Team Irvin Sonne
Help us raise money to find a cure for ALS!
Our story
Event: | Louisville Walk |
Date: | Saturday, October 5, 2024 |
Team: | Team Irvin Sonne |
Hello,
First of all, thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your consideration in donating to Team Irvin Sonne to help us #WalkToDefeatALS. Every penny helps so much in trying to fight to find a cure.
Irvin fought so incredibly hard in his battle with ALS. We appreciate any and every donation so very much...
Please always remember to never give up #HopeForALS.
IRVIN H. SONNE III, 65, PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2020, IN THE COMFORT OF HIS HOME SURROUNDED BY HIS FAMILY. HE WAS BORN IN FORT BRAGG, N.C. ON NOVEMBER 28, 1954. IRVIN WAS AN INCREDIBLE HUSBAND, FATHER, SON, BROTHER, AND FRIEND. THE LOVE HE HAD FOR HIS FAMILY WAS UNLIKE ANY OTHER, AND HIS ABILITY TO LIGHT UP ANY ROOM HE ENTERED WAS UNPARALLELED. EVERYONE WHO KNEW HIM COULDN'T HELP BUT ENJOY HIS WARM AND FRIENDLY NATURE, HIS SENSITIVITY, AND OF COURSE HIS HUMOR. HE WAS TRULY THE KING OF STORYTELLING, AND ONE WOULD OFTEN LEAVE IRVIN WITH THEIR CHEEKS HURTING FROM THE LAUGHTER OF HIS STORIES AND JOKES, A BELLY FULL OF GOOD FOOD AND BOURBON, AND THEIR HEART HAPPIER THAN WHEN THEY FIRST ARRIVED. SUCH WAS THE GIFT OF IRVIN! HE WAS ALSO AN AVID SPORTS FAN - CHEERING ON THE HORSES AT THE KENTUCKY DERBY EVERY YEAR AND WATCHING LOUISVILLE BASKETBALL DRIBBLE UP AND DOWN THE COURT - BUT HE ESPECIALLY LOVED TO TRAVEL AND SPEND TIME AT HIS LAKE HOUSE IN DOE VALLEY WITH HIS BEST FRIEND AND SOUL MATE, DIANE. HIS DAUGHTERS, ERIN AND ASHLEY, FILLED HIS LIFE WITH SO MUCH JOY. KIND, INTELLIGENT, FUNNY, AND INCREDIBLY GOOD-LOOKING (HE WOULD OFTEN SAY THEY MUST TAKE AFTER HIM), HE ABSOLUTELY LOVED BEING THEIR FATHER AND HELPING RAISE HIS GIRLS INTO THE INCREDIBLE WOMEN THEY ARE TODAY. PROFESSIONALLY, HE WAS A PILLAR IN THE LEGAL COMMUNITY, NOT ONLY IN CLARK AND FLOYD COUNTIES, BUT ALSO THROUGHOUT THE KENTUCKIANA AREA. IN ADDITION TO BEING AN OUTSTANDING ATTORNEY, HE WAS A PIONEER MEDIATOR WITH OVER 7,000 MEDIATIONS AND HE HAS FOREVER CHANGED THE LANDSCAPE OF THE PRACTICE OF LAW. IRVIN WAS A MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION, THE INDIANA BAR ASSOCIATION, THE FLOYD COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION, THE INDIANA TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION, THE INNS OF COURT, THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DISTINGUISHED NEUTRALS, THE INDIANA UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, THE INDIANA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, THE LAMBDA CHI FRATERNITY WHERE HE WAS ON THE LITTLE 500 BIKE TEAM, HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC CHURCH, AND THE OLD NEW ALBANY COUNTRY CLUB. THE SONNE FAMILY WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO HIS PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER AND CLOSE FRIEND, DR. MONTY HOCKER, THE STAFF AT HOSPARUS OF SOUTHERN INDIANA, INCLUDING: CAMI WEIXLER (RN), CINDI MCLARNEY (CNA), ROSE ANN HARWOOD (CHAPLAIN); AS WELL AS JOHANNA HARRIS (NP) OF THE UOFL PHYSICIANS ALS CLINIC FOR THEIR CARE, DIGNITY, AND RESPECT THEY SHOWED TO IRVIN.
Every 90 minutes a person in this country is diagnosed with ALS and every 90 minutes another person will lose their battle against this disease. ALS occurs throughout the world with no racial, ethnic, or socioeconomic boundaries.
That’s why we’re participating in the Walk to Defeat ALS. To bring hope. To raise awareness. To provide resources and services to families free of charge. To help unlock the mystery of ALS and find the key to treatments a cure. Will you join us?
ABOUT ALS:
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive, fatal neuromuscular disease that slowly robs the body of its ability to walk, speak, swallow and breathe. The life expectancy of a person with ALS averages 2 to 5 years from the time of diagnosis.
ALS can strike anyone. Presently there is no known cause of the disease, yet it still costs loved ones an average of $250,000 a year to provide the care people living with ALS and their families need. Join the movement to provide help and hope today!
THANK YOU FOR HELPING US REACH OUR FUNDRAISING GOAL! TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF THOSE AFFECTED BY ALS. OUR TEAM IS COMMITTED TO RAISING MONEY TO SUPPORT PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY WITH ALS AND SPREAD AWARENESS OF THE URGENCY TO FIND TREATMENTS AND A CURE. PLEASE CONSIDER JOINING OUR TEAM IN THE WALK TO DEFEAT ALS® OR CHOOSE A TEAM MEMBER FROM THE LIST AND DONATE TO OUR CAUSE.
With much love & many thanks,
Ashley (Sonne) Jerdonek - daugher
Erin (Sonne) Goodman - daughter
Andrew Jerdonek - son in law
Brian Goodman - son in law
Diane Sonne - wife