Trezevant’s Zachary Butler is in Las Vegas meeting his favorite poker player at his home. Dream Foundation funded a special meet and greet with his favorite poker player. Zachary Butler, 33, was diagnosed with Friedreich’s Ataxia. He began experiencing symptoms from the rare disease at an early age and became completely disabled by his late […] Continue Reading
Some might say that life has dealt Trezevant resident Zachary Butler a bad hand. Diagnosed with a rare debilitating disease as a child and confined to a wheelchair since his late teens, now 33-year-old Butler has recently been informed by doctors that he only has about six months left to live. But this exceptional young […] Continue Reading
Poker fan Zachary Butler’s last wish is to meet his poker idol, Daniel Negreanu. And the Dream Foundation charity will make that happen for the terminally ill Tennessee man. Butler will travel to Las Vegas on Monday and return home Thursday. His mother, Cynthia Mayberry, told CardsChat his family will stay at a casino on […] Continue Reading
In a few short days, Zachary Butler will board a plane headed to Las Vegas to fulfill a lifelong dream — meeting his all-time favorite poker player. Butler, 33, was recently put in hospice care at his Trezevant home. He was diagnosed at age 12 with Friedreich’s Ataxia, a rare genetic neural disease that causes […] Continue Reading
TREZEVANT, Tenn.–“I’m competitive. I can do it on my own. I like the strategy,” said 33-year -old Zach Butler, referring to his favorite game…poker. “I’m thinking Zach’s gonna have the trip of a lifetime,” Zach’s mother, Cynthia Mayberry, said. Zach gets to make a special trip, all thanks to the Dream Foundation. The Dream Foundation […] Continue Reading