World War II veteran Fred Lawrence celebrated his 98th birthday at the gym: 'Makes me feel like I'm strengthening what's here'
Lawrence has been going to the 24 Hour Fitness club in Gladstone, Oregon, near Portland, for five or six years and is the oldest member at the gym.The club was decorated with signs and balloons when he arrived Wednesday morning and the staff had made vanilla bean cupcakes , 24 Hour Fitness spokeswoman Karen Bakula said. Employees presented him with an oversized birthday card signed by everyone at the gym. They also gave him a new club T-shirt that he put on right away.
"Lawrence is a retired Marine and served in the Pacific during World War II. He went on to become a pastor.Fred Lawrence, right, exercises with his workout buddy Jeramy Ybarra."I'm so grateful to be alive, in this day, that I was permitted to live. The good Lord is good, I just feel like he was with me. I'm so grateful," Lawrence said.Jeramy Ybarra has been working out with Lawrence for a few years and says he's a real inspiration.
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