| Birth: | Jul. 28, 1958 | | Death: | Jun. 28, 1981 | 
Canadian national hero, one-legged Marathon of Hope runner. Terry Fox was a young athlete who lost his right leg to cancer. He divised a fundraising run across Canada to raise funds for cancer research. He started at St. John's Newfoundland, Canada's easternmost city, on April 12, 1980, running an average of 33 km/20 miles per day using a distinctive hop-skip gait on his prosthetic leg. He became an inspiration to all Canadians. Terry was forced to stop on September 1, 1980 at Thunder Bay, Ontario after covering 5,373 km/3,332 miles when cancer reappeared in his lungs. He raised millions of dollars for the cause before his death in 1981, a month short of his 23rd birthday. Now, every year in September, millions of people in Canada and around the world celebrate his legacy and continue his dream in the annual Terry Fox Run.
Cause of death: Cancer
Search Amazon for Terry Fox | | | Burial:
Port Coquitlam Municipal Cemetery
Port Coquitlam
British Columbia, Canada |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Sep 18, 1999
Find A Grave Memorial# 6394 |
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