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. 
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> 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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