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The Catholic convert told his fans earlier this year that he and his brother had returned to Mass.
Fitness guru Richard Simmons died over the weekend at the age of 76, just one day after his birthday. Earlier in the year, Simmons spoke publicly about a past diagnosis of skin cancer, but an interview that was published just a day before his birthday revealed the aerobics instructor to be in good health and exhibiting his ever-cheerful attitude. Simmons told Peoplemagazine that he felt “good,” adding that he was “grateful to be alive.”
“I’ll spend my birthday doing what I do every day, which is to help people.”
Sadly, Simmons fell on the evening of his birthday but did not call for medical attention. His housekeeper found him, unresponsive, the next morning.
His brother, Lenny, took to social media, asking the public to remember Simmons the way he always was: happy.
Although many people know this celebrity for his energy, his empathy and his big heart, news circulated this week about his Catholic faith and how, at one point, he even discerned entering the priesthood.
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Fitness guru Richard Simmons died over the weekend at the age of 76, just one day after his birthday. Earlier in the year, Simmons spoke publicly about a past diagnosis of skin cancer, but an interview that was published just a day before his birthday revealed the aerobics instructor to be in good health and exhibiting his ever-cheerful attitude. Simmons told Peoplemagazine that he felt “good,” adding that he was “grateful to be alive.”
“I’ll spend my birthday doing what I do every day, which is to help people.”
Sadly, Simmons fell on the evening of his birthday but did not call for medical attention. His housekeeper found him, unresponsive, the next morning.
His brother, Lenny, took to social media, asking the public to remember Simmons the way he always was: happy.
Although many people know this celebrity for his energy, his empathy and his big heart, news circulated this week about his Catholic faith and how, at one point, he even discerned entering the priesthood.
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Remembering Richard Simmons and His ‘Extreme Catholic’ Faith
The Catholic convert told his fans earlier this year that he and his brother had returned to Mass.
