An Interview With the Terry Fox Foundation's Brett Kohli

On Sept. 1, 1980, just outside Thunder Bay, Ontario, the country was shocked to hear that the cancer had spread to his lungs and Fox had to stop his journey. Terry died in June 1981, but before he did, Isadore Sharp, founder of the Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, promised him that there would be an annual run in Fox's name to carry on what he had started. Fox gave a legacy that has resulted in more than $550 million worldwide raised for cancer research in his name. In 1988, the Terry Fox Foundation was established to carry on working toward Fox's goal of a cancer-free world.