MEMBERS OF THE 300 CLUB
INDY .. LINDA .. JESS .. CIN .. MOM .. KAT .. RON .. SUE .. WALT .. PHYLL .. OJ .. DAVE .. PAM .. CRICKET .. GG .. FRAN .. ERN .. LYNN .. VIC .. CLYDE .. ROBERT .. MARIE .. DJ ..
HELLO HOMIES! IT IS WITH GREAT SORROW AND A HEAVY HEART THAT I MUST REPORT TO YOU THE PASSING OF OUR VERY OWN GODFATHER AND SELF-PROCLAIMED MAYOR OF THE HOMELESS SHELTER, MR. RON BELL. RON PASSED ON THE EVENING OF DECENBER 26.
WE HAD FOLLOWED RON'S HEALTH ISSUES FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS AND WERE AWARE THAT HIS TIME HERE ON EARTH WAS COMING TO AN END, BUT WE ARE STILL DEVASTATED. WE CAN JUST THANK THE GOOD LORD ABOVE THAT HE LET US ALL ENJOY RON'S PRESENCE IN OUR BOWLING LEAGUE THESE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS.
RON WAS KNOWN AS "THE ROOSTER" BY HIS GOOD FRIEND PHYLLIS, AND HE REFERRED TO HER AS "THE OLD HEN". HE WAS TRULY A LEGEND HERE AT THE HOMELESS SHELTER AND WAS LOVED BY ALL. WE WILL NEVER FORGET HIS SAYING AFTER HE WOULD WIN A TOURNAMENT," A BLIND HOG FOUND AN ACORN".
RON WAS A DOMINATE PLAYER IN THE OLD POGO FORMAT, RACKING UP DOZENS OF PERFECT GAMES. AS HIS EYESIGHT BEGAN TO FADE, AND WITH THE NEW BOWLING FORMAT, RON'S SCORES BEGIN TO DECLINE, BUT HE WAS STILL VERY COMPETITIVE AND A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH.
I CONSIDER MY LIFE TO BE BLESSED BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO SPEND A FEW DAYS WITH RON, KAT, AND ROBERT WHEN I VISITED THEM ON MY WAY DOWN TO FLORIDA. RON WAS A GREAT TOUR GUIDE, SHOWING ME DIFFERENT SIGHTS THAT WERE IMPORTANT TO HIM. AND ANOTHER THING, HE SPRUNG FOR DINNER A COUPLE OF TIMES ...LOL...
RON WILL TRULY BE MISSED HERE AT THE HOMELESS SHELTER. HE WAS ONE OF THOSE TREASURES THAT COME ALONG ONCE IN A LIFETIME. I KNOW THAT EACH OF YOU HAVE YOUR OWN PRECIOUS MEMORIES OF RON, AND THAT HIS PASSING WILL SURELY DAMPEN OUR SPIRITS, BUT RON WOULD WANT EACH OF US TO REJOICE FOR TODAY HE IS WITH HIS HEAVENLY FATHER. WHAT I WOULDN'T GIVE TO HANG OUT WITH THOSE TWO GUYS FOR A WHILE.
SO, IN CLOSING THIS NEWSLETTER, LET US CONTINUE TO GATHER TOGETHER AS RON WOULD HAVE WANTED. LET'S HAVE FUN AND I AM SURE THAT LYNN WILL CONTINUE TO GATHER ACORNS WITH RON, JUST AS SHE HAS DONE THESE PAST FEW YEARS.
WE LOVE YOU RON, AND YOU WILL BE GREATLY MISSED BY EACH AND EVERY PERSON YOU EVER CAME IN CONTACT WITH. NOW GET YOUR BOWLING BALL OUT RON AND GET DJ, LINDA, ROBERT, AND ALL THOSE SAINTS UP THERE IN HEAVEN TO JOIN YOU FOR A FEW GAMES ON THE LANES.
SADLY MISSED BY ALL, YOUR HOMELESS SHELTER FAMILY.
P.S. DON'T FORGET TO CHECK OUT OUR MEMORIAL GARDENS LIST OF NAMES ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT OF OUR HOMEPAGE TO SEE ALL OF OUR FORMER MEMBERS WHO HAVE WENT ON HOME BEFORE US. THEY MAY BE GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN. SADLY, THIS LIST CONTINUES TO GROW, AND NOW WE HAVE MORE PEOPLE IN THE MEMORIAL GARDENS THAN WE DO IN OUR LEAGUE.
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