This page is dedicated to those who have had or are suffering from brain tumors. The Energy Fitness team raises funds and rides in their honor.

If you know of someone who is or has suffered from a brain tumor, and would like to recognize them in a special way, please let us know and we will gladly ride in their honor.

Marty Elkin

Marty was diagnosed with brain cancer in late 1999. He battled this aggressive and debilitating disease with the same passion that he applied to the rest of his life. To say that he maintained a positive attitude and showed courage would be an understatement. Losing Marty to brain cancer was a tremendous loss for his family, his community, and numerous institutions.

Elaine Cantor

In January 2007, Elaine Cantor – mother of two, grandmother of five, high school history teacher, and social activist – died of a brain tumor following five years of living heroically with lymphoma. She was 76.

Despite the indirect relation to Elaine, I was very fortunate to have known her and spent time with her.  I will always be grateful for her tremendous generosity.

Matthew Reichl

Matthew Reichl lost his battle with a brain tumor in May 2009 and is mourned, loved, and missed deeply by his family and friends.  

Matt graduated from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, with bachelors degrees in psychology and in film. While at Michigan, Matt was awarded the Hopwood Senior Drama writing award and with colleagues, produced a short film which won the University of Michigan Film Festival. He was awarded a masters degree of arts in screenwriting from the film school at U.C.L.A. During his 10 years in Los Angeles, he worked to develop feature film screenplays.  Matt waged a valiant battle with brain cancer for more than five years while in CA and more recently with his family in PA. Matt will be remembered for his incredible intellect, creativity and writing talent. He believed strongly that everyone had a responsibility to be an informed citizen and to vote and he was a committed environmentalist. He would want all who loved him to do the same.