Linda at Tivoli Gardens

In Linda's Memory-17 years gone

Once again, I will be riding in my late wife, Linda's memory, co-leading Team Linda & Marvin. 

Linda passed away at home at age 53, on July 9, 2007 after living with ALS for 3 years. It is really hard to believe that 17 years have passed by and this is my 19th year participating in the Ride.  Linda was a strong person with great character and handled this science fiction-like disease with grace, dignity and a contagious positive spirit. She treated ALS as just another adventure in her life, although not one of her choosing. Our cycling team rides in her memory with the hope that properly funded research will help find treatments and cures for ALS.  

We are ready for a real, in-person ride in Napa this year. I will ride the 62 mile challenge route with some good climbs and great scenery, but the real challenge is for those living with ALS and to raise more funds to combat ALS, an insidious disease that remains underfunded.

I appreciate any donations made to the ALS Network on this web page.

If you are interested in reading more about Linda or viewing a more in-depth visual chronology of her life, go to this web link. Some photos have been updated since last year as i find treasures in my slide collection.

Cut and paste this web address into your browser, it is not a clickable link:      

http://www.olivemurphy.com/Linda_Lettieri.html
Thank you for your support towards understanding and curing ALS!