This is, by far, the hardest memorial to write! Joshua Pate is the inspirational half of our team “Defying the Odds” and he is the reason we have this name! Joshua defied the odds for 22 years! Josh was diagnosed with an Ependymoma at the young age of 4. Six years after that, his cancer came back and never left for good. In his 26 years of life, Josh had 9 craniotomies and ( I may be a little off) 10 recurrence’s! During all of his fight he even became hemiplegic. But guess what, HE NEVER GAVE UP! I am so lucky that Josh was able to do my first 2 Detroit events with me, but so heartbroken not to have him by my side this year! This year, my 10 year cancerversary, is dedicated to the guy that makes me keep fighting! Every one on this team and almost everyone I know, knows Josh’s story, and today is for him! On June 17th, 2025, I lost the strongest guy I’ve ever met! Joshua Matthew Pate, I will keep fighting because that’s what you always did! I love you so much