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Rochester~ N.Y.~ Monday Evening, April 9 :1979
Brian Culligan, 14, Dies;
Knew Pain but Not Fear
Cancer Patient told family he'd be happy
By BOB MARCOTTE
Brian Ambrose Culligan of 38 Lake View Park knew from the first he faced an uphill fight against painful bone cancer.
But. Family members say he endured it with a faith that was an inspiration to others.
Brian died Saturday {April 7, 1979) at 14.
His mother Carol recalled the time Brian told her he wanted to die. She asked him if it was because he wanted to be rid of the pain.
"No to be in heaven," Brian replied. 'He frequently told his family and friends not to be sad. Mrs. Culligan added "He told us 'I'm going to be so happy, I'm not afraid."
Brian suffered from· a rare form of bone cancer called Ewing sarcoma. Only about 200 cases a rear are reported in this country. Brian spent much of the last 16 months at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md. The hospital there has·a special unit which studies rare forms of cancer. · ,
Mrs. Culligan said the doctors there leveled with Brian about the seriousness of the disease. That did not deter him from making friends with other patients --- old and young ---and keeping up his interest in sports by playing pool. "He loved anything that had to do with a ball."
Brian was a student at Holy Rosary School, 420 Lexington Ave. A scholarship fund has been established in his name there. He had become a member of the school's basketball team shortly before he was stricken with the disease in December 1977.
He spent the last three weeks of his
life in St. Mary's Hospital.
Brian is· survived by his parents, John and Carol Culligan; eight sisters Rose Maria Davis, Carol Dady, Lisa, Mary Jo, Martha, Monica, Christen and Caitlin; two brothers, John and Michael; his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Rosamond Kuhn and his paternal grandparents, Rose and John Culligan.
Rochester~ N.Y.~ Monday Evening, April 9 :1979
Brian Culligan, 14, Dies;
Knew Pain but Not Fear
Cancer Patient told family he'd be happy
By BOB MARCOTTE
Brian Ambrose Culligan of 38 Lake View Park knew from the first he faced an uphill fight against painful bone cancer.
But. Family members say he endured it with a faith that was an inspiration to others.
Brian died Saturday {April 7, 1979) at 14.
His mother Carol recalled the time Brian told her he wanted to die. She asked him if it was because he wanted to be rid of the pain.
"No to be in heaven," Brian replied. 'He frequently told his family and friends not to be sad. Mrs. Culligan added "He told us 'I'm going to be so happy, I'm not afraid."
Brian suffered from· a rare form of bone cancer called Ewing sarcoma. Only about 200 cases a rear are reported in this country. Brian spent much of the last 16 months at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md. The hospital there has·a special unit which studies rare forms of cancer. · ,
Mrs. Culligan said the doctors there leveled with Brian about the seriousness of the disease. That did not deter him from making friends with other patients --- old and young ---and keeping up his interest in sports by playing pool. "He loved anything that had to do with a ball."
Brian was a student at Holy Rosary School, 420 Lexington Ave. A scholarship fund has been established in his name there. He had become a member of the school's basketball team shortly before he was stricken with the disease in December 1977.
He spent the last three weeks of his
life in St. Mary's Hospital.
Brian is· survived by his parents, John and Carol Culligan; eight sisters Rose Maria Davis, Carol Dady, Lisa, Mary Jo, Martha, Monica, Christen and Caitlin; two brothers, John and Michael; his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Rosamond Kuhn and his paternal grandparents, Rose and John Culligan.
Suggested edits from mbkmueller ID 49503689. Thank You.
Rochester~ N.Y.~ Monday Evening, April 9 :1979
Brian Culligan, 14, Dies;
Knew Pain but Not Fear
Cancer Patient told family he'd be happy
By BOB MARCOTTE
Brian Ambrose Culligan of 38 Lake View Park knew from the first he faced an uphill fight against painful bone cancer.
But. Family members say he endured it with a faith that was an inspiration to others.
Brian died Saturday {April 7, 1979) at 14.
His mother Carol recalled the time Brian told her he wanted to die. She asked him if it was because he wanted to be rid of the pain.
"No to be in heaven," Brian replied. 'He frequently told his family and friends not to be sad. Mrs. Culligan added "He told us 'I'm going to be so happy, I'm not afraid."
Brian suffered from· a rare form of bone cancer called Ewing sarcoma. Only about 200 cases a rear are reported in this country. Brian spent much of the last 16 months at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md. The hospital there has·a special unit which studies rare forms of cancer. · ,
Mrs. Culligan said the doctors there leveled with Brian about the seriousness of the disease. That did not deter him from making friends with other patients --- old and young ---and keeping up his interest in sports by playing pool. "He loved anything that had to do with a ball."
Brian was a student at Holy Rosary School, 420 Lexington Ave. A scholarship fund has been established in his name there. He had become a member of the school's basketball team shortly before he was stricken with the disease in December 1977.
He spent the last three weeks of his
life in St. Mary's Hospital.
Brian is· survived by his parents, John and Carol Culligan; eight sisters Rose Maria Davis, Carol Dady, Lisa, Mary Jo, Martha, Monica, Christen and Caitlin; two brothers, John and Michael; his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Rosamond Kuhn and his paternal grandparents, Rose and John Culligan.
Rochester~ N.Y.~ Monday Evening, April 9 :1979
Brian Culligan, 14, Dies;
Knew Pain but Not Fear
Cancer Patient told family he'd be happy
By BOB MARCOTTE
Brian Ambrose Culligan of 38 Lake View Park knew from the first he faced an uphill fight against painful bone cancer.
But. Family members say he endured it with a faith that was an inspiration to others.
Brian died Saturday {April 7, 1979) at 14.
His mother Carol recalled the time Brian told her he wanted to die. She asked him if it was because he wanted to be rid of the pain.
"No to be in heaven," Brian replied. 'He frequently told his family and friends not to be sad. Mrs. Culligan added "He told us 'I'm going to be so happy, I'm not afraid."
Brian suffered from· a rare form of bone cancer called Ewing sarcoma. Only about 200 cases a rear are reported in this country. Brian spent much of the last 16 months at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md. The hospital there has·a special unit which studies rare forms of cancer. · ,
Mrs. Culligan said the doctors there leveled with Brian about the seriousness of the disease. That did not deter him from making friends with other patients --- old and young ---and keeping up his interest in sports by playing pool. "He loved anything that had to do with a ball."
Brian was a student at Holy Rosary School, 420 Lexington Ave. A scholarship fund has been established in his name there. He had become a member of the school's basketball team shortly before he was stricken with the disease in December 1977.
He spent the last three weeks of his
life in St. Mary's Hospital.
Brian is· survived by his parents, John and Carol Culligan; eight sisters Rose Maria Davis, Carol Dady, Lisa, Mary Jo, Martha, Monica, Christen and Caitlin; two brothers, John and Michael; his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Rosamond Kuhn and his paternal grandparents, Rose and John Culligan.
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