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PBTF
AND
RIDE
FOR
KIDS
CO-FOUNDER
MIKE
TRAYNOR,
DIES...
We
regret
to
announce
that
Mike
Traynor,
President
of
the
Pediatric
Brain
Tumor
Foundation
and
co-founder
of
the
Ride
for
Kids®,
passed
away
recently
after
a
brief
illness.
He
was
70.
Many
of
you
were
part
of
our
very
first
Middle
TN
Ride
for
Kids
this
past
April
and
were
an
important
part
of
living
out
Mike's
dream
to
find
a
cure
for
Pediatric
Brain
Tumors.
We
will
all
feel
the
loss
of
this
special
man,
and
ask
you
to
join
Sloan's
and
the
Middle
TN
Honda
Riders
Club
in
our
commitment
to
carry
on
his
work....for
the
kids.
When
Mike
and
Dianne
Traynor
founded
the
Ride
for
Kids®
over
25
years
ago,
their
mission
was
to
bring
the
motorcycle
community
together
to
fight
childhood
brain
tumors.
Mike
was
gratified
that
motorcyclists
have
helped
to
raise
more
than
$50
million
for
the
cause
to
date,
and
that
PBTF-funded
research
is
increasing
survival
rates
and
improving
treatment
options
for
children
around
the
world.
Today
the
Ride
for
Kids®
and
PBTF
are
stronger
than
ever,
thanks
to
dedicated
volunteers
and
staff.
“For
many
years
the
army
of
volunteers
task
force
members
and
the
motorcycling
public
have
dedicated
themselves
to
beating
this
devastating
disease,”
said
Brian
Traynor,
Executive
Director
of
the
PBTF.
“The
best
way
we
can
honor
Mike’s
accomplishments
and
memory
is
by
continuing
the
fight
to
cure
the
kids.”
The
family
asks
that
in
lieu
of
flowers,
donations
be
made
to
the
PBTF
in
Mike's
memory.
Condolences
should
be
sent
to
the
Pediatric
Brain
Tumor
Foundation,
302
Ridgefield
Ct.,
Asheville,
NC
28806.
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