To answer 240. Sergio came to Sydney with his wife for a seminar and posing display put on by the association I was involved with. I picked Sergio up from his hotel to bring to the contest he was posing at. The guy was a formidable sight dressed in a red singlet, gold chain and tight black pants. He sure didn't mind bringing attention to himself. I got to talk to him for about 1/2 an hour than evening. When he trained at my gym I got to talk to him a bit but he told me he couldn't concentrate when I was yapping to him. He liked to sip coffee while he was training. While he trained I got to talk to Arlene. Sergio has told me earlier that 'those days were gone' when I asked him about floozies coming onto him at contests, etc. I had to wonder about that because the guy was a chick magnet. Some muscle moles dig huge guys like Sergio.
Arlene was quite open about things and anyone who has met both knows how very different they are. I have a knack of asking direct questions and Arlene didn't mind the conversation. She was an interesting and intelligent woman with strong opinions. If you met them you instantly wondered what they had in common. I could understand Sergio liking her but I wondered what on earth she had in common with him. As many here know racism is part of the culture in America and definitely in the southern states like Georgia. So a woman who is married to a big black man is going to get a lot of attention. To me that marriage didn't seem solid. When it ended I was hardly surprised. That Arlene shot Sergio is sad. Incredibly, Sergio said the occasion was an accident. If I remember correctly he was shot twice in the stomach. Sergio eventually got custody of the children and that is unusual. Unusual circumstances generate unusual solutions.
I have nothing but respect for Sergio. I have little idea why Arlene shot Sergio. It could have been the usual fooling around or something else. Only those two know the truth. I can't imagine a situation where a gun is needed as a solution but that only shows the tension between the couple. To me, their marriage was a trainwreck waiting to happen. That is just my opinion and nothing more. Sergio did very well in bodybuilding and would have done better had English been his native language. He certainly did things his way and that is more than can be said for most people.
