A True Icon andHero
Thirty years ago he did maybe what no one else could,
Electing to run across the nation for cancer as he would,
Raising millions of dollars for vital disease research,
Realizing a dream upon which a pedestal he deserved to perch,
Young of age and heart yet full of unbridled courage and so brave,
Fighting until the very end when his lungs too finally gave,
Only a cure has not yet been found,
Xtraordinary man whose legacy will forever resound!