WHITE ROCK, B.C. — Bill Vigars, who led the promotion of Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope in 1980, has died at the age of 78.
WHITE ROCK, B.C. — Bill Vigars, who led the promotion of Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope in 1980, has died at the age of 78.
She said her husband, who she married in 2009, was"full of life, full of mischief, wanted everything to be an adventure, and it was." Fox's legacy also set the framework for the annual Terry Fox Run, that would ignite cancer research in Canada, raising more than $850 million since 1980, says the Terry Fox Foundation website.
Vigars published a book last year, with Ian Harvey, titled"Terry & Me: The Inside Story of Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope." Released on Aug. 29, 2023, the book is about the Marathon of Hope from Vigars' perspective.
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