angel.

thanks for forwarding to the list.  Last night was one of the most imotional
nights of our lives.  I've never experienced such an awesome sceene in my
life.  I'll let Jeremy tell you more when he is up to it.

Jenifer Gilley
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Subject: Fw: 24-hour walker in Liberty sees his goal


I know I said I wouldn't forward anything more to the list, but as both
these fine people are on our e-church list I thought an exception could be
made this once.  Also Jennifer and Jeremy may not have seen the article.
24-hour walker in Liberty sees his goal


> Tribune Chronicle, OH, USA
> Saturday, May 19, 2007
>
> 24-hour walker in Liberty sees his goal
>
> By BILL RODGERS
>
> cAPTION: Jenifer and Jeremy Gilley and their seeing-eye dogs, Star and
> Snowball, walk in the Liberty Relay For Life at Church Hill Park Friday.
> See more photos on CU by visiting cu.tribune-chronicle.com Tribune
> Chronicle / Chuck Schenck
>
> LIBERTY - A handful of participants at the Liberty Relay for Life are
> attempting to walk a solid 24 hours, but one of them has some help from
> his seeing eye dog, Snowball.
>
> Jeremy Gilley of Broadview Heights, who is legally blind, said he would be
> walking for 16 members of his family who died of cancer and one family
> member recently diagnosed. He wore their names on a T-shirt Friday as he
> waited for the Relay to step off at 6 p.m. Friday.
>
> ''My family has lost a lot to cancer,'' he said. ''I don't think anyone's
> ready to walk 24 hours. But I made sure that this was something I wanted
> to do.''
>
> Jeremy and his wife, Jenifer, were among 25 people in the Boardman
> Wal-Mart group walking in Liberty's Church Hill Park in the yearly event
> that raises money for the American Cancer Society. Out of about 40 teams
> at the event, organizer Carole S. Weimer said Jeremy would be one of about
> five participants attempting the solid 24-hour walk.
>
> Weimer said 24-hour walkers are permitted 10-minute breaks every hour.
>
> Jenifer said she had faith in her husband of a year and a half: ''He can
> do it. There's no doubt.
>
> Jeremy said, ''If I can't, then I've still done more than most.''
>
> Jeremy said he would use his dog at night when there would be fewer people
> walking the track. To pass the time, he will chat with the other walkers,
> listen to his Walkman and think about his family.
>
> ''I'm going to keep my family in mind. They're going to be pushing me
> on,'' he said.
>
> The Gilleys favorite event at the Relay is the luminary ceremony.
>
> ''It's very moving when they read the names of the people who passed away
> from cancer,'' said Jenifer, who lost three family members to the disease.
>
> Weimer said this year's Relay has a fundraising goal of $192,000. Jeremy
> Gilley said he had mixed emotions when taking pledges for his walk.
>
> ''It shouldn't be an issue that I'm visually impaired. My focus is more on
> this life-taking disease,'' he said.
>
> Jeremy said that people should be aware of cancer's warning signs, keep
> healthy and have regular checkups.
>
> ''Be aware. It's out there and it's not going away anytime soon,'' he
> said.
>
> The Liberty Relay is one of five in Trumbull County. Next up is Cortland
> on June 9 and 10. In Mahoning County, the Boardman Relay is this weekend,
> and Austintown will be June 2 and 3.
>
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> http://www.tribune-chronicle.com/News/articles.asp?articleID=18249
>