A new 5K planned for next month will raise money for scholarships while honoring the life of a son, brother and friend who loved his family, friendly rivalry and Surf City before his life was tragically cut short last summer.
He “was the ultimate competitor – board games, mini golf,” Scott Mariani said of his son, Simon, 28, a two-time University of Notre Dame graduate struck by lightning last July 14 when a summer storm sneaked up on a golf tournament the two were playing in together.
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