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Sean Duggans Run For Maureen & MS

Page Creator: John McHugh

Event: Hit the Road Running Pre-Marathon Party

Event Starts: Apr 19, 2009

Maureen Connolly

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MS Cure Fund Inc

MS Cure Fund is a national nonprofit organization based in Boston, MA started in 2004. It is dedicated to help create awareness, educate, and raise funds for research to help find a CURE for Multiple Sclerosis....

Fundraising target:	$5,000
So far I have raised:	$3,239.20

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My name is Sean Duggan

Growing up in the Boston area, I was always intrigued and amazed by the Boston Marathon and the people who endured the 26.2 miles. This year I will turn forty and decided to run the marathon with my good friend Matt McGonagle. We have been training with the L Street Runner's since the New Year and completed our twenty-mile training run from Hopkinton over Heartbreak Hill to Boston College this past weekend.

While training, I decided that I wanted to dedicate my long hours and miles of training to a good cause and someone dear. That is when I contacted the Connolly/McHugh family and asked if I could run the Marathon in Maureen's memory and to raise money for MS in the memory of her life and spirit.

Maureen Connolly was born on April 2, 1971. She was the youngest of three children to Michael and Trudy Connolly. She grew up in Watertown, Massachusetts. She passed away on May 26, 2008. She was only 37 years old.

Maureen battled with MS for the last 10 years but it took a huge toll on her the last year and a half of her life. Maureen fought through the pain and tried to get better but in the end her body was not willing.

She lived a full life for someone who left this world at such a young age. She saw more of the world than most people twice her age have. Adventures, new experiences and new friends were Maureen’s way of living life. She loved music and her favorite band was U2, so much so that she saw them over 50 times. She actually traveled to Ireland on numerous occasions just to see them. Maureen also loved to travel; she had seen much of the US, Europe, South America and the Caribbean. People often joked her favorite things in life were all-inclusive resorts, U2, Hello Kitty and small dogs.

Her energy and love of life was boundless.

As the years and disease moved on, Maureen was getting worse. She went from being a very independent person to someone who now required the assistance of others to get by. Maureen eventually moved back in with her parents in March of 2007. Mike and Trudy did everything they could to help their daughter to get better, but week-by-week she got worse. At first it was headaches and numbness, then it moved on to trouble holding things. In a matter of months Maureen found herself needing a walker and then a wheelchair. Finally in February of 2008 Maureen found herself in a rehabilitation home, her condition had progressed to the point where her parents could no longer care for her. She lost movement in most of her body and talking became very difficult for her, and her condition got worse even still. Her last few months were filled with more pain and disappointment than anyone should have to endure, especially someone as kind and gentile as Maureen.

Maureen’s family said good-bye to her on May 25, 2008. Her body was failing. She knew that this was her last night on Earth. She went to sleep that night and never woke up. She died in the morning on May 26, 2008 surrounded by her friends and family.

Maureen gave everything of herself to her friends and family because that was the kind of person she was. Maureen touched many people’s lives in one way or the other. She always went out of her way to help people in need. She was was very generous and always had a smile on her face. Her beautiful smile could light up a room and make you feel welcomed.

Maureen wanted people to remember her the way that she was, so outgoing and full of life.

Maureen left behind her parents, a sister, a niece, a niece that Maureen and I are godparents to, and many friends who miss her very much and are reminded each day that she is missing from their lives.

Maureen was a winner in the race of life, and though I will not win the Marathon, I am a winner for having the opportunity to run it in her name and for a great cause.

I thank you for you support.

Sponsors to date:

Display Name	Date	Amount	Comment
Sean and Bernadette Murphy	4/22/2009	$50.00	Well done Sean
Lori Lundberg	4/21/2009	$50.00	Sean, congratulations and thank you for running for Maureen and MS!
Petie & Eileen, Ballyconneely	4/19/2009	$50.00	With fond memories of Maureens many trips to Stella Maris.
Julia Fahey	4/17/2009	$50.00	Good Luck! Have a great run in honor of a great person!
Anonymous	4/16/2009	$25.00	Good Luck! Thank you!
Theresa McGoldrick	4/16/2009	$50.00	Thanks for honoring Maureen in this way. She was the best.
Lisa Wilson	4/6/2009	$25.00	What a great thing you are doing for Maureen AND her family. Best of luck!
John & Shirley Deveney	4/6/2009	$25.00	We only knew Maureen a short time, but sh was such a loving and caring person. She is truly missed b
Tony and Dottie Freiler	4/4/2009	$25.00	a wonderful tribute to Maureen and an honor to her mom and dad
Tom,Dina and TJ McHugh	4/4/2009	$20.00	Good Luck Sean! John's Cousin
BILL AND CAROL CURLEY	4/4/2009	$25.00	GOOD LUCK- WHAT A WONDERFUL ACCOUNT OF HER LIFE- COULD NOT HAVE HAD 2 MORE WONDERFUL PARENTS
Carol & Bill Keating (Maureen's aunt & uncle)	4/2/2009	$50.00	Good luck Sean. This is a beautiful account of Maureen's life.
Richie & Mary Mullahy	4/1/2009	$25.00	Good Luck
Barbara & Ron McDonough	3/31/2009	$25.00	Good Luck, Sean
Julia Maria Christine & family	3/31/2009	$50.00	Brilliant cause - good luck
PAT AND LANA LAVERY	3/31/2009	$60.00	To the memory of a beautiful girl who gave us lots of laughs and fond memories.
Pattie, David & Boys. Galway Cousins!	3/30/2009	$50.00	Delighted to donate in Maureen's memory for a great cause. Thanks
Josephine Connolly	3/30/2009	$50.00	Good Cause Sean
Bernie O'Malley	3/30/2009	$50.00	Well Done Sean
Paul,Rose,&Paul J Connolly	3/30/2009	$100.00	Thank you Sean for doing this
Kathie & Graham Gerade	3/30/2009	$25.00	With love to the Connolly family
Carl & Elyce Erickson	3/30/2009	$50.00	Good Luck with the Run and your Fundraising Goal; Both are Very Impressive!
The McCue's	3/28/2009	$25.00	God Bless Maureen. Good Luck Sean.
Bernadette O'Brien	3/26/2009	$50.00	Good luck Sean, I'll be cheering you on with Siobhan and the kids!
Trudy&Mike Connolly	3/25/2009	$370.00	In remembrance of the 37 years she was with us. We are very grateful to Sean.
Anonymous	3/21/2009	$25.00	Best wishes and a wonderful cause.
The Hutchinson/McLaughlin Gang	3/20/2009	$50.00	We are proud of you Sean!
Christine Patch	3/19/2009	$25.00	I'll be running with, or most likely, behind, you...good luck!!
4LEAF, Inc.	3/19/2009	$100.00	Cousin Pat and Brother Kevin
Lorraine & Pete Burke	3/17/2009	$20.00	Good luck Sean!
Brian McDonnell	3/17/2009	$25.00	Friend of Tricia & John. Good luck Sean!
Friend of John McHugh	3/15/2009	$25.00	Let's find a cure!
Dianne Davidson	3/14/2009	$30.00	Best of luck! Maureen is a great inspiration.
Mal Sweeney	3/14/2009	$50.00	Sean, very classy, Good Luck!
Sean Lally	3/13/2009	$50.00	Great job Sean
Anonymous	3/13/2009	$100.00	Good Luck Sean
Donna Mofford	3/13/2009	$35.00	This is a loving thing for you to do.
Deirdre Durkin	3/12/2009	$25.00	Gra mor to the Connolly family
Linda Rolon	3/12/2009	$35.00	What a generous person you are Sean. I am sure Mike,Trudy,Trish, John, Gracie & Guiness are honored.
Kathleen Connolly (Maureen's cousin)	3/12/2009	$100.00	Thank you so much for running in memory of Maureen. She is truly missed!
Dwyer Family	3/12/2009	$25.00	"Good Luck Sean"
The Lacey Family	3/11/2009	$50.00	Good luck Sean. You should train by running around Turner's a few hundred times :)
Marie Colbert (BayState friend)	3/11/2009	$100.00	Good luck Sean!
Anonymous	3/11/2009	$40.00	Friend of a friend here. U2 used to end their shows with a song called "40", so $40 it is....
Eileen King	3/10/2009	$100.00
Musicians of "The Cape Tradition"	3/10/2009	$50.00	We'll all be with you ... in spirit, of course!
John & Cindy MacDonald	3/9/2009	$25.00	Friend Of Mike & Trudy/Thanks Sean!!
Stephanie Stratton	3/9/2009	$25.00	Friend of Maureen and the Connolly family
Tom Connolly	3/9/2009	$23.00	U=21st letter U+2 = 23 Maureen would like that. Good luck Sean!
Grace Timlin (Galway)	3/9/2009	$30.00	Friend of family. Played fiddle w Mike and Trudie
Ann Keel	3/9/2009	$25.00	Run like the Wind!
Judy Santiago	3/8/2009	$25.00	What a wonderful touching story; best of luck!
Diane Sigren	3/7/2009	$25.00	Good Luck!
Jen Hecking -work with Siobhan	3/7/2009	$25.00	What a great cause!
Orlando Family	3/7/2009	$50.00
Bill and Ruth Barrett	3/7/2009	$25.00	Good Luck Sean and Matt Will be watching the racel
Trish, John and Grace McHugh	3/6/2009	$200.00	Thank you Sean for running the Boston Marathon in memory of my sister. It means so much to us.
Stephanie and DJ Cyr	3/6/2009	$25.00	A great charity in memory of such a special person. Good luck Sean!
Kevin & Kate Duggan	3/6/2009	$100.00	brother and sister-in-law to Sean
Matt & Kathleen McGonagle	3/6/2009	$50.00	Friends of Tricia & John, oh and Sean too.
Joe Smaller	3/6/2009	$40.00	Friend of John
Jennifer Blakely (one of Maureen's best friends)	3/6/2009	$26.20	You'll have an Angel with you that day! Good Luck!
Sean Fleming	3/6/2009	$25.00	Run like the wind Sean!
Friend of John McHugh	3/6/2009	$20.00	Best of luck!
Random Guy	3/6/2009	$20.00	Best of luck to you!
charley!worked with siobhan	3/6/2009	$20.00	good luck with training maybe see you there..

	* Total raised online:	$3,239.20
	Amount raised offline:	$0.00
	Grand Total:	$3,239.20

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