The Tom Coughlin Jay Fund has been honored over the years to have so many champions spreading the word about our mission to BE THERE for families tackling childhood cancer. However, we could never have done anything or helped anyone had it not been for the impact of Jay McGillis, and because of him, we’re excited to announce that 2014’s …
Memories of Boston College St. Jay
Twenty-one years ago this month, Boston College’s Jay McGillis lost his fight against cancer, but his legacy lives on for perpetuity through the Tom Coughlin Jay Fund Foundation, created in his honor to help families who are tackling childhood cancer. Resigned to death after his body rejected a bone marrow transplant from his oldest brother Michael, McGillis returned home for …
Jay McGillis’s Legacy Set to Compete in the Highland Games
We received a message on Facebook from a gentleman named Mike, a Boston College fan, who had a very touching message to share about a guy he never met…named Jay McGillis. Rather than paraphrasing and not doing the message justice, here it is: “Hi. I don’t know who will eventually read this but I’ll write anyway. My name is Mike. …