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Remembering Pete Frates, five years after his passing

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Chris Anselmo
Dec 11, 2024
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A screenshot of The Pete Frates foundation website. On the right is a picture of Pete wearing a white baseball uniform holding a microphone.
Image from the Pete Frates Family Foundation website.

Monday, December 9th, was the fifth anniversary of the passing of Pete Frates from ALS. Although I never got the chance to meet him, he made an indelible impact on my life.

In the summer of 2014, Pete, along with his friend Pat Quinn, helped launch the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, a viral social media phe…

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