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The Angel Fund honors eight running in Boston Marathon

The Angel Fund recently honored eight runners who participated in this year’s Boston Marathon in support of the organization’s ALS research at the Cecil B. Day Laboratory for Neuromuscular Research at UMass Medical Center. Among those who attended the event prior to the race were 

(kneeling, left to right) Bill Passman, 25 years; Angel Fund President Rich Kennedy, 29 years; and Angel Fund Director Joe Ruma. (Middle row, left to right)  Lindsey Kennedy, 2 years; Maggie Butcher, 2 years; and Meghan Osterlind, 12 years. (Back row, left to right) Angel Fund Director  Catherine Nigro; Scott Henderson, 2 years; Chris Higgins, first year, Russell Becker, 3 years; Chris Remer, former Angel Fund marathoner; and Dr. Robert H. Brown, Director of the Cecil B. Day Laboratory for Neuromuscular Research, UMass Medical Center





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