He founded a charity ‘Bike Therapy’, died tragically and now his story has gone viral

In the last few hours it has been known that Steven Pringlea 57-year-old US Army veteran famous for creating a cycle therapy programtragically died in the middle of one of his charities in Florida.

It was because of a car accident while he was in Punta Gorda, in late November.

The Michigan-born man was crossing an intersection without a light when another car hit him, his family told the Free Press. At the time, Pringle was working to help those affected by Hurricane Ian.

Now they want to continue their work. His daughter towers she said in a GoFundMe she created following Steven’s death that she was touched by the support she received.

“Like your children, we want his name and his charitable work to live on. We look forward to continuing his charitable work for as long as possible and raising money each year in his honor,” Torri wrote on behalf of Steven and his entire family.

Pringle was the father of six children and grandfather of five. Build a Bicycle therapy and spinning wheels it was his company for rehabilitation programs focused on repairing bicycles for other veterans, inmates and people with disabilities, his family said.

For Steven, repair has been a form of therapy, as he has also donated the bikes he has repaired to those in need, including children in foster homes, victims of domestic violence and church groups.

“One lady said, ‘We couldn’t afford a bicycle and your father gave a bicycle to my son.’ I was really impressed with the impact he had,” Pringle’s son said, Jason Pringleat Free Press.

“I had people early on saying, ‘You give too much.’ But the more we donate, the more it comes back at the end of the day. I don’t need money. What do I do with it, pick it up and put it away?”, Steven had told the same agency before his death.

After the news covered many local and international media outlets, Steven’s daughter expressed her happiness for her father on GoFundMe this week.

“Our father’s story made national news today! The Associated Press wrote an article. His story is now in the news all over the county. It gets advertised on the radio, posted on social media, newspaper sites, even bike sites!” he acknowledged.

“He told me shortly before he died that one of the things he was most proud of in his life was when the Detroit newspaper followed him for 2 days and wrote about the donations he made. He was so proud of that thing and now his story is being told all over the country! Thank you all for all the support!” he concluded.

On the GoFundMe site run by Torri there are several photos of Steven and it can be seen that his family has already raised funds. more than 6000 dollars for the cause.