Christine Pendergast spoke to SJC Long Island students Tuesday, April 5, about ALS, her late husband Chris Pendergast, and the legacy he has left behind after his own battle with…
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Fifteen years. More than $20,000 donated. Countless steps taken, tears shed and smiles shared. St. Joseph’s College is celebrating ALS Awareness Month this May while looking back at all the…
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St. Joseph’s Community Mourns the Loss of Chris Pendergast
by Sam Miller
by Sam Miller
In 1993, doctors told him he had two or three years to live. But the ALS-fighter Chris Pendergast, Sc.D., defied the odds for nearly 30 years. He died at the…
Students from SJC Long Island and SJC Brooklyn in May joined up with ALS-fighter Christopher Pendergast for the 22nd annual Ride for Life.