Richard Simmons. (Picture by Harry Langdon/Getty Photos)
Sure, Richard Simmons was buried in his health outfit — however below his common garments.
The late health icon’s brother Lenny Simmons spoke throughout his celebration of life, held at St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans on Saturday, October 5. In his speech, Lenny shared “somewhat secret” with the gang: Richard had been buried with a tank high and shorts, the look he had sported for many of his profession.
“Identical to Clark Kent beneath his stunning issues that he was sporting, his clothes, [Richard] is sporting a tank high and shorts,” Lenny mentioned on Saturday. “Why, you ask? As a result of we expect that God has one other plan for him, and we need to guarantee that he was going to be in his regular costume that everyone knows and love to assist the saints and the angels get into form.”
Lenny continued, “So I’m right here to say to you that regardless that he’s not right here and I do know he’s in spirit right here tonight, Richard Simmons will eternally be sweating with the Holies.”
Richard Simmons was a health legend starting within the Nineteen Seventies. Simmons rose to fame pioneering his “Sweatin’ to the Oldies” aerobics exercises, main him to launch his personal health studio Slimmons till its 2016 closure. After Slimmons closed up store for good, the load loss guru resigned from the limelight, prompting rampant conspiracy theories about […]
Simmons died on July 13 in his Los Angeles dwelling, someday after celebrating his 76th birthday. Authorities pronounced him useless on the scene. It was confirmed in August his reason behind loss of life was “unintentional resulting from issues from latest falls and coronary heart illness as a contributing issue,” in keeping with household spokesperson Tom Estey in an announcement on the time.
“The toxicology report was destructive apart from medicine Richard had been prescribed,” Estey mentioned in August. “The household needs to thank everybody for his or her outpouring of affection and help throughout this time of nice loss. … The world has really misplaced an angel.”
Richard’s celebration of life got here amid his household’s battle over his property together with his housekeeper Teresa Reveles. In September, Reveles filed a petition alleging she had been pressured by Lenny and his spouse, Cathy, to relinquish her position as a co-trustee of Richard’s property. She was searching for to be restored as a co-trustee and moreover requested authorized motion to maintain Lenny from utilizing his brother’s likeness and picture for private revenue.
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“Richard’s message was at all times certainly one of pleasure and positivity. He can be heartbroken to study of Teresa’s greed and insulted that she would diminish their three many years of supposed friendship in such a public approach,” Richard’s household mentioned in an announcement responding to Reveles’ submitting on the time. “Her actions threaten to hurt Richard’s unbelievable legacy, which we’re working onerous to protect.”
Simmons was greatest identified for his weight-loss applications and line of aerobics movies referred to as Sweatin’ to the Oldies. On Friday, July 12, someday earlier than his loss of life, he shared a publish through Fb thanking followers for his or her birthday messages.
“Thanks,” he wrote. “I by no means bought so many messages about my birthday in my life! I’m sitting right here writing emails. Have a most stunning remainder of your Friday.”
