A 27-year-old medical student at Ohio State University, who was raising money for cancer research died during the annual ‘Pelotonia’ ride this weekend, on August 6.
The student, Mason Fisher, was participating in the Pelotonia for the third time. Fisher was at the 100-mile mark of the 102-mile ride when he suddenly passed away. Fisher’s family told the Columbus Dispatch he had a “heart-related issue” towards the end of the Pelotonia ride.
Fisher who was a second-year student of Ohio State’s College of Medicine, participated in the race to honor his late friend, Henry, who passed away in May 2021 after his battle with colorectal cancer.
Ohio State University Medical Student Mason Fisher, Dead at 27 During Pelotonia Bike Ride…
“Collapsed”…
“Heart-related medical issue”…
Student at the Ohio State University College of Medicine…
– The Columbus Dispatch
— Dr. James E. Olsson (@DrJamesOlsson) August 7, 2022
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of Mason Fisher and the Class of 2014. May he rest in peace with the risen Lord https://t.co/Y8Mwo1jCnz
— Bishop Watterson HS (@BishopWatterson) August 8, 2022
Fisher wrote a lengthy Facebook post in June about how passionate he was about the race. This year’s ride was his third Pelotonia ride, but his first since 2014.
In August, I will be riding in my third Pelotonia, first since 2014 and first as a med student at Ohio State. I’m excited to ride 102 miles for such a great cause and to help raise money and bring awareness to Pelotonia.
More details of this report from ‘The Columbus Dispatch’:
Fisher was a member of Team Buckeye – Spin Doctors Peloton. Fisher was riding in the 102-mile course, according to his fundraising page. He was also a student in the Ohio State University College of Medicine.
His family said he was at the 100-mile mark on his 102-mile ride when he collapsed with a medical issue. His mother, a cancer survivor, said his last words were, “I’ll be thinking of you tomorrow, Mom.”
Members of the College of Medicine planned a vigil for Fisher at 8 p.m. Sunday at Meiling Hall, 370 West 9th Ave., where they will ride 2.9 miles — the remainder of his ride — in his memory and will hold a candlelight vigil around 8:30 p.m.
Fisher attended Immaculate Conception School, St. Charles Preparatory School and Bishop Watterson High School, and according to his family, graduated from OSU with a biomedical sciences undergraduate degree. He was planning to begin his second year as a medical student on Monday.
Fisher had Li-Fraumeni syndrome, a rare genetic disease that causes predisposition to cancer, and for several years he was a guest speaker for first-year medical students about familial genetic cancers.
Fisher loved golf trips, boating, trivia night and March Madness festivities. His family said he hoped to be a surgeon.
According to his Pelotonia fundraising page, 2022 was his first year since 2014 riding in the Pelotonia. He was riding this year in memory of a friend he lost in 2021 to colorectal cancer.
Here’s what Pelotonia’s CEO, Doug Ulman, said in a statement following Mason’s passing:
A vigil was held in memory of Mason Fisher. Watch the video here: WBNS/Youtube
Sources: WLT, The Columbus Dispatch
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