Westchester man who served as inspiration for Ice Bucket Challenge dies at 46
<p>A Westchester man who served as inspiration for the Ice Bucket Challenge has died. Anthony Senerchia lived with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, known as Lou Gehrig's disease, for 14 years.</p>
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Nov 27, 2017, 10:14 PM
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A Westchester man who served as inspiration for the Ice Bucket Challenge has died.
Anthony Senerchia lived with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, known as Lou Gehrig's disease, for 14 years.
Over eight weeks in 2014, the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge raised $115 million, with $89 million going toward research for treatment and a cure.
Senerchia was 46 years old.
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