Boston Celtics exec Heather Walker has tragically died after a battle with brain cancer, her friends and family announced Wednesday.
-- who had worked for the NBA org. for nearly two decades -- has tragically died after a battle with brain cancer, her friends and family announced Wednesday.Facebook page, they wrote that Walker"isn't fighting anymore and can finally rest."
"She is with so many who have gone before her that I'm sure she was welcomed with open arms," they added. Heather, who joined the Celtics org. in 2006 and later became the team's vice president of public relations, was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of brain cancer called glioblastoma in 2021.
While she continued to work for the Celtics, she was a huge advocate for brain cancer research, and eventually started the Heather Walker Fund for Glioblastoma Research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, where she had been receiving treatment. Our hearts and sympathy are with Heather’s loving family and friends, whom she cherished. She will remain part of our fabric for as long as the Celtics go on.
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