There’s always a charge when Sonoma County’s Wendy Tigner, wife of Jackson Family Wines chief Rick Tigner, reunites with Michael J. Fox.
“They have like a kinetic relationship,” said Rick Tigner. His Wendy and the “Back to the Future” star met again in New York City at a celebration of efforts to defeat Parkinson’s disease, which menaces them both and millions of others.
Fox and his Foundation for Parkinson’s Research presented the Tigners a VIP award for the $750,000 they raised for the mission at last year’s huge Tour de Fox Sonoma County cycle ride, and at a golf tournament at Mayacama Golf Club.
All told, benefit events hosted by the Tigners have in recent years generated $2.5 million to advance the Fox Foundation’s work.
Wendy Tigner might tell you she’s never forgotten when, not terribly long after her diagnosis, Michael J. Fox advised her, “Don’t let Parkinson’s define you. You define Parkinson’s.”
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