Just weeks after the lacrosse community rallied together to raise money for Chris Bocklet and assistant NCAA coaches on the fundraising platform GoFundMe, it has come together yet again.
Colin Clive, a 2014 graduate of Siena from Massapequa (N.Y.), tragically lost both of his parents within the same week. Clive’s mother, Barbara, died from complications of pneumonia. Dave Clive died just days after. He had a heart attack and had a stent put in before going home and suffering a fatal heart attack, Stegner said.
Clive, a former professional soccer player in the United Kingdom, was still working at age 70 to maintain health coverage for his son, who has been battling brain cancer for the past two years. According to the GoFundMe, which was written by Stegner, Clive has recently started an experimental treatment that is successfully fighting the metastatic cancer.
The GoFundMe campaign has raised over $360,000 at the time of this writing. “It was set up to give Colin financial stability and take the burden off Colin about worrying about any ancillary expenses that will come up,” Kenny Carpenter, a high school and college teammate of Colin’s, said. “Our main priority is that Colin focuses on battling his cancer.”
Stegner said Colin Clive is “overwhelmed by the support” and that he personally has had his faith in humanity restored.
You can find the GoFundMe here.