Norris Pearson, manager of the Houston Field House and Conference Services, is an avid marathon runner who has decided to run two marathons in the coming months in honor of Troy Police Sergeant James O’Brien, who was diagnosed with leukemia last summer. Pearson has set a fund-raising goal of $7,000 for the
Team in Training/Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. On Oct. 10, Pearson held a fund-raising dinner in the Russell Sage Dining Hall. More than 55 attended the event.
Pictured at right: Norris Pearson, Sgt. James O'Brien, and Rensselaer County Executive Kathy Jimino.
To learn more about this endeavor, contact Pearson at pearsn@rpi.edu.
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