Services Set For Pat Quinn, Co-Founder Of Ice Bucket Challenge

YONKERS, NY — Funeral arrangements have been announced for the co-founder of the popular Ice Bucket Challenge.

Pat Quinn, a Yonkers resident, died Sunday at the age of 37.

Visiting hours will be from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at Flower Funeral Home, 714 Yonkers Ave. in Yonkers.

A funeral mass will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. John the Baptist, 670 Yonkers Ave., with interment to follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.

Quinn was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which is also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, seven years ago.

He saw an Ice Bucket Challenge on the social media for the late Anthony Senerchia, of Pelham, and he and Pete Frates, who also had ALS, popularized the challenge as a way to raise donations for The ALS Association and research into the disease.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. There is no known cure for the disease, which usually strikes people between the ages of 40 and 70. About 20,000 Americans currently suffer from the disease.

Quinn is survived by his parents Rosemary and Patrick Quinn, two brothers, a grandmother and a large extended family.

Donations to www.Q4TW.com are preferred.