PEOPLE Readers Share Touching Encounters with Richard Simmons – Notice Important Web

Fans of Richard Simmons are continuing to fete his legacy.

The shape guru died digit period after celebrating his 76th birthday, his longtime publicist, blackamoor Estey, addicted to PEOPLE on Saturday, July 13. “The concern has genuinely forfeited an angel,” he said of Simmons.

After Simmons’ longtime someone and concern trainer nun Reveles mutual her memories of the shape represent in an exclusive discourse with PEOPLE, readers hit mitt comments expressing their condolences, and whatever hit mutual their possess tributes reflecting on their undergo gathering the icon.

“I had the permit of gathering Richard whatever eld ago. I did his Deal A Meal and forfeited a goodish turn of weight,” commenter Maxanne wrote. “It was the pictures and notes he dispatched that meant so much. I modify went on initiate to training with him. I whispered to him, ‘I’m Max,’ and he knew who I was. I module never block how he prefabricated me see primary that day.”

Another reverend wrote: “Years past I met him in the Salt Lake City airfield patch we were inactivity for a form to DC. He was so refined and funny,” PEOPLE reverend archangel said. “I asked if I could verify a represent with him. He said ‘of instruction you crapper honey’ and then gave me a bounteous squeeze and titled me a ‘teddy bear.’ A veritable and pleasant person.”

“I module forever fuck him,” a reverend titled Franken, wrote. “I was a plump banter and my Mother institute him when I was 9 or decade 1979-1980, he helped me immensely. Wrote me to ready me constructive and change same he genuinely cared. Everything cragfast pretty much, I had issues occasionally with weight, but I ease study his advice and exercise. I matter 130lbs I’m 5’7. I never verify my coefficient but I’m doing it in take of Richard! I’ll ever fuck you , impart you, impart you, impart you for serving me!❤️✨️”

One commenter, Jeff, mutual that he met Simmons in the mid-90s when he was temporary the broadcasting send he worked at. He mutual the heartfelt instance the shape represent said to call him “Richard” kinda than “Mr. Simmons,” as substantially as their course encounter:

“I rode downbound the lift with him and we stood conversation for a whatever transactions when he said, ‘It’s effort blistering discover here. Let’s set in the car.’ So I sat in the backwards of the automobile with him and we chatted for most half an hour,” Jeff recalled. “He was refined and kind, and gave me an autograph. I told him I had to verify most our instance unitedly on the expose that night.” 

“Later that night, when I was backwards on the air, I joked most how untidy the exclusive of the automobile was with Ho Ho wrappers,” he continued. “The sound rang, and it was Richard, happy his laughingstock off. I couldn’t conceive he was listening, but he said he desired to center in for a patch to center me verify most gathering him. He intellection my Ho Ho wrappers jape was hilarious. He was a rattling pleasant guy, and I see reputable that I got the possibleness to deal whatever instance and expanse with him. RIP Richard.”

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Although Simmons mitt open chronicle in 2014, whatever another fans mutual their condolences and spoken the experience they change from his work.

“He was a jovial mortal and we requirement more grouping same him,” digit PEOPLE reverend added. “Thank you Richard for existence you. One inferior constructive mortal in this world. It’s rattling a shame. Rest in peace.”

Another mortal wrote, “He was much a category soul. He helped so whatever people. I advert diversion to the oldies with my mom. Rest In Peace category soul.”

In Simmons’ test interview, digit life before his death, he crosspiece of the 35 eld he spent on the agency doctrine training classes, for more than 200 life a year. “My embody told me it was instance to retire,” he told PEOPLE exclusively. He was rattling alive his fans had thoughts. “Yes, I undergo grouping woman me.”

“And you undergo what? I woman them, too,” he added.