Arthur Gilbert's legacy of love and activity cherished in Naples

NAPLES, Fla. (WINK)—Arthur Gilbert is the definition of the saying "age is just a number." His wife, Pamela, says he was always on the move.

"You would have thought he was 77. This man played tennis three times a week, and biked and hiked and you name it," Pamela Gilbert said.

He spent a lot of that time at Players Club and Spa in Naples. But his life went far beyond what friends saw him physically do.

"You could just tell that when Pam and Art were together, just the vibrant energy that they would bring for the love that they shared for each other," said Daniel Vollert, fitness manager at Players Club and Spa.

Vollert says seeing Art and Pam together was something you couldn't miss. Whether Pam was watching Art play from the sidelines or sitting right next to each other, you could see the love.

"You could for sure tell that he loved his wife and more than anything, too, just made sure that he always stayed in line to do the right things," Vollert said. "Just seeing her smile also brought a smile to his face as well."

"Whenever I spoke to Pam about her husband, Art, she showed nothing but compassion and care to where she always wanted the best for him too," Vollert said.

And he wanted what was best for her. Before the crash, Art dropped off Pam at the airport, not knowing it would be the last "see you later" they would have.

"It's a little devastating to know that just the good deed of wanting to just drop his wife off and then come back and then pick her up in a few days, that it could lead to something like this," Vollert said.

Though still in shock, Vollert says it's not just Art's energy they'll remember but the way he loved.