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The runner who died after collapsing at the finish line at the Army Run on Sunday has been identified as Philip Everson, 26, a Cornwall native and recent University of Waterloo graduate.

“It is with great sadness that I tell you that our son Philip passed away earlier today (Sunday),” said a Facebook posting attributed to his parents, Tom and Johneen Everson.

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“After completing his race at the Army Run he collapsed and despite the heroic efforts of many medical personnel, he could not be revived. He died doing what he loved and will be missed by many. Please keep our family in your prayers.”

Everson studied management engineering at the University of Waterloo, where he was listed as a member of the Waterloo Warriors cross-country team and an active member of the Kitchener-Waterloo startup community with the university’s VeloCity program, an incubator for early-stage tech startups.

Everson worked to encourage more students to start companies, according to his biography on the website of GooseChase Adventures, a computer software company that allowed users to organize scavenger hunts. He was the vice-president education at the start-up and his sister, Rebecca, was community coordinator.