Boston Celtics Honor Life And Legacy Of Heather Walker, Nurse Who Cared For Her

CBS Boston

January 28, 2025

BOSTON - From Heather Walker's initials over their hearts, to flowing fist bumps for one brave little boy, the spirit that filled TD Garden Monday night was so much bigger than basketball.

Move4Heather Night honored the life and legacy of Heather Walker, the Celtics executive who died from brain cancer in April 2023. "She was such a light on our floor. A beautiful human being. She's the type of person that thought she was diagnosed for a reason, to find a cure," said Stephanie Vail.

Vail was honored as the evening's Hero Among Us. The Holliston nurse cared for Walker at Dana-Farber, after getting a job there when her three-year-old son Declan was also diagnosed with a brain tumor.

Stephanie Vail and her son Declan. Vail was honored as the Hero Among Us at the Celtics game/CBS Boston

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