PRESS (OBIT) & NOTE TO ELLIOTT
BOB RAMSEY
St. Louis Park Sun Sailor Letters to the editor July 29, 2015
http://sailor.mnsun.com/2015/07/29/st-louis-park-letters-to-the-editor-8/
Elliott Royce defined vital aging
If you look under “vital aging” in the dictionary, I’m pretty sure you’ll find a picture of Elliott Royce. Unfortunately, he died recently. He was 96 and succumbed to complications of pneumonia after completing a 5-mile bike ride.
Elliott knew everyone, went everywhere (on public transportation) and kept pursuing new interests, new ideas and new ventures. He was always the first person down the giant slide at the city pool each season.
He worked out on the trampoline weekly. He showed people how to fall without hurting themselves. He volunteered and championed causes. And he kept asking, “What next?”
Elliott was a community treasure. He taught us how to age proudly and productively, with grit and spunk. His longevity testified to the power of curiosity. He made us marvel. He made us smile. He even made us better.
Elliott did everything needed to age vibrantly and with purpose on purpose until the end. And he did it his way.
He is gone now. But I still envision him pedaling around town on his three-wheeler, wearing his Dr. Seuss hat. I will keep seeing that image for a very long time. If communities can have legends, Elliott Royce is one of our own!
Bob Ramsey, St. Louis Park
BOB RAMSEY
St. Louis Park Sun Sailor Letters to the editor July 29, 2015
http://sailor.mnsun.com/2015/07/29/st-louis-park-letters-to-the-editor-8/
Elliott Royce defined vital aging
If you look under “vital aging” in the dictionary, I’m pretty sure you’ll find a picture of Elliott Royce. Unfortunately, he died recently. He was 96 and succumbed to complications of pneumonia after completing a 5-mile bike ride.
Elliott knew everyone, went everywhere (on public transportation) and kept pursuing new interests, new ideas and new ventures. He was always the first person down the giant slide at the city pool each season.
He worked out on the trampoline weekly. He showed people how to fall without hurting themselves. He volunteered and championed causes. And he kept asking, “What next?”
Elliott was a community treasure. He taught us how to age proudly and productively, with grit and spunk. His longevity testified to the power of curiosity. He made us marvel. He made us smile. He even made us better.
Elliott did everything needed to age vibrantly and with purpose on purpose until the end. And he did it his way.
He is gone now. But I still envision him pedaling around town on his three-wheeler, wearing his Dr. Seuss hat. I will keep seeing that image for a very long time. If communities can have legends, Elliott Royce is one of our own!
Bob Ramsey, St. Louis Park