Dear Fellow Riders:

I would like to tell you about Aarons Ride for Shriners. This ride is in memory of our son Aaron Dees, whom was taken from us by a debilitating disease called Deuschenes Muscular Dystrophy on August 16th, 2009.

Each and every day that you live with this disease is your best day because by the following day, the muscle tissue has slowly been destroyed and my son gradually became weaker, but through it all, Aaron woke up each morning happy with a smile ready to take on another day because he was a kid whom loved life, his family and his friends.

Our most precious gift that we have through life is our children and the time that we have with them and I thank God for the Shriners Children's Hospital because without their excellent medical care, I believe without a doubt that we would have been deprived of the precious time that we had with our son, Aaron.

So, I would like to invite you to ride with me on the annual Aarons Ride for Shriners so that we can ensure that children like my son will continue to receive the very best medical care, be given the opportunity to live a higher quality of life and that the parents of these children be given the precious gift of time because every minute of every day with your child is a memory that you will always cherish.

Aaron's Dad

God saw him getting tired, a cure not meant to be,
so he wrapped his arms around him, and whispered,
"Come With Me"

IN LOVING MEMORY
Aaron Gauge Dees
July 15, 1991 - August 16, 2009