Thursday Nov. 7, 2013 VOL. LV, ISSUE X
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Stephen Brown: alumnus, triathlete, hero BY JESSICA PARADYSZ Staff Writer
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tephen Brown is an accomplished business process manager at JP Morgan, triathlete, writer, speaker and a chronic leukemia patient. The world came crashing down on Feb. 24, 2006 when he was diagnosed with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, yet he did not let this date derail him. “My diagnosis is probably one of the best gifts I have ever gotten,” Brown said. Brown is a Cabrini alumnus, who came to school as a “reckless” soccer player on scholarship and left with strong relationships with friends, teammates and professors. He and his teammates lived and breathed soccer, sneaking into the gym at night to play indoors or in the dorms, breaking a few walls and windows in the process. Brown became captain of the team and was recognized as an MVP. The goalie looked up to his coach, teachers as well as basketball coach Jon Dzik. Continuing with his passion for soccer, Brown played until his early 30s on various club teams. One day his friend asked him to sign up for a triathalon. Although the triathlon was “completely foreign” from his world of soccer, Brown was quick to accept the challenge. “I borrowed a bike, wore a soccer goalie jersey, baggy sweatpants, sky diving helmet, and showed up to the race.” the slightly eccentric Brown said. Brown traded in his goalie gloves for the world of triathlons and was “immediately addicted” to the electric world of Iron Man racing. Through triathlons Brown strived to
set a good example for everyone PHOTO SUBMITTED BY STEVE BROWN involved. “Don’t race for bragging Triathlete Stephen Brown rights, race to grow. Be humble, your calls and e-mails, the daily blogs were footprints will be bigger, but footsteps an effective way to stay in-touch with will be quieter,” Brown said. people. Brown, a business administration Brown is also the author of “The Inner major and 1984 graduate, always had Athlete: Forever Ablaze,” “50 Fit Tips” a love of writing as a way to express “In Search of Center” and “Ironman himself. He started out by writing out Redefined.” The successful author finds notes to help him study and “Put [his] inspiration in many different arenas, including his friends, family, sports, survival and musings on life in general. “If it has any merit, I’m moved to write about it,” Brown said. Brown decided to keep doing what he loved and keep living after his diagnosis, and was determined to “Put an explanation point” on it. His family had hoped for a better year as 2005 was full of heartbreak. His father passed away and his mother had to undergo triple bypass surgery over Christmastime. The new shining year offered hope and healing. However, the diagnosis two months into the year threatened to halt all hopes of progress. Brown acknowledged that bad things happen to everybody, but he STEPHEN BROWN decided to “Put control on something that seemed uncontrollable.” own slant on it” Writing notes turned After undergoing four rounds of into writing race reports, which caught chemo, Brown trained in between treatthe attention of others and spawned five ments, running home from chemo, in books. order to be fit for the next rounds. He His first book, “My New Race,” is a wanted to be strong for his family and series of his blog entries from his web- they wanted to be involved. His two site, remissionman.com, which he cre- daughters were able to visit their father ated to keep people informed during during the grueling treatments. his diagnosis. Although Brown was not up to answering never ending phone SEE ‘TRIATHLETE’ ON PAGE 13
“Don’t race for bragging rights, race to grow. Be humble, your footprints will be bigger, but footsteps will be quieter.”
Cabrini Day 2013 Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013 List of Events:
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8:30 a.m. Mass 9:30 a.m. Mission Scavenger Hunt 10:30 a.m. Lead for Change 11:45 a.m. Celebrity Lunch 2:00 p.m. Keynote Presentation & Better Together Workshop, Mastronardi Service and Leadership Award Presentation 3:30 p.m. Reflection Relays 5:00 p.m. Speedfaithing: Interfaith Dialogue & Dinner