Gerard Stopyra

More Than Pink Walk Alumni
Team Captain

My Achievements

Made a Personal Donation

$100

Milestone: $100

$250 $250

Milestone: $250

$500

Milestone: $500

$1,000

Milestone: $1000

Received Five Donations

Hit My Goal

My Story

In 2019 Alicia, my beautiful wife, best friend and mother of my two amazing boys was diagnosed with Inflammatory Breast Cancer.  At the age of 48, Alicia fought like no other person could.  After recovering from her surgeries we would attend her chemo sessions and immediately go to my oldest son’s football games.  Days later she was back in the gym working out and running 10 miles a week as she had done since she was 17 years old.  She was determined to beat this disease with everything she had for her two boys, never missing a football, baseball or hockey game.  Her will to see her children grow allowed her to fight and continue to be the greatest mother and friend anyone could have asked.  Christmas, Halloween and Thanksgiving remained unchanged.  Her smile radiated a room when she entered and never did she want or ask for any attention.  Every day Alicia would make her way to work to be “normal” and to not talk about her illness “because if I do I will know I am sick”, which she did until 9 days before she passed away. When the cancer came back she fought even harder and harder for her family until 2022 when she lost her courageous fight.  She was my angel on earth that taught me and anyone that met her that kindness and being a mom will let you do amazing things.  Alicia loved the beach and putting her feet in the sand and looking at what beautiful things the world gives us every day.  She made myself and my two boys see the same thing, as I was blessed with 33 amazing years that I spent with the most beautiful person on this earth.  She was my angel that I and our two children will never forget.  We love you always and I long to see your smile and to walk with you hand in hand on a beach for eternity.  Will you come walk with us?

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Guy and Susan Johnson
$154
Anonymous
Bob and Margie Loiseau
$103
Bret Arehart
$103
Jennifer Quigley-Cook
$100
Paul Stopyra
$100
Lawrence Flagler
$100
Gerard Stopyra
$100
Lisa Tretter
$100
Jeannine Allegra
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Jill Glenkowski
$100
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Jonathan Szynal
Joseph Bernauer
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