Then he'll fly to Long Beach, Calif., and head east on foot, like some modern-day Merriweather Lewis in reverse. Or maybe a midlife crisis. The real motivation for Kevin's trip is to pay tribute to his father and the disease that felled him. A year after being diagnosed with soft tissue sarcoma, the elder Looney died in Kevin's Rockland County, N.Y., boyhood home. Of all soft tissue sarcoma cases, only a very small percentage are diagnosed in adults.
Children suffer from most of the cases.
His father had always been a walker. The day before he died, he spent hours pacing up and down the hallways. Inspired by his father's dedication and the universal high esteem in which he was held, Kevin pledged to take control of his own life to make it more meaningful. The money will be turned directly over the pediatric oncology facilities across the country. People can make a pledge to me or they can contribute money directly to a facility.