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Daughter of late Tony Morris to raise money for cancer charity in his memory
‘He would be really laughing that this is what I’m doing, but also very proud of me for actually getting up and doing it.’
The daughter of late Granada Reports presenter Tony Morris will take on the colour run challenge.
Becky Morris will take part in a sponsored colour run at Kempton Park on Saturday, May 20th.
She hopes to raise funds to donate to a kidney cancer charity in her father’s memory, in a very colourful way!
Tony Morris died from a rare and aggressive form of kidney cancer in August 2020, aged just 57.
Nicknamed ‘Mozzer’, he was a familiar and friendly face known to many as they tuned in to Granada Reports.
Talking to Granada Reports presenter Lucy Meacock, Becky said her dad would be ‘laughing but proud’ about her challenge.
She said: “It involves numerous paint pellets and bombs and different things getting thrown at me as I run around this obstacle course.”
“He would be really laughing that this is what I’m doing, but also very proud of me for actually getting up and doing it.”
Becky will be taking on the unusual challenge to raise money for the Ricky Casey Trust in her father’s memory.
The charity aims to gain further understanding of rare renal cancers and provides support to those who are suffering from the disease, and their families.
As reported by ITV News, Ricky Casey passed away in 2019 at the age of 49 after a year long battle with Renal Medullary Carcinoma (RMC) — a rare and aggressive kidney cancer.
Following Ricky’s death, his wife Nicola turned her grief into something positive and created the Ricky Casey Trust.
Paying tribute to Becky’s fundraising, Nicola said: “I’m just blown away. I’m honoured to have Becky and to meet her and have her running in memory of her dad and us as a charity.”
Adding that more awareness is needed to help in the fight against the disease, Nicola explained the tell-tale symptoms that people should watch out for.
“The symptoms are blood in the urine, fatigue, weight loss, Rick had a swollen testicle. If the clinicians and the GPs and Doctors know the links that we are aware of, then maybe things might be different,” she said.
In the days after his passing, Lucy Meacock, Tony’s co-presenter throughout that time, said: “He was without doubt one of the most humble, kind and funny people I have ever met, and he would often make me laugh till my sides ached.”
Speaking about the loss of her dad almost three years on, Becky said: “On a scale of one to ten, it’s about a thousand. It’s a huge, huge irreplaceable hole in my life.”
After his passing, hundreds of Granada Reports viewers signed a book of condolence, which became a comfort to both Tony’s family and his colleagues.
Becky added: “I’ve had so much support, it’s been incredible. I want to say thank you so, so much to those who’ve donated so far.”
If you want to support Becky’s fundraising efforts, you can do so on her Go Fund Me page.