The father of three Massachusetts children who were allegedly strangled by their mother will run the Boston Marathon on Sunday in memory of his murdered children.
Patrick Clancy, of Dexbury, is also participating in the 26.2-mile hike to raise money for Boston Children’s Hospital, where his baby died.
“My children have brought me so much joy and could not have made their father more proud,” he wrote in an article posted on the Boston Children’s Hospital website.
“Needless to say, their loss was devastating and it is a grief I will live with forever, but I am committed to honoring their memory by trying to make positive change.”
“In a lot of ways, I’m just trying to be more like them.” Their passion in life was contagious.
Clancy’s children – Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, seven months – were killed in January 2023. Their mother Lindsay Clancy, who apparently suffered from postpartum depression or postpartum psychosis, allegedly strangled at home before jumping. a window on the second floor.
As of Friday evening, Clancy had raised $48,310 of his $50,000 goal for the hospital. He will run the marathon with his “Happy Callan” bracelet and with a resin of his children’s handprints, he said in a statement.
Clancy remembers her children as “brave” and said her daughter loved “playing with the little ones” and “loved babies.”
“She always said that one day she wanted to be ‘a doctor and a mom,'” he wrote.
He remembers Dawson as “one of the friendliest toddlers you could ever meet,” who loved “fire trucks, Paw Patrol and his family” and could always “make people smile.”
Clancy remembered his youngest as a “happy baby” and missed his laugh.
Callan had spent his final moments in his father’s arms at Boston Children’s Hospital and the Dexbury native said he was “grateful” that the hospital gave him “a little more time with my boy.”
The infant died three days after the tragedy, while his sister and brother were pronounced dead on arrival at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Plymouth.
“I know he would have done great things in this world,” Callan’s father said.
Clancy had expressed concerns about his wife’s mental health to friends before the murders. He had told a college friend that he thought Lindsay was “being prescribed too many medications,” according to court documents.
He also begged the public to “forgive” his wife, saying she was not that person and “was generously loving and caring towards everyone.”
The Post has contacted Clancy for comment.
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