Pat Quinn, who helped raise $220 million to fight amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or A.L.S., by promoting the Ice Bucket Challenge in 2014, died on Sunday, seven years after he learned he had the disease. His death, at St. John’s Riverside Hospital in Yonkers, N.Y., was confirmed by the A.L.S. Mr. Quinn did not create the challenge, in which people dumped buckets of ice water on their heads while pledging to donate money to fight A.L.S. “Pat changed the trajectory of the fight against A.L.S. “He inspired millions to get involved and care about people who are living with A.L.S.”

Source: New York Times November 23, 2020 03:10 UTC