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Eighteen-year-old Terry Fox of Port Coquitlam, BC never saw himself as remarkable. Granted, he displayed an unusual determination to achieve the goals he set for himself but his orbit was local – family, school, sports and friends.
Terry Fox was born on July 28, 1958, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to Rolland and Betty Fox.Rolland was a switchman for the Canadian National Railway. Fox spent his childhood in the Transcona suburb of Winnipeg, where he attended Wayoata Elementary School. Fox had an elder brother, Fred, a younger brother, Darrell, and a younger sister, Judith. Fox's maternal grandmother is Métis and Fox's younger ...
May 26, 2008 · Terrance Stanley Fox, CC, Order of the Dogwood, athlete, humanitarian, cancer research activist (born 28 July 1958 in Winnipeg, MB; died 28 June 1981 in New Westminster, BC).After losing his right leg to cancer at age 18, Terry Fox decided to run across Canada to raise awareness and money for cancer research. With the use of a customized running prosthesis, he set out from St. John’s ...
The annual Terry Fox Run has become a fall tradition in Canada, with nearly 600 communities, big and small, urban and rural, English and French, fundraising for cancer research.
Jul 28, 2010 · Terry Fox, Canadian activist who became a national hero and an inspirational figure for his battle against cancer. Through his Marathon of Hope event, a race across Canada, he raised millions of dollars for cancer research before his death in 1981. Terry Fox Runs are held throughout Canada and other countries.
Until January 3, 2016 “This run is not for me. It’s for people like you who someday may have to fight what I have had to.” – Terry Fox
Terry’s Story Terry’s Story The Marathon of Hope Terry’s Timeline Menu Terry’s Story The Marathon of Hope Terry’s Timeline I think the greatest measure of success is to have inspired others to make the most of themselves, to push to new limits. Terry Fox did that and his legacy inspires us all. Chris Hadfield,Canadian Astronaut […]
Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and raised in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Fox was an unknown when he dipped his artificial leg in the Atlantic Ocean off St. John’s, Newfoundland, to begin his run.He had spent most of the previous year training, running more than 5,000 km to prepare for what would be called The Marathon of Hope. His aim, he wrote in his journal, was “26 miles (42 ...
Apr 13, 2020 · On a grey morning in St. John’s, April 12, 1980, Terry Fox stooped to fill a jug with Atlantic water — to pour into the Pacific at the end of his journey — touched the pebbles in the surf, spoke to some local reporters and started running.
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