Dad was Stacey's assistant for a long time at Franklin. Even though he had never wrestled, he learned the sport and was Stacey's right-hand man, from what Doug and Mom said. Dad did the record keeping, wrote the newspaper articles and helped shuttle the wrestlers from one place to another at state wrestling.
I wish Dad could have been there last night. He would have had a blast! I think the most poignant moment for me was when Stacey leaned over to Mom and said he missed Dad. Evidently Dad was always the one to do the speaking at awards presentations and banquets, and Stacey would have loved to hand over his induction speech to him.
So, here are a few pictures I took at the banquet. You'll see my mom with Franklin friends Mel and Sue Falk and Craig and Chris Gilpin, as well as with Stacey and Claudia. Enjoy! And congratulations to Stacey. It couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.
It was neat to have former wrestlers there. In that picture are Todd Beach, Doug Walton, Pat Walton, Coach Burke, Howard and Hal Shannon., In the back are Mike James and Scott Minnick. Gwen Choquette is in a picture. She was a student manager. Can you believe she is a grandma? I think she looks as if she's in college. Stacey had tears in his eyes as he told me how good a friend dad was to him and how he misses him. Nice award for Stacey.
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