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The Tragic Death Of Pat Quinn, Co-Founder Of The Ice Bucket Challenge

You may not have heard of or remember Pat Quinn, but if you were active on social media back in 2014, you'd most definitely have heard about the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, which began as a dare: take a bucket of ice water, dump it over your head, make a video of that and post it onto social media.

November 23, 2020 · 1 min · 84 words · Lisa Hughes

Quinn passed away on Sunday of ALS; he was 38 (viaAssociated Press).

“Pat fought ALS with positivity and bravery and inspired all around him.

…,” the ALS Association said in a statement. "

Pat Quinn, Center, with Arianna Huffington

Our thoughts are with the Quinn family and all of his friends and supporters.

Pat was loved by many of us within the ALS community and around the world."

“There are warriors all over the world unwilling to accept it as a death sentence.

Pat Quinn

… We will never stop fighting together.