MONTREAL — Every year for 43 years, Montrealer Eddy Nolan took to the streets for a Terry Fox Run, usually carrying a big red and white Terry Fox flag on a pole as packs of schoolchildren jogged behind him.
On Friday — the anniversary of the day Fox began his cross-country Marathon of Hope for cancer research in 1980 — the longtime marathon runner and Terry Fox advocate chose to end his life through medical assistance in dying. Complications from cancer treatment had robbed him of his quality of life, he said in an interview days before his death.
At age 22, he decided to train for his first marathon, and he found it hard. Then one night, he turned on the news and saw coverage of Terry Fox's run. He was blown away. The home Nolan shared with his longtime partner Mary and their dog is a testament to his lifetime commitment to honouring Fox's legacy. There is a certificate from that first Terry Fox run, pictures signed by Fox's family and friends, and paintings, drawings and banners.
Roslyn elementary school, where Nolan worked for 13 years, organized a walk in his honour Friday."Terry Fox inspired Eddy, and in turn, he inspired us," said former Roslyn principal Nick Katalifos.
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