Run with the Heroes for SOTX

For Immediate Release: April 10, 2009

Thank you to everyone who laced up for the Run with the Heroes 5K Run/Walk, in memory of fallen APD Officer Amy Donovan and benefiting SOTX, on June 7 at Southpark Meadows!  Click here to view the race results.

Law Enforcement Torch Run officers remember fallen APD Officer Amy Donovan and run for Special Olympics Texas at the Run with the Heroes 5K Run/Walk on Sunday, June 7 at Waterloo Ice House in Southpark Meadows, located at 9600 I-35 South in Austin.  Join officers on the starting line at 8:00 a.m.  Online registration is now closed, but you can still register at Runtex at 422 W. Riverside in Austin on Friday and Saturday, as well as Day of Event on Sunday, June 7.  We hope to see you there!

Packet pick up is available at RunTex, located at 422 West Riverside on Friday, June 5 from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Saturday, June 6 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

The Law Enforcement Torch Run honors the spirit of the Special Olympics movement and the courage of its athletes.  On June 7, they will run to raise money to support athletes statewide and do so in the memory of a lost friend and colleague, APD officer Amy Donovan.  Officer Donovan died on October 31, 2004 when she was accidentally struck by a police cruiser during a foot chase. She was in her fifth month of service for the Austin Police Department. At the time of her death, she was 37 years old.  The suspect, Nickolas Jarmen, is currently serving a 4.5 year sentence for drug charges and is due to be released May 2009. Amy left behind a loving husband, Terry, and four beautiful children Chase, Annie, Amanda and Christopher. The Donovan family is currently supporting Senate and House bills to enhance the punishment for fleeing on foot from a police officer.

Olivia Newman
Public Relations Coordinator
Special Olympics Texas
onewman@sotx.org