From the very beginning , he let me know that not only did I have his full support , but that he himself would have loved to have the same opportunity . Tom Clements was fatally shot when he answered his phone on March 19 . Clements encouraged athlete - in - training Rae Thomas to keep pushing the envelope . Timme is now dedicating her life and race to Thomas ' memory .
Tom Clements was fatally shot when he answered his phone on March 19 . Clements encouraged athlete - in - training Rae Thomas to keep pushing the envelope . Timme is now dedicating her life and race to Thomas ' memory .