Chip Gaines Mourns Tragic Passing of 32-Year-Old Famed Runner, Friend: "Cancer is Ugly, Mean and It Doesn't Fight Fair"

Kristen Undset : Jun 13, 2019
Faith, Family, America

"The things she taught me and my family about grace and perseverance, and about hope will live with us for the rest of our lives," he added. "I'm thankful to God for that chance encounter she and I shared nearly two years ago, I'm thankful for our friendship and I'm thankful for the time we had together. Rest in peace, my friend." -Chip Gaines

(Waco, TX) — [Faith, Family, America] Athlete Gabriele Grunewald sadly passed away yesterday. The runner had been battling cancer for a decade. (Screengrab image: Gabe Grunewald-Instagram)

Her friend Chip Gaines issued a statement to PEOPLE after the news broke to mourn his friend. He vowed to be brave just like his friend.

"Gabe is my friend, and I miss her already," Gaines told PEOPLE in a statement. "She inspired everyone she met during her life and even in death—as only she can do—she will continue to inspire. I'm going to run today in her honor. I'm going to be brave today in her honor"... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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