DnvrFox

The "Little Old Lady" is dead

You may remember my sharing that there was a tiny litttle lady who walked our MUPS daily several hours, many miles, using her cane. I would see her regularly and talk with her occasionally.

The paper last week had an article about a person 84 years old floating in a local pond. She was rescued, resuscitated, but died the next day.

Yesterday, it was confirmed that this was my little old lady.

I shall miss her.

She gave a certain vibrancy to my rides.

She was 84. Cause of death currently unknown. She was known to have fallen some lately. The pond where she was found required a rather significant climb up a small hill to get to the pond.

Rest in Peace, little old lady!

cyclinfool

Sorry to hear this. I have a few older floks I look for on my rides. One man I see walking down a country road with his cain. I know he covers at least 2 miles. Never say die - keep moving!

HiYoSilver

Wow, sorry to hear that. It's hard to lose people who's presence we enjoy. There's an older, frail oriental man who had leg problems but is faithfully walking to King Soops. He's pushed it and moved from barely moving to carrying the cane as he walks normally. Definitely an inspirition.

Last Sat, I meet a 100 yr old man who strutted his stuff and gave an impressive, humorous short speech.

Hopefully we all will leave a mark on the young ones.

w2brdbkr

Sounds like those ponds in & around Denver aren't very friendly, a boy was found in on e last night.

Sorry to hear about your friend, funny how people can be part of your life yet we don't even know much about them.

Beverly

That is so sad. You hate to hear that someone lost their life in such a tragic accident.

A couple years ago we had an elderly gentleman who often rode the trails along the river disappear. They found his bike and body the next day. He evidently rode off the trail into the river

Tom Bombadil

So you officially consider 84 to be "old?"

DnvrFox

Only if you are little and a lady.

Suzie Green

OMG sorry to hear that! I go past this man and his wife every so often when I'm on a ride, they live in the town next to me. I found out the other day they are both 90 years old and they walk a mile each day! That's what I wanna be.

w2brdbkr

Sounds like you might want to stop by & introduce yourself so if they pass you won't have to call them the "old lady or old man".

Foldable Two

The wife and I are quickly becoming the "little old couple on bikes" in our neighborhood.

Sounds like an Arte Johnson Laugh-In skit - just keel over on our bikes into a pond.

Louis

The way I see it is, it's better to go that way than rotting away in a nursing home somewhere. At least she died out where she liked to be.

Longfemur

That's too bad. I have some people like that too. I ride on a MUP bikepath almost daily, when it's not too busy, and no matter what time I go, there are a few people I keep seeing every day, out walking or running, despite age and an obvious physical handicap. I also see many older seniors riding bikes, quite a few on road bikes too. Very courageous, admirable people. Compare them to most people who are content to just sit in front of a TV and eat themselves to death.

DnvrFox

Today, I saw this poster on the trail near where she lived.

Sorry the pic is so blurry. It is the best I can manage with the cell phone camera and the shadow it was in.

It tells about her walking on the trails, the friends she made, and that they are taking contributions towards a memorial trailside bench.

She would have been 85 in September

malkin

Aw...a trailside bench will be a sweet memorial.

Torgrot

I rode the Silver Comet Trail. We met a man at the tunnel. He said he was over 80. Rode from Rockmart to Smyrna 3 times a week, about 40 miles each way. He had two bad hips and a bad knee. He had to lay his bike on the ground to get on or off. We talked to him for about an hour that day. He had some pretty interesting tales. When we were back there this year, we didn't see him at all. I wonder what ever happened.

torgrot

Beverly

I agree.

We have a trail-side bench along one of our trails for a cycling club member who was killed by a drunk driver a few years ago. She usually rode the roads but liked this particular trail as it was close to her home, had a few hills and meandered through the woods.

tsl

That sure beats wasting away in a nursing home. After seeing all four of my grandparents spend years and years in nursing homes, I'd much rather topple over on my daily constitutional than go the way they did.

That's why I can say: Brava, little old lady! Way to go!