Pat McMahon nearly caught up to Terry Fox in 1981

Terry Fox’s story has inspired countless people over more than four decades and Chatham’s Pat McMahon is one of them.McMahon has been involved with Terry Fox Runs since it began Sept., 13, 1981, just months after Fox’s death on June 28 that year at age 22 after the osteogenic sarcoma (bone cancer) he was diagnosed with spread to his lungs.“I caught on to Terry’s story from the get-go, because I was travelling back to university right behind him,” he said.McMa