When members of two Virginia bicycle clubs showed up on Afton Mountain a few weeks ago to hand over donations to “Cookie Lady” June Curry, a reporter from public radio station WVTF recorded her comments.
In a radio report, Sandy Hausman tells how the Bike House got started and how June gained her nickname, “Cookie Lady,” way back in 1976.
Now, bicyclists who passed through years before are offering their help. June said:
“Ever since I had my stroke, when I've really needed help, I've got it from bikers. I feel like I owe all of you a great deal.
“I hope I can hang on for a few more years (I'll be 88 in February). And when I say my prayers at night, I say, “Lord, I think I can be useful two more years, if I can hang around a little bit longer.”
The Richmond Area Bicycle Association and the Milepost Zero Bicycle Club have been assisting June over the years, and visited her Nov. 16 to give her donations they'd been collecting.
June had her arm in a sling from a recent fall, but those who visited said she seemed to be in good spirits. She certainly sounded in a good mood in the report.
You can hear the 3:30 report in mp3 on WVTF-FM: “Cookie Lady of Afton Mountain.”
I shot that picture above in 1984; it's one of my favorites.
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