(1981) Charlie Clyde Manshack
1963-04-01 2015-10-03
Charlie Manshack suffered with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease.
On October 17, 2015, hundreds of Texomans gathered at the MPEC Ray Clymer Exhibit Hall Saturday morning for the 5th Annual Wichita Falls MDA Muscle Walk put on by the Red River Muscular Dystrophy Association. Daniel York, Executive Director of the Red River Muscular Dystrophy Association said finding a cure for the diseases is what encourages him to keep this walk because it raises money for MDA and for the research to try to find a cure for ALS.
Prior to the walk, Charlie's sister, Verna Honeycutt, gave an emotional testimony on how MDA helped Charlie during his battle will ALS. Honeycutt told an audience of supporters, "These people went above and beyond to help my brother have some hope in his life."
On October 17, 2015, hundreds of Texomans gathered at the MPEC Ray Clymer Exhibit Hall Saturday morning for the 5th Annual Wichita Falls MDA Muscle Walk put on by the Red River Muscular Dystrophy Association. Daniel York, Executive Director of the Red River Muscular Dystrophy Association said finding a cure for the diseases is what encourages him to keep this walk because it raises money for MDA and for the research to try to find a cure for ALS.
Prior to the walk, Charlie's sister, Verna Honeycutt, gave an emotional testimony on how MDA helped Charlie during his battle will ALS. Honeycutt told an audience of supporters, "These people went above and beyond to help my brother have some hope in his life."