressive. Craig, Coach Rodney and the team of weightlifters have been putting in a lot of their time training and getting ready for the competition.
The Rocky’s Memorial “Meet in the Street” Strongman competition will be held on October 13th in the street in front of the gym. The street will be roped off and visitors will be seated along sides where we can cheer our teams on. The Meet will be made up of individual teams from other gyms around the State and beyond who want to compete as a team.
Holly has been designing the T-shirt which will be silk screened and sold at the Meet with profits going to perpetuate Rocky’s Memorial Fund. The shirts will be dated for this and future Meets for those wishing to collect them. Holly has finished her work on the design and it has gone to the finishing process.
Craig has put in a lot of time to get funding for the event from commercial businesses to save the Memorial monies for scholarships and to finance the T-shirts and trophies. A lot of people have given time and support to make the day a success.
Rocky would never imagine all this in his honor. Those of you who have read my blog for a long time know him as an unassuming individual who was always ready to help out when needed. He was not flashy or a “hot dog” but enjoyed the guys he worked out with and would be overwhelmed at their devotion.
These guys are NOT going to let the team trophy go anywhere. Becky and I selected a beautiful granite and marble shooting star and it will be engraved for the “Rock Star” event which is what the guys dubbed him.
Losing a loved one is unimaginable but when it happens and he is loved by so many……it somehow makes a difference. Karen, if you are reading this, just remember how many people love and miss your son as you do. I hope you feel him near you and the peace of God who can mend every broken heart. God bless you at this difficult time.
Essentially Esther
