Alzheimer’s did not stop father-son dream of completing 4,200 mile bike trail across U.S.

Evan MacDonald | www.houstonchronicle.com

Kari Loya and his father, Merv, completed the TransAmerica Bicycle Trail from Virginia to Oregon while Merv was living with Alzheimer’s disease in 2015.

Sugar Land resident Kari Loya and his father, Merv, spent three decades dreaming about cycling across the continental United States. They kept putting it off: Life always seemed to get in the way.

But when Merv Loya was diagnosed with early stage Alzheimer’s disease, they decided to take advantage of a short window of opportunity for the trip of a lifetime.

Merv was 75 years old when he joined his son on a 73-day journey along the TransAmerica Bicycle Trail, which runs more than 4,200 miles between Virginia and Oregon. The trip, which took place in 2015, also served as the …

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Family of Houston Rockets scout settle wrongful death lawsuit

By Staff reports | setexasrecord.com

HOUSTON — Managing partner Benny Agosto Jr. and attorney Edward Festeryga of Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Agosto, Aziz & Stogner announced today that they have reached a confidential settlement on behalf of former Houston Rockets scout Sheffery Brent “BJ” Johnson, his mother, widow, and son against Pulice Construction, a press release states.

The press release states that Johnson was a beloved family man, an admired executive of the Houston Rockets and a globally renowned member of the NBA community. He was killed while riding his bicycle due to a dangerously unfinished and inadequately marked section of the sidewalk.

On the early evening of Oct. 15, 2020, Johnson was enjoying a bicycle ride along Almeda Parkway in Houston. He was wearing his helmet, headlamp, and customary Houston Rockets hat—the team for which he worked since the 1994-1995 championship season. During his ride, Johnson entered a section of the roadway that was …

Battle For Waco XC Stage Race & Cameron Park Enduro 2

By Seths Pool | austinmountainbiking.com

Exciting announcements from Victory Racing & company!

2 new events coming back to Cameron Park in Waco, TX!

Announcement #1- OTB CYCLERY ENDURO #2 is confirmed for December 10th 2022. New stages, new sponsors, same fun atmosphere, and much cooler weather promise to make this #2 event just as good if not better than the first!

Registration is live at bikers.com/otbenduro2

Announcement #2- Victory Racing is bringing innovation to the world of mountain bike competition with completely new never done before XC time trail multi-stage Racing!

If XC and Enduro had a baby, this would be it. The event will consist of 5-8 individual race stages with flat/pedally/climbing profiles. Lowest accumulative stages times win. This is gonna be an awesome new racing format suited for XC racers who want to test their technical and fitness skills!

Event date – January 21st 2023 …