<P> In 1982, Louis Michael Figueroa, age 16, became the fastest and youngest person (according to some sources) to run across the United States, covering the route from New Brunswick, NJ to San Francisco in 60 days to fulfill a promise to a friend who was dying of bone cancer . </P> <P> In 1996--1997 he walked from Bangor, ME to San Diego, CA for local AIDS networks in memory of his brother Jimmy, who died of the disease . The walk was plagued by delays due to Figueroa's battle with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia . </P> <P> In 2005, he began a walk around the United States for victims of child abuse . Figueroa walked for six months and covered 6,437 miles (10,359 km) of the 12,070 miles (19,420 km). </P> <P> On June 4, 2010, Figueroa left from where he previously stopped, 6.43 miles (10.35 km) west of Somerset, PA and arrived in Tucson on January 15, 2011 . </P>

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