Even now, from his deathbed as ALS eats away at his body, RealSaltLake executive John Genna wants to help his team the best way he knows how.
John Genna, the vice president of communications and public relations at Real Salt Lake, shakes the hand of photographer Joe Oliver, left, after Genna was recognized at halftime during the Real Salt Lake game on May 31, 2023.John Genna ignored the aches and pains in his body and focused on the problem at hand.
Even now, from his deathbed as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis eats away at his body, Genna wants to help his team the best way he knows how.Genna, 56, first started feeling symptoms in late 2017. They presented as pain in his thighs and calves, but he chalked those up to the aches he commonly felt from all the pickup hockey he still played.
Genna is paralyzed from the chest down and has minimal function in only one arm. He cannot feed himself, or breathe on his own.But Genna still isn’t focused on the end.Genna is not one to wallow in misfortune. When RSL was going through its most trying time, he made it a point to be someone people could lean on for comfort.
John Genna, the vice president of communications and public relations at Real Salt Lake is recognized at halftime on the field during the Real Salt Lake game on May 31, 2023. Some of those conversations have been difficult. Lauren Genna said she had to help her dad understand that he won’t be alive for her wedding or other milestones she or her sisters will achieve.‘Father figure’ and ‘brother’Former RSL executive assistant Andi Burdette was on a road trip to New York with her bosses, and found herself alone on her 27th birthday.
John Genna, the vice president of communications and public relations at Real Salt Lake leaves the soccer field after he was recognized at halftime during the Real Salt Lake game on May 31, 2023.
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