THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – Friday, March 13, 2020 ~ THE ADVOCATE ASKS ~ Page 3 Saugus runner says she may join some Samaritan teammates on their own race if COVID-19 cancels the Boston Marathon Editor’s Note: For this week’s paper, we sat down with Stephanie Jandrys, a 32-year-old Saugus resident who hopes to be running in what will be her first and last Boston Marathon. Jandrys says she will be disappointed if the Boston Athletic Association – along with city, state and federal officials – decide to postpone the race scheduled for Patriots Day, April 20, because of concerns that COVID-19 might jeopardize the health of runners and the public. But even if this year’s race is cancelled, Jandrys says, she still might run. Jandrys is a member of this year’s Samaritans Marathon Team. She lost her cousin Teddy Fusco to suicide two years ago. She and her family members participate in the Samaritans annual 5K event each year and are passionate about raising funds and awareness and educating the public about the important issue of suicide prevention. She is a Revere native and a 2006 graduate of Pope John XXIII High School in Everett. She has been involved in fitness activities since her childhood. She played varsity soccer and basketball for four years at Pope “HE WAS LIKE MY BROTHER”: Stephanie Jandrys says she adored her cousin, Teddy Fusco, who worked for 20 years at the State House in Boston. Fusco, wearing a Santa Claus outfit, is shown her in a 1997 family photo when Jandrys was nine years old. She plans to run for “Team Teddy” in honor of her cousin and to raise funds for the Samaratans in this year’s Boston Marathon. (Courtesy Photo to The Saugus Advocate) John. She was captain of the soccer team from her sophomore through senior years. She also captained the basketball team during her junior and senior years. She returned to her alma mater to coach the soccer and basketball teams for three years. In recent years, she has trained to box and has a 1-1 record in two amateur boxing matches. Since 2017, she has worked as ASKS | SEE PAGE 17
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