Zachary Hebda was diagnosed with leukemia in 1998 at the age of five. He immediately began a course of treatment, including chemotherapy, and in January of 1999, his cancer was in remission. Due to a particular leukemia chromosome, however, Zachary still required a bone marrow transplant. His mother was a donor match, and Zachary underwent the transplant in April of 1999. But despite all treatment efforts, he died on June 19^th as the result of an infection.

He is forever remembered through the Zachary Hebda Foundation, which brings hope and help to children like him. The Foundation raises funds for research through the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, contributes to send children to the Kimmel Center’s Camp Sunrise, and envisions a world where childhood cancer no longer exists.