Captain Rudy Garza, Jr. and Chad Treece are shown fishing in the waters of the Laguna Madre. (Courtesy photo)
By COLE AVERY
San Benito News
Captain Rudy Garza, Jr. is known for his high-profile fishing charters in the Laguna Madre and beyond. His crews have won first-places in divisions of the Texas International Fishing Tournament for the last three years, and this week he plans to make it a fourth year of winning.
But Tuesday, on the eve of TIFT, Garza made a charter of a different sort. This charter wasn’t about catching trophies; it was about realizing a dream.
Chad Treece, a 14-year-old from Warsaw, Mo., is terminally ill with epithelioid sarcoma. It’s a very rare form of cancer that spreads rapidly. It’s a cancer the young man has been battling for a year.
“There’s no cure. It’s like one in a million. St. Jude’s doesn’t even have treatment. That’s how rare it is,” said Lisa Duckworth, Treece’s mother.
Want the whole story? Pick up a copy of the August 5 edition of the San Benito News, or subscribe to our E-Edition by clicking here.
Recent Comments