“When you have somebody with Alzheimer’s, you want it to not be around for future generations,” said Cathy Anderson-Meyers, a Nevada County resident who participated in the Alzheimer’s Association’s Ride to End ALZ in Colorado this month and is currently the event’s top fundraiser. Submitted to The Union Local cyclist Cathy Anderson-Meyers says she will continue her efforts to fundraise for Alzheimer’s disease research for as long as she can ride a bike. Her husband, Gene “Geno” Meyers, died in October 2018 at 69 years old, around seven years after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. “He was a father, a teacher, a track coach, a gold miner, an outdoorsman, an amazing lifelong runner, and my best friend,” Anderson-Meyers wrote in an email. “I am passionate about finding a cure for this cruel disease.”