David McClain, a husband, father, and grandfather who was diagnosed with ALS in 2003, spent 25 years working in sales for a local steel manufacturer before the disease robbed him of his career. He got engaged to his wife 33 years ago, two weeks after they met. A former high school athlete and second-degree blackbelt in Tae Kwon Do, he enjoyed camping, hunting, and fishing before the disease robbed him of the ability to perform physical activities.