How time flies when we’re getting old. Today I fondly remember my dearly departed Dad on his 99th birthday. I privately refer to him as the original, first generation, Pierini Fitness.
While he has NOW been gone for twelve years, it seems like it was only yesterday when I was with him at our local YMCA weight room and he was explaining to me the nuances of performing barbell exercises correctly and safely. My joy of fitness training has its origin in many sources but most notably the examples he set.
He was a member of the “Great Generation” of men, defined as people born from 1901 to 1927. They were shaped by the Great Depression and were the primary generation composing military forces during World War II.
They became sailors and soldiers at an age when some had not officially entered manhood, an age that nowadays many are still acting like young boys playing video games in their parent’s basement.
My Dad and many others answered the call to duty to serve their country during World War II and, today, we live in a better country because of them.
Rest in peace sailor and thank you
for your service to our country.
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