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Maria Bournias, Former Fort Lee Disability Advocate, Marathon Handcyclist, Dies At 48
Maria C. Bournias, a disability advocate, international para-athlete, and beloved force in the Spina Bifida community, died on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. She was 48 years old.
The news was shared Thursday, May 22, on her Facebook page by her husband, Peter Gagliardo, who wrote:
“I’m heartbroken to let you know that Maria was taken too soon from us. For those that don’t know, Maria was diagnosed with leiomyosarcoma a very rare and aggressive cancer almost two years ago. A diagnosis that most don’t get past one year; however, if you know Maria she is an overachiever at literally everything she …