Cancer places a tremendous emotional and financial burden on both the individual faced with the disease, as well as the family supporting them through their struggle. The Patrick Comer Courage Foundation’s mission is to seek ways to ease these burdens and to promote greater overall awareness of pancreatic cancer. We understand that the challenges may differ from case to case. Our foundation will maintain the flexibility to address each situation independently, providing support where it is necessary. Examples of the type of support that we will deliver include, but are not limited to financial grants supplementing:

• Medical bills
• Childcare expenses
• Travel and lodging costs
• Other household expenses incurred during treatment

"Living with cancer often begins as an individual journey, but it doesn’t necessarily have to end that way." - Mr. Jim Comer

Each year we will select deserving candidates to be recipients of a financial grant to help ease their burden.

The Patrick Comer Courage Foundation was founded in the spring of 2008 around these goals and in honor of Patrick Comer and his courage in the face of his cancer. Patrick Comer passed away in March of 2008 after his courageous personal battle. His story is one of inspiration and hope.

Patrick attended Thomas Prince School, skied at Wachusett Mountain, and played on the Pop Warner football team. He went on to St. John’s High School graduating in 1990.

Patrick attended Assumption College and graduated in 1994. He held various management positions in financial sales. His last position was Regional Vice-President of Mainstay Investments, a division of New York Life.

Patrick got married in October 2007. “The wedding was Patrick’s last opportunity to bring family and friends together. He partied the night before and had a wonderful time at his wedding. But things started to go downhill after that,” Comer said. “In December he was admitted to Mass General Hospital and doctors there found the cancer had spread. He never fully recovered after that.”

Patrick was an avid skier, golfer, sailor, sport fisherman, skeet shooter and enjoyed motor sports. He enjoyed baseball, especially watching the Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians and NFL football, and he attended many Patriots and Cleveland Browns games.

The Foundation lives on today in Patrick's memory through friends, family, admirers, the larger community and with your support, as a non-profit organization [IRS 501 (c) (3)].