This year, the Georgia Pest Control Association has selected Wayne Holden as GPCA's Honored Hero for the Luekemia & Lymphoma Society's 2011 Light the Night Walk.
Spending time with his family, playing the guitar, and watching UT football games are all things Wayne Holden loves to do. Chills, night sweats and a nagging pain in his stomach were not part of the plan. After seeing numerous doctors and after visiting the Mayo Clinic in May 2010, then 55 year old Wayne was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. As with many small business owners, Wayne a one man operation, had to keep working while receiving his chemotherapy treatments. His customers are very supportive and he didn’t want to let them down by not servicing his routes.
After some minor complications Wayne's ready to resume maintenance treatments with hopes of putting this experience behind him. He recently merged his business, Holden Exterminating out of Chattanooga TN, with Allgood Pest Solutions so he could continue to provide excellent customer service while taking care of his health. As a walker, a fundraiser and most importantly as a cancer survivor Wayne will be participating in the Light The Night Walk as our GPCA Honored Hero for 2011. Look for him at the Atlanta Walk in Centennial Olympic Park on November 5, 2011. You can also join our GPCA team or donate to Wayne’s fundraising efforts at http://pages.lightthenight.org/ga/Atlanta11/bholdenizf. Contact Valera Jesse at Valera@gpca.org for more information on the GPCA team.
Wayne's business experience and leadership will be a key ingredient to our continue Allgood's success as we expand our business up in that region.
