The funeral for Tony Proudfoot was held today. For anyone not knowing, he was a star defensive back for the Als in the 70's, then moved on into teaching and broadcasting. He was diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) in 2007. He then made it his mission to raise awareness for the disease while penning several articles in The Montreal Gazette describing his progression, or lack thereof. A sad but inspiring story of a disease with no cure or known cause.
Here are his articles from the Gazette in order.
May 2007
Dec 2008
Dec 2009
May 2010
Dec 2010
Final Posthumous Article