2013 Boston MarathonBill Iffrig Dies at 89

The runner, who became a symbol of resilience after being photographed near the finish line as the first bomb exploded, passed away in a memory care facility in Washington.

• Bill Iffrig, the runner who became a symbol of resilience after being photographed near the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon just as the first bomb exploded, has died at the age of 89.
• Iffrig, who took up running in his 40s to get in better shape for mountain climbing, won numerous age-group national championships and ran in more than 50 marathons.
• He was living in a memory care facility in Marysville, Washington, at the time of his death.
• Despite his fame, Iffrig lived a quiet life and was remembered as humble and kind by those who knew him.
• His death comes just a few months after the passing of his wife, Donna, to whom he was married for 69 years.

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