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Remembering Phil Everson
By Casey Leger that no one else has had a positive and this year he ran what would
diagnosis. have been the 5km version of the
he death of a loved one is According to the Eversons, doctors St. Lawrence Marathon, on the day
Tnever easy, but when that recommend that anyone with that it had been scheduled.
loved one is young and healthy, the arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy The photo accompanying this
aftermath can be truly staggering. abstain from exercise. Philip, they article is a special one. “This is a
Johneen and Tom Everson’s son, say was an avid runner. “He ran his picture of Phil on the day he died,”
Philip passed away at the finish first Army Race before he was old explains Tom. “This picture was
line of the Army Run in Ottawa in enough to drive,” explains Tom. given to us by the Army. They were
September of 2019, a little over a “He did the 5k. The Army run was awesome. A representative from
year ago. What the couple didn’t very special to him.” the Army Run came to our house
know - what no one knew - was that and gave us this picture, Phil’s
Philip had a rare genetic condition: “In a way,” adds Johneen, “it was a race day bib, his finisher medal –
arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy, blessing that he didn’t know [about appropriately they are dog tags –
a genetic condition that doctors the myopathy]. Philip started and a letter of condolences from
believe affects about 1 in 5000 walking at nine months and was on the Commander of the Canadian
people. the run ever since.” Army. Apparently, the picture was
taken near Rideau Hall, which was
“This is the first time we’re talking Tom, a product advisor with a little less than halfway through
about it publicly,” says Johneen, Cornwall Toyota, is continuing the 21 km race.”
an elementary school teacher with the Everson running tradition
thirty-two years’ experience. “It’s by participating in runs himself, As tragic as this story is, the
a relief to get it out there.” including the Army Run. “That Eversons are proud that Phil’s
one is amazing,” says Tom. “To desire to give back to St. Lawrence
Philip’s postmortem precipitated see those veterans crossing the Secondary School has become
a flurry of medical testing for the finishing line is inspirational.” a reality through the “Phil
Eversons and their extended family Everson Memorial Fund”, a fund
to determine if anyone else has a He’s also done the Raisin River Photo Submitted that annually awards a $1500
similar condition. They’re thankful Footrace, the Cornwall Triathlon, scholarship to a deserving graduate.
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