Dreith George III was victorious on stage last year at Alton Miles for Meso the race. He and his team, the Georgie Porgie Meso Patrol, had won the "Top Team Fundraising".
These are the first participants of the race of the year were able to form a team and raise money leading to the race. Meso Patrol Georgie Porgie and 17 other teams, as well as several collections of individual funds, has raised an additional $ 5,000 for the advocacy organization with diseases of asbestos, for a grand total of about 30 000 $ amassed.
George Dreith III and Sue Tanney, an employee of Simmons Hanly Conroy and personal friend of the Dreith family, accepts the 2014 Award "Top Team Fundraising." Tanney is the captain of the team Georgie Porgie Meso Patrol, which raises funds and awareness in memory of George for the 2015 race
"George was overwhelmed by the amount of support he has received, "Chris told his wife about the race last year.
George shared his story, his fight against mesothelioma that day on the stage while his team of 65 members and hundreds other participants listened. He was born in Wood River, Ill., and grew up in Alton, Ill., in the 1950s and 60s as a member of a family of blue-collar. His father worked as a mechanic aviation, and his mother worked in a dry cleaning Alton.
in April 2014, he was diagnosed with mesothelioma due to asbestos exposure, there decades. Companies that manufacture products containing asbestos knew about the dangers of asbestos. Instead of sharing their knowledge, they remained silent. Put profits over people.
Despite the injustice surrounding the circumstances of his diagnosis, George remained positive and promised to take daily rest of his life, Chris said.
"George enjoyed moments everyday in life this year: play many rounds of golf with his son Tyler, lying on the couch watching their favorite shows while sitting on the screened porch in back his house and visiting with friends and family, "she said
.in the November after his diagnosis, he became a" Paw Paw "for the first time in Miles George. a year after his diagnosis, he proudly market his daughter Alison in the driveway.
Unfortunately, George lost his battle with mesothelioma, on 12 June this year. he and Chris have celebrated their 37 e wedding anniversary in July. his friends and family remember him for his friendly character, positive attitude and constant smile.. He is sorely missed
during his illness, George held a diary in which he put forward this request to his family and friends:
"I ask you to do two things for me. First, every morning looks to the sky and thank God for another great day on this Earth, and enjoy it with your family and friends. Second, please go to the love you have shown me the other. You can not believe how mean it. Thank you for being my friend. "
His fight against cancer inspired by Alton Miles will remember this year for Meso race on September 26 which is also the National Mesothelioma Awareness Day. Meso patrol Georgie Porgie is proud to participate in another Miles for Meso race this year to raise more money for the fight against this devastating disease and to honor their friend George H. Dreith III.
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