Fresno veteran inspired a PBR 'Buck Cancer' movement. A bull was renamed in her memory Fresno Bee 1/22/2021 Carmen George, The Fresno Bee Jan. 20—Mary Apper of Fresno once pulled a stranger out of a crashed car on her way to a chemotherapy appointment. That's emblematic of who the retired U.S. Navy veteran was, her parents said: A compassionate woman who put others first, even when she was suffering. Apper's caring spirit was also evident to fellow Professional Bull Riders fans, who supported Apper through a tough battle with cancer by starting a "Buck Cancer" campaign, re...