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ShareSCI Hall of Famer and Paralympian Dies
Paralympic athlete and Spinal Cord Injury Hall of Fame member, Randy Snow, 50, has passed away. Found in on November 19 by his friend and tennis coach, Bill Hammett, Snow had been in El Salvador teaching tennis. During his career, Snow won medals in basketball, track, and tennis and competed in four Paralympics. He was the first Paralympian inducted into the Olympic Hall of Fame.
"I was very sad to hear the news that Randy Snow has passed away," said Andy Hick, NSCIA Executive Committee Chair. "I did not know Randy as a friend, but as an acquaintance and as an admirer. He was one that literally kept the ball rolling, kept the sports movement progressing and kept the spirit moving forward. As active as he was, it is hard to believe he is quiet and still. He will be sorely missed in the sporting world, and by anyone that has met him."
"It's heartbreaking to learn of Randy's passing," writes NSCIA president and fellow wheelchair athlete, Patrick Maher. "(he had) the capacity to make others believe that they have value, that they are needed, that they are in fact critical to their own and their colleagues' success." (Read Maher's full tribute to Snow.)