33. Linda Leary explains that after Jaime, Harry met Shelly-the love of his life-they never married

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2025-11-15

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33. Shelly - the love of Harry Leary’s life. In this short clip, Linda Leary shares why the two never married, and their shared journey through her cancer battle. Harry’s sister believes that this was the beginning of the BMX legend’s downhill spiral.

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After Jamie, he met Shelly, and Shelley was the love of his life.
was the love of his life. >> Yeah.
>> Yeah. >> Shelley and Harry never did marry
>> Shelley and Harry never did marry because Shelley was married to a
because Shelley was married to a military person who died of cancer.
military person who died of cancer. >> So, she had a whole lot of benefits.
>> So, she had a whole lot of benefits. >> Sure.
>> Sure. >> That would lose if she married.
>> That would lose if she married. >> Sure.
>> Sure. >> And thank God she didn't because she
>> And thank God she didn't because she became terminally ill.
became terminally ill. >> Yeah.
>> Yeah. >> And then we lost her to pancreatic
>> And then we lost her to pancreatic cancer. And at that point was Harry's
cancer. And at that point was Harry's spiral I believe started that's what
spiral I believe started that's what started his spiral.
started his spiral. >> That makes sense.
>> That makes sense. >> His anger his anger issues was when he
>> His anger his anger issues was when he lost Shelly.
lost Shelly. >> That makes sense. I can't imagine having
>> That makes sense. I can't imagine having the love of my life ripped away like

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