Annual Hoban Run honors fallen hero, Xaverian alum
BAY RIDGE — For the 31st year, Xaverian High School, 7100 Shore Road, hosted its Annual P.O. Chris Hoban Memorial Run. The day commemorates the Xaverian graduate who died in the line of duty in 1988 at the age of 26.
The event — held this year on Sunday, Sept. 15 — featured a ceremony and a run for adults, along with race for kids and a barbecue following the race.
State Sen. Andrew Gounardes ran the course, along with four staffers. “This is a wonderful tradition that honors the memory of Bay Ridge’s own hometown hero, P.O. Chris Hoban and supports scholarships for children of police officers attending Xaverian,” he told this paper.