Commissioner’s Comments
** August 25, 2011 — New Information — Please Read **
Event Update: Golf Tourney & Clambake
Due to the weather forecast for the Boston area associated with Hurricane Irene, the annual golf tournament/clambake has been postponed from Sunday, August 28, to Saturday, September 17, at 11:00 a.m., at the King Rail Reserve Golf Course (formerly the Colonial Golf Course), off Walnut Street, Lynnfield.
Event Update: Banquet
The year-end banquet is being held on Sunday, October 30, from 5:00-10:00 p.m., at Polcari’s on Route 1 North, Saugus.
If you have any questions about either the golf tourney/clambake or the banquet, please contact your coach or me.
2011 Champs
In the final game of the season, the Green Team overcame an early six-run deficit and then held off a late-game rally by the Red Team — including bases loaded with two outs in the top of the seventh — to take the 2011 crown with a hard-fought 11-9 win on August 12. Green finished the year with a record of 11-4 and Red finished 9-6. Congratulations to the entire Green squad.
Nick Peters
Commissioner
August 25, 2011
In Memory & Appreciation
John D. DeLuca, Jr. was the founding commissioner and driving force behind the Lynnfield Men’s Over-40 Softball League for many years of its existence, as well as being a member of the Green Team. It was his vision to establish a social-based sports endeavor whereby a bunch of middle-aged guys could have the opportunity to get together outdoors one night a week during the nice weather, whack a ball around for a bit, have some fun, pretend they were athletes again, expand their friendships and network of contacts, and – as Billy Joel sang in “Piano Man” – forget about life for a while.
John’s outgoing personality, perpetual grin, infectious laugh, sense of humor, and spirited greeting of “hey, buddy!” made him a natural leader and a friend to virtually everyone he encountered in all corners of his life. This was never more evident than the outpouring of support he received after being diagnosed with leukemia, and the hundreds of people who participated in the subsequent bone marrow drive that was conducted in an attempt to save his life.
John fought a very valiant battle, but ultimately succumbed to this disease on June 21, 2008, at the age of 53.
What he started and tirelessly nurtured for all those years has been handed off to all of us to build on and take forward.
