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CoverStory | by Bill Sherrod, Editor
For co-op CEO and injured trooper,
friendship blossoms in wake of accident
Ride 2 Recovery leads to lasting bond between Virginia co-op executive and North Carolina couple.
he bonds of friendship are sometimes
forged in unexpected ways. Take, for
example, the friendship of Greg
White and Humberto and Kay Reyna.
Greg is president and CEO of Northern
Neck Electric Cooperative in Warsaw.
Humberto and Kay are North Carolinians
who met Greg by chance at the 2015 Ride
2 Recovery Memorial Challenge.
Ride 2 Recovery is a groundbreaking
physical and psychological rehabilitationand-recovery
program for injured veterans
and first responders. Its mission is to save
lives by restoring hope and purpose.
Humberto was a North Carolina State
Trooper who, on Nov. 23, 2009, was sitting
in his patrol car working an accident scene
on Interstate 40. His cruiser was rearended
and crushed by a hydroplaning car
going 75 mph. The impact's concentrated,
violent force caused traumatic brain injury
that has forever changed his life.
Humberto's physical appearance was
unchanged after the accident. But his
thought processes were disconnected
and jumbled, leaving him almost
childlike in many ways, and unable to
cope with normal life situations. His
hearing can become super-sensitive to
T
Humberto Reyna in his trooper uniform
before the accident.
the point that he flees loud noises, and
everyday human interactions, such as
passing someone on a sidewalk, can cause
him to panic. Because his physical
appearance is normal, it was months
before Humberto was approved for
special rehabilitation services to suit the
effects of his injuries.
" Before the accident, Humberto was
very athletic, " says his wife, Kay. " So
his rehab doctors felt that it would
greatly benefit him to get back into some
of the activities he was involved with
before the accident. "
His favorite pre-accident activities
included golf, swimming, running and
bicycling. But, as Kay would learn, " There
aren't many organized activities for people
like Humberto. " The problem is that, with
his hypersensitivities and thoughtprocessing
difficulties, Humberto needs to
do these activities with someone, to keep
him on track. Otherwise, he might become
distracted and go off course or otherwise
become lost.
" It wasn't easy for him to get back out
Humberto's patrol car after the accident.
and participate in sports, " says Kay.
" Swimming came first, then golf, then
running and biking. With the traumatic
Humberto and Kay Reyna at the
October 2015 Richmond triathlon.
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Casey and Humberto set out on the first of two
road-race segments, as Kay cheers from the side.
Humberto nears the finish line in the
first running segment.
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