Tom Pattison – longtime broadcaster of UW-Whitewater football, basketball and baseball has broadcast many sports battles in his nearly 25 years calling games on WFAW and KOOL 106.5. This Fall Pattison is facing his own battle – the battle against colon cancer.
Pattison has already gone through the initial stage of chemotherapy and radiation with the second and heavier dose of chemo just underway. This phase will be conducted over the next four months.
The follow-up C-Scan following the first phase shows that the tumor has shrunk significantly but a portion still remains. The current chemo will hopefully continue to have a positive impact on the tumor along with destroying any “seeds” that may be attempting to form in Pattison’ s lymph nodes.
“Tom was diagnosed with stage 2 colon cancer back in May and surgery took place two days later at Fort Atkinson Memorial Hospital,” Berezowitz told WFAW and KOOL 106.5 Radio in Fort Atkinson. “Tom has acquired staggering medical bills (in excess of $150-thousand) and we look to be able to raise some money as part of the Team Tom Cancer Fund Drive.”
”Tom has ‘bled purple’ for nearly a quarter century being actively involved in publicizing UW-Whitewater athletic events,” Berezowitz said. “Now is a time for us to assist a man in need.”
Pattison debuted his popular Warhawkfootball.com Website in September of 2003 as a way to promote Warhawk football 365 days a year.
”Warhawkfootball.com was Tom’s idea and he did it for one reason – his love for UW-Whitewater football and other athletic teams on campus,” Berezowitz told the Fort Atkinson radio station. “His main goal is to promote the local student-athletes to the general public.”
Berezowitz along with KOOL 106.5 are in charge of the fundraising event that will take place on Saturday as part of Family Fest and the Warhawk football game with UW-River Falls at Perkins Stadium.
”We’ve been able to get a number of autographed football helmets that will be raffled off on Saturday,” Berezowitz said. “We expect to have helmets from the Green Bay Packers, Wisconsin Badgers, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos and of course the UW-Whitewater Warhawks.”
Saturday’s event is part of the Team Tom Cancer Fund that was established last month at Commercial Bank in Whitewater. If you are not planning to be at Saturday’s Warhawk football game you may make a donation to the Team Tom Cancer Fund and either drop off the check at Commercial Bank located in downtown Whitewater. You can also mail your donation to Commercial Bank, 200 South Freemont Street, Whitewater, Wisconsin 53190.
Special guests expected at Saturday's game are the world famous Klement's Racing Sausages wbo will be challenging UW-Whitewater mascot, Willie Warhawk, in the annual "loser leaves town" halftime challenge race.
Kickoff on Saturday at Perkins Stadium will be 2:05 p.m.
More on this event will be posted here on Warhawkfootball.com later in the week.
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