Tag: Justin Smithey
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Man to walk over 100 miles across northern Colorado to bring awareness to friend’s cancer fight
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Jim Hickey has walked thousands of miles during his life and many of those miles have brought attention to someone who is battling cancer. His mission began nearly 24 years ago when he quit his job, sold his car and moved out of his New York…
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Fort Collins man completes 108-mile walk for 21-year-old brain cancer patient
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After 24 days of walking, 59-year-old Jim Hickey finished his journey from Cheyenne, Wyo., to Denver on Sunday, dealing with 70 mph winds, freezing temperatures and very sore feet to raise money for a man he had never met. For the past 24 years, Hickey,…
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Fort Collins man has been walking to help cancer victims for 24 years
When Jim Hickey lost his father and nearly his brother to cancer within the span of a year in 1996, his life changed forever. He moved out of his apartment, sold his car, quit his job and began a journey from New York to Los Angeles on foot with only a giant backpack filled with…