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Michigan man dies in Florida while delivering free bikes

Steven Pringle, owner of Build a Bicycle - Bicycle Therapy, and his girlfriend Lindsey Gagne, carry in a box with a new electric bicycle at his shop in Kingsford, Mich., on Friday, July 29, 2022. The Michigan Army veteran who turned his life around with a bike shop died in a crash while delivering free bikes to children in Florida affected by Hurricane Ian, his family said. Pringle, 57, was killed in Punta Gorda, Fla., on Nov. 23. (Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press via AP) Steven Pringle, owner of Build a Bicycle - Bicycle Therapy, delivers three bikes as donations to surprised nuns at the Carmelite Monastery of the Holy Cross in Iron Mountain, Mich., on Friday, July 29, 2022. Years ago, when he was struggling, Pringle wrote to the nuns asking for their prayers, and ever since then, he tries to return the favor by bringing unannounced gifts. Pringle, 57, a Michigan Army veteran who turned his life around with a bike shop died in a crash on Nov. 23, in Punta Gorda, Fla., while delivering free bikes to children in Florida affected by Hurricane Ian, his family said. (Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press via AP) Steven Pringle, owner of Build a Bicycle - Bicycle Therapy, helps Kadence Horton, 8, of Iron River learn to ride her new bike outside of his shop in Kingsford, in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, on Friday, July 29, 2022. Pringle gave the bike and helmet to her for free after learning she and her mother had fled a domestic violence situation in New York with just the clothes on their backs. The Michigan Army veteran died in a crash while delivering free bikes to children in Florida affected by Hurricane Ian, his family said. Pringle, 57, was killed in Punta Gorda, Fla., on Nov. 23. (Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press via AP) Kadence Horton, 8, of Iron River gives a hug to Steven Pringle, owner of Build a Bicycle - Bicycle Therapy, after he presented her with a new bike at his shop in Kingsford, in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, on Friday, July 29, 2022. The Michigan Army veteran who turned his life around with a bike shop died in a crash while delivering free bikes to children in Florida affected by Hurricane Ian, his family said. Pringle, 57, was killed in Punta Gorda, Fla., on Nov. 23. (Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press via AP)
Michigan man dies in Florida while delivering free bikes