The man who inspired the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, the viral sensation which is raising money to fight Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), has become a new dad. Pete Frates announced on Sunday that his wife, Julie, had given birth to Lucy Fitzgerald Frates, a healthy baby girl who weighed 7 pounds 8 ounces. ‘Little Lucy Frates has arrived and Mom, Dad and Lucy are perfect,’ Frates wrote on his Facebook page. Pete Frates pictured taking the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge: His wife Julie, in the black dress, gave birth on Sunday to a baby girl they are calling Lucy Frates, 29, who lives in Beverly, Massachusetts is a former captain of Boston College Baseball.
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Pete Frates was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis in 2012
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On Sunday he became a proud father  after his wife Julie gave birth to a baby girl called Lucy
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Prior to his illness Frates  had been captain of Boston College Baseball
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Along with his family and friends he came up with the ice bucket challenge as a way to get people excited about raising money for ALS research
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More than 3 million people around the world have joined in the challenge and raised more than $100 million
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