BANKING AND FINANCE IN PUERTO RICO - 1898 TO PRESENT
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Many viewers have commented that The Guardian Building (originally The Union Trust Company Building) reminded them of a church.
This picture shows approximately half of the bank lobby on the main floor. Imagine the original bank building with 60-90 bank teller cages lining the entire length of both sides of this "nave". The ceiling was composed of a 3/4 inch (1.9cm) of horsehair and coated with a layer of plaster cement. Then, a canvas layer was applied, and painted with designs reminiscent of the patterns of Navajo rugs. This was a sound-deadening system.
The "altar piece" ( I suppose) was the three-story mural of the map of the lower peninsula of Michigan. Highlighted were the major Michigan moneymakers of the1890s to 1920s: mining, manufacturing, lumber, fishing, commerce, and agriculture. It was completed in 1929, unfortunately the year of the beginning of "The Great Depression".
This superbly decorated Art-Deco bank building was nicknamed "The Cathedral of Finance." So, if the earlier pictures reminded you of a church (reprised in the first comment below) --you were very observant : -)
The Finance Tower was built in the northeast of central Brussels by architects Hugo Van Kuyck, Marcel Lambrichs, Léon Stynen and Jaspers-Eyers between 1968 and 1983. With its 36 storeys, it is one of Belgium's tallest buildings, reaching a height of 144 m, and including its broadcasting masts, it is the tallest construction in Brussels at 174 m. It was extensively renovated by Maurice Jasper Architects between 2005 and 2008.
Photo taken in 2011 from the top of the Brusilia Residence.
Azimuth 219.5°, 1.72 km away (1.07 mi), height 174 m (571 ft).
Address: Boulevard du Jardin Botanique 50 / Kruidtuinlaan 50, 1000 Bruxelles
FR : Tour des Finances à Bruxelles
La Tour des Finances a été construite dans le nord-est du centre de Bruxelles par les architectes Hugo Van Kuyck, Marcel Lambrichs, Léon Stynen et Jaspers-Eyers entre 1968 et 1983. Avec ses 144 mètres de haut et ses 36 étages, c'est l'un des plus hauts immeubles de Belgique et, avec son mât de diffusion, c'est la construction la plus élevée de Bruxelles à 174 mètres. Elle a été rénovée en profondeur par Maurice Jasper Architects entre 2005 et 2008.
Photo prise en 2011 du haut de la Résidence Brusilia.
Azimut 219.5°, distance 1.72 km, hauteur 174 m.
Adresse : Boulevard du Jardin Botanique 50 / Kruidtuinlaan 50, 1000 Bruxelles
NL: Financietoren in Brussel
De Financietoren, gebouwd in het noordoosten van het centrum van Brussel door de architecten Hugo Van Kuyck, Marcel Lambrichs, Léon Stynen en Jaspers-Eyers tussen 1968 en 1983, is een van de hoogste gebouwen in België met zijn 144 meter hoogte en 36 verdiepingen (met inbegrip van de zendmast van de VRT en de RTBF is het met 174 meter het hoogste punt in Brussel). Het werd tussen 2005 en 2008 ingrijpend gerenoveerd door Maurice Jasper Architects.
Foto genomen in 2011 vanaf de top van de Brusilia Residentie.
Azimut 219.5°, 1.72 km ver, 174 m hoog.
Adres: Boulevard du Jardin Botanique 50 / Kruidtuinlaan 50, 1000 Bruxelles
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The International Finance Centre (abbr. IFC, branded as "ifc") is a skyscraper and an integrated commercial development on the waterfront of Hong Kong's Central District.
On Explorer 30 August 2007, #19
Nikon D200 + Tokina 12-24mm f/4
Skyscrapers in Central, Hong Kong.
Clockwise from top left: Cheung Kong Centre, Citigroup, ICBC, and Bank of China.
The International Finance Centre, abbreviated as IFC (branded as "ifc") is a skyscraper and an integrated commercial development on the waterfront of Hong Kong's Central District.
A prominent landmark on Hong Kong Island, IFC consists of two skyscrapers, the IFC Mall, and the 55-storey Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong. Tower 2 is the second tallest building in Hong Kong at a height of 415 m, behind the International Commerce Centre in West Kowloon, and the 31st-tallest building in the world. It is the fourth-tallest building in the Greater China region and the eighth-tallest office building in the world, based on structural heights; It is of similar height to the former World Trade Center. The Airport Express Hong Kong Station is directly beneath it, with subway lines to Hong Kong International Airport.
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This is Finance Tower, the second tallest building in Belgium.
The tallest building in Belgium is, like this one, in Brussels. It’s called ‘South Tower’ and you can find it right outside the Eurostar terminal.
I didn’t realise while I was taking photos of both of these buildings, spread quite far apart in Brussels, that they were indeed the tallest two in Belgium, so it was nice to learn this fact while writing this post.
Attempting to find out the name of the building above, I went on to Google Maps and retraced the steps I took while I as walking from central Brussels to the Atomium to find the building and figure out what it was. The fact I was there 9 months ago did not make this too easy, and made me wish I had a GPS device for my phone. Once found, I did a quick Google search and that’s when I realised it was the second tallest building.
It was only after my curiosity made me want to know what the tallest building in Belgium was that I found I had also taken photos of it on the same trip.
I seem to gravitate towards tall buildings I guess :)
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Photo was merged from a 9 photo grid with varying focus points, hand-held. I love the quality of the Tampon 35mm lens I used.
The National Museum of Finland (Finnish: Kansallismuseo, Swedish: Nationalmuseum) presents Finnish history from the Stone Age to the present day, through objects and cultural history. The Finnish National Romantic style building is located in central Helsinki and is a part of the Finnish Heritage Agency (until 2018 the National Board of Antiquities) (Finnish: Museovirasto, Swedish: Museiverket), under the Ministry of Culture and Education. The museum's entrance hall ceiling has ceiling frescoes in the national epic Kalevala theme, painted by Akseli Gallén-Kallela, which can be seen without an entrance fee. The frescoes, painted in 1928, are based on the frescoes painted by Gallén-Kallela in the Finnish Pavilion of the Paris World Fair in 1900. The building of the National Museum was designed by architects Herman Gesellius, Armas Lindgren, and Eliel Saarinen. The appearance of the building reflects Finland's medieval churches and castles. The architecture belongs to national romanticism and the interior mainly to art nouveau. The museum was built from 1905 to 1910 and opened to the public in 1916. The museum was named the Finnish National Museum after Finland's independence in 1917. After the last thorough renovation, the Museum was re-opened in July 2000. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Museum_of_Finland
Helsinki is the capital and most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of 650,058. The city's urban area has a population of 1,268,296, making it by far the most populous urban area in Finland as well as the country's most important center for politics, education, finance, culture, and research. Helsinki is located 80 kilometres north of Tallinn, Estonia, 400 km east of Stockholm, Sweden, and 300 km west of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It has close historical ties with these three cities. Together with the cities of Espoo, Vantaa, and Kauniainen, and surrounding commuter towns, Helsinki forms the Greater Helsinki metropolitan area, which has a population of nearly 1.5 million. Often considered to be Finland's only metropolis, it is the world's northernmost metro area with over one million people as well as the northernmost capital of an EU member state. After Stockholm and Oslo, Helsinki is the third largest municipality in the Nordic countries. The city is served by the international Helsinki Airport, located in the neighboring city of Vantaa, with frequent service to many destinations in Europe and Asia. Helsinki was the World Design Capital for 2012, the venue for the 1952 Summer Olympics, and the host of the 52nd Eurovision Song Contest in 2007. Helsinki has one of the highest urban standards of living in the world. In 2011, the British magazine Monocle ranked Helsinki the world's most liveable city in its liveable cities index. In the Economist Intelligence Unit's 2016 liveability survey, Helsinki was ranked ninth among 140 cities. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helsinki
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A goal can be defined as the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it.
A little Background:
On Day 98 (12/27/09) of this project, I became irritated with my weight and set a goal to lose 25lbs from 224.5 to 199.5lbs. Over the next few months I tried to do this with diet alone losing 18 lbs but lapsed into some old habits and by day 218 (4/26/10) I had gained 6 of those pounds back then weighing 213.3lbs. The diet alone approach continued to not work until day 255 (6/2/10) weighing 216lbs I became furious with myself. From that day until today I have counted every calorie, worked out every day, and on Day 290 my scale read 199.5.
When I set that “goal” I assumed that when I reached it you would see a triumphant image, me celebrating, or sitting on a bench taking in the accomplishment, but as I looked at that number on the scale I realized something about myself. That number no longer is as important to me because over a week ago I had reset the “goal” weight to 185lbs.
So I began thinking about the way goals have played into my life. Graduating high school was never a goal, it was a given I was going to college. By the time I was graduating from college I had set my sights on graduate school. By the time I was handed the document proclaiming I had an MBA I was focused on furthering my career and landing the next job. My work career has progressed in the same manor, from accounting manager, to Manager of Finance and HR to Corporate Controller.
I have realized that my “goal” has never been to reach an endpoint and terminate, it has always been to be on a path, passing milestones along the way, noticing them pass and finding the new direction I will be taking. As I get closer to the end of this project I find myself dreading it, wondering “what will I do next”, “where will I go from here”?
So Day 290 is symbolized in this image by me walking past the bench, in the direction of the light, not knowing the final destination but knowing I am on the right path, and being comfortable never reaching the light as I will continually adjust my goal to remain on “The Journey”.
Taken after that shot from the airport. Was supposed to go home straight but changed my mind and went to this place to see how a blue hour shot using the finance building as background will look like. Would have wanted some more light trails but it was an early friday evening so not many cars are out on the roads.
Explore: May 17, 2009 | H.P. #185 Huge thanks everyone!
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. With an estimated 2018 population of 498,044, it is also the 37th most-populous city in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, home to 5.9 million people and the ninth-largest metropolitan area in the nation. Atlanta is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia. A small portion of the city extends eastward into neighboring DeKalb County.
Atlanta was originally founded as the terminating stop of a major state-sponsored railroad. With rapid expansion, however, it soon became the convergence point between multiple railroads, spurring its rapid growth. The city's name derives from that of the Western and Atlantic Railroad's local depot, signifying the town's growing reputation as a transportation hub. During the American Civil War, the city was almost entirely burned to the ground in General William T. Sherman's famous March to the Sea. However, the city rose from its ashes and quickly became a national center of commerce and the unofficial capital of the "New South". During the 1950s and 1960s, Atlanta became a major organizing center of the civil rights movement, with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Ralph David Abernathy, and many other locals playing major roles in the movement's leadership. During the modern era, Atlanta has attained international prominence as a major air transportation hub, with Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport being the world's busiest airport by passenger traffic since 1998.
Atlanta is rated as a "beta(+)" world city that exerts a moderate impact on global commerce, finance, research, technology, education, media, art, and entertainment. It ranks in the top twenty among world cities and 10th in the nation with a gross domestic product (GDP) of $385 billion. Atlanta's economy is considered diverse, with dominant sectors that include transportation, logistics, professional and business services, media operations, medical services, and information technology. Atlanta has topographic features that include rolling hills and dense tree coverage, earning it the nickname of "the city in a forest." Revitalization of Atlanta's neighborhoods, initially spurred by the 1996 Summer Olympics, has intensified in the 21st century, altering the city's demographics, politics, aesthetics, and culture.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SunTrust_Park
SunTrust Park is a baseball park located in the Atlanta metropolitan area 10 miles (16 km) northwest of downtown Atlanta in the unincorporated community of Cumberland, in Cobb County, Georgia. It is the home ballpark of the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). On November 11, 2013, the Braves announced that the franchise would leave Turner Field for a new park after the 2016 season. The Braves have played their home games at SunTrust Park since April 2017.
The new stadium was constructed in a public–private partnership with a project budget of $622 million. Cobb-Marietta Coliseum & Exhibit Hall Authority issued up to $397 million in bonds for the project. The county raised an additional $14 million from transportation taxes, and $10 million cash from businesses in the Cumberland Community Improvement District. The Braves contributed the remaining money for the park and The Battery Atlanta. In March 2015, a security filing from Braves owners Liberty Media allotted $672 million for SunTrust Park and $452 million for The Battery Atlanta, which adds up to a total cost of above $1.1 billion. The Braves will spend $181 million over 30 years to help pay off the county's bonds on the project.
The Braves hosted a soft opening for season ticket holders on March 31, 2017, in a preseason game against the New York Yankees. The first regular season game at the park was held on April 14, 2017, against the San Diego Padres.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta_Braves
The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East division. The team played its home games at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium from 1966 to 1996, and at Turner Field from 1997 to 2016. Since 2017, their home stadium has been Truist Park (formerly SunTrust Park), located 10 miles (16 km) northwest of downtown Atlanta in Cobb County, Georgia. The Braves play spring training games at CoolToday Park in North Port, Florida.
The name "Braves", which was first used in 1912, originates from a term for a Native American warrior. They are nicknamed "the Bravos", and often referred to as "America's Team" in reference to the team's games being broadcast on the nationally available TBS from the 1970s until 2007, giving the team a nationwide fan base.
From 1991 to 2005, the Braves were one of the most successful teams in baseball, winning division titles an unprecedented 14 consecutive times (omitting the strike-shortened 1994 season in which there were no official division champions), and producing one of the greatest pitching rotations in the history of baseball. Most notably, this rotation consisted of pitchers Greg Maddux, John Smoltz, and Tom Glavine. Pitcher Steve Avery also was a significant contributor to the rotation during the period of 1991–1993. The Braves won the National League West division from 1991 to 1993, and after divisional realignment, the National League East division from 1995 to 2005. They returned to the playoffs as the National League Wild Card in 2010. The Braves advanced to the World Series five times in the 1990s (1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, and 1999), winning the title in 1995 against the Cleveland Indians. Since their debut in the National League in 1876, the franchise has won 18 divisional titles, 17 National League pennants, and three World Series championships — in 1914 as the Boston Braves, in 1957 as the Milwaukee Braves, and in 1995 as the Atlanta Braves. The Braves are the only Major League Baseball franchise to have won the World Series in three different home cities.
The Braves and the Chicago Cubs are the National League's two remaining charter franchises. The Braves were founded in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1871, as the Boston Red Stockings (not to be confused with the American League's Boston Red Sox). The team states it is "the oldest continuously operating professional sports franchise in America."
After various name changes, the team eventually began operating as the Boston Braves, which lasted for most of the first half of the 20th century. Then, in 1953, the team moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and became the Milwaukee Braves, followed by the final move to Atlanta in 1966.
A 'stock' photograph for the finance pages - just one of hundreds taken during the first Whitehaven Snappers 'Redstock' Day
Participants during the Session: "Finance for Change " at World Economic Forum on the MENA Region, Jordan 2017. Copyright by World Economic Forum / Benedikt von Loebell
Personal finance on a laptop.
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Panel discussion about Financing the end of extreme poverty, at the Overseas Development Institute, London, UK, Monday 18 September 2018. Picture credit: Hanna-Katrina Jedrosz Contact: +447719 358 708. Strictly no unauthorised usage.
Lt. Governor Rutherford Meets with Croatian Finance Minister Marko Primorac by Patrick Siebert at 100 State Circle, Annapolis, Md 21401
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The KOM League
Flash Report
for
March 12, 2021
This is the first report released in nearly a month. If you care to read it click right here: www.flickr.com/photos/60428361@N07/50957070916/
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It seemed as though a significant number of days had passed since last I came to the computer. It had been nearly four weeks and today an attempt was made to string together a few words in order to compose a comprehensible sentence. Hopefully, some of the material contained herein is okay.
About all that seems to happen anymore is the obituary files continue to expand. There are names appearing each day of people I have known personally or knew of due to their fame. It must be said that there is no pleasure derived in writing about the recently departed. However, some of those leaving us were “big” names in their respective fields of endeavor and without my pointing it out no one, or relatively few, would know they ever had a connection to the KOM league, even tangentially.
Just to preface this report the two recently departed men, who will be tied to the KOM league, are a big league player/coach/manager along with a famous radio voice If either of those subjects don’t appeal to you then cease reading at this point.
Most long term readers know that the author of this report had a baseball career that started and ended in 1951. There wasn’t much use for a skinny, runt of a kid in the game of baseball and he went on to a life that was basically free of the sport except for an idea in 1994 that an old league should be documented.
Over the span of a quarter century of looking for former KOM leaguers many surprises have come my way. In 1951 the New York Giants signed a young catcher out of Cape Girardeau, Mo. by the name of Bill Lee Atchley. By that point in history the Iola ballclub had been affiliated with the Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians and was now surviving as an independent team relying on players showing up for tryouts or being optioned there by a major league organization. Atchley fit into the latter category.
This is a brief clip on Atchley’s life. “Dr. Bill L. Atchley, Ph.D., 68, of Wachesaw Plantation, died Friday, Feb. 18, 2000, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Born Feb. 16, 1932, in Cape Girardeau, Mo., he was the son of the late William C. and Mary Logsden Atchley. He was the former president of Southeast Missouri State University, former president of the University of the Pacific, Stockton, Calif., and former president of Clemson University, Clemson, S.C. He served as president of the National Science Center Foundation, dean of engineering at West Virginia University, and associate dean and professor at the University of Missouri at Rolla. He was a U. S. Army veteran, having served in the Korean Conflict. He was a former professional baseball player with the New York Giants.
The following links are a “must read” to understand this story.
www.findagrave.com/memorial/77438609/bill-lee-atchley
digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll3/id/16699/...
clemsonwiki.com/wiki/Bill_Lee_Atchley
By referencing the aforementioned citations it is obvious that what Atchley didn’t attain in baseball he more than made up for it in the educational arena at some major institutions of higher learning in this country. In a long ago conversation he related that he still loved baseball and at one point in history was considered for the opening of the Commissioner of Baseball position that went to Bart Giamatti.
Now, this is not to cut short the story of Bill Atchley but to bring into it another name. In 1947 the Independence, Kansas Yankees had a 22-year old pitcher, Alexander Zych from Kansas City, who had stared his professional baseball career in 1944 being signed by the Kansas City Blues before winding up with Wellsville, NY that year. He pitched minor league baseball in Hagerstown, Maryland--Norfolk, Virginia--Quincy, Illinois-- Greenville, Mississippi-- Raliegh and Kinston, N C as well as Rock Hill, Sumter and Gasonia, South Carolina.
By the time Zych reached the age of 27 he was back in his native Kansas City and playing for the amateur Holden, Mo. Chiefs in both 1954 and 1955. The next year he drove to Nevada, Mo. And pitched for that amateur club and led them to a Missouri state amatuer championship. On that club were three former KOM leaguers along with a former St. Louis Cardinal pitcher from Greenfield, Mo. by the name of Floyd “Goat” Wooldridge.
Over the years communication was maintained with Zych and the first book written about the KOM league contained considerable information that he furnished. The following obituary describes the connection he maintained with the game of baseball in both Kansas City and Oakland with the Athletics and Royals. (If the reader doesn’t click on these sites this report will be meaningless.)
www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/kansascity/name/alexander-zy...
On July 14, 2014 an announcement came over the radio of a terrible automobile accident and the patient was transferred, by medical helicopter, to Columbia, Mo. As it turned out Alex Zych died within a couple of miles of where this report is prepared.
Now go back to 1951
In 1951 Alex Zych was pitching at Kinston, North Carolina, Bill Atchley was catching for the Iola Indians, and a young boy was born on January 12 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The newborn had a cousin, once removed, named Patricia. In 1954 when the young boy was three years old his cousin, Patricia Limbaugh, married Bill Atchley. www.floydmortuary.com/obituaries/Patsy-Atchley/#!/ObituarySo
So, the connection to Rush Hudson Limbaugh III and the KOM league is made. Once back from Oakland Alex Zych was the “wise old head” in the Kansas City Royals clubhouse and when an upstart 27-year ticket salesman needed advice he went to the person who he considered the wisest which was Alex Zych, the equipment manager for the team. From a couple of sources I have heard that Rush Limbaugh affectionately referred to Zych as “Dad.”
Following the death of Zych he was paid high praise on Limbaugh’s national radio broadcast and the famed broadcaster thus attended the funeral of a former KOM leaguer. Whether Limbaugh was close enough to Atchley to attend his funeral I don’t know. Often I wondered if Limbaugh ever heard of Atchley’s baseball playing days. When Limbaugh had his “open line Friday” segments there was a temptation to call and ask that question but some things are just meant to never be known.
On a personal note, the first time I ever heard Limbaugh was in the 1970’s when he was on the staff of KMBZ in Kansas City. At that time I was living in Topeka and early of the morning he was given five minutes for making comments. They were a bit different from what I had heard on the radio. But, in those days about all you ever heard was “Swap Shop,” “Kitchen Klatter,” “Trading Post” and religious shows such as Theodore Epp and his “Back to the Bible” broadcast that emanated from Lincoln, Nebraska. AM Radio was nearly toast by the 1980’s.
After hearing Limbaugh in the 1970’s, on KMBZ, I never heard of him again until 1992. At that time I had met up with a former grade and high school acquaintance by the name of Mickey Roberts. He was going by the name of Mike and doing play-by-play broadcasting of the Albuquerque Dukes Pacific Coast league games on KOB radio in that town. At one game he told me I had to listen to a new show they had on their station. He told me the voice was from a former Missouri. I told Roberts I had heard that voice a decade and a half earlier while living in Topeka, Kansas.
Of all the forms of media radio was always my preference and I was attracted to people who knew how to communicate whether or not I agreed with them or not. At one time I reveled in hearing divergent voices of Limbaugh and Garrison Keillor who couldn’t have been more opposite if they had practiced. People have to be smart enough to listen, digest and form their own opinions which is sadly lacking in the era.
Many a debate—or argument—arose over the years with my son about what Limbaugh did or didn’t say. One thing I recall predicting, over two decades ago, was that Limbaugh would die most likely from lung cancer, long before his time. I made that point to my son, many times, due to his addiction to whatever cigarettes have that addict. Since Rush’s passing my son has never mentioned it even happening. I think he might recall what his old man has told him over and over about tobacco.
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The latest death with a KOM league connection.
This past week saw the passing of a former big league player coach and manager by the name of Norman Sherry ps://www.mlb.com/news/norm-sherry-ex-catcher-manager-dies-at-89
In reading that obituary one of his buddies from “day one—actually” came to mind. Sherry and Stan Santo who played first base for the 1951 Ponca City Dodgers were lifelong friends until Santo’s passing. It is always my goal to share information with people when it has some meaning and in this case I figured the son of one of those guys fit into that framework.
To Mark Santo
I have seen a lot of articles today from the baseball experts about the death of Norm Sherry. They claim to know all about him. Your dad could have filled them in on a lot about his younger days of which they are unaware.
Santo’s reply:
Hi John. You got that right. Talk about similar paths…My dad and Norm were born one day apart. They went to high school together, played baseball together in high school, went together for induction into military service, and remained friends until my dad passed away 2 years ago. They both lived in San Diego county in their later years.
Growing up in the same neighborhood my dad also knew Larry Sherry. As I was told, they never thought that Larry would ever be a great player due to a birth defect with his feet; needless to say they couldn’t have been more wrong about that. When Larry passed away a few years ago my Dad was invited to and attended his funeral.
When I was 13 years old my dad took me to a winter training camp in the Los Angeles area where Norm was coaching to see if my pitching talents were as good as my Dad thought they were. Of course they weren’t and I distinctly remember being blown away by the grown-ups. Not exactly a moral booster for a 13 year old, but a great experience nonetheless. I feel like Norm’s passing represents the end of a chapter in my life.
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A special item.
It is realized that not all the recipients of these reports care all that much about them. Here is a special link to something I found interesting. I’d place this under the category “sometimes you never know what you have.” youtu.be/VmdFNQnbS0k ________________________________________________________________________________
Robert Anson Grove passes.
www.galvnews.com/obituaries/article_f9639322-0119-56a4-b6... (Photo included in citation)
Only once was it my privilege to speak with Robert Grove but he was a fascinating man. He was a great conversationalist with interesting stories to share. He spent less than a month as a catcher for the 1949 Ponca City Dodgers. As the obituary indicates his time in the KOM league is not mentioned.
Thanks to Jack Morris who included me on his list for passing along this obituary.
TEXAS CITY, TX — Robert Anson Grove (Bob), 90, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 2, 2021.He was born on September 12, 1930 in Norfolk, Virginia to Donald M. Grove and Deloris Bridget Grove. After graduating from Ball High School in Galveston, TX Bob tried out for the Brooklyn Dodgers and was the catcher for their farm team in Sheboygan, WI. until he was drafted into the Army in 1953.
Bob married his high school sweetheart Mary Ellen Pierce on September 26, 1952. During their 66 years together, they were blessed with 3 daughters. In addition to being a loving husband and father he worked for the same family, Eugene B. Smith, at Moody Compress in Galveston, TX. He was an active member of St. John’s United Methodist Church in Texas City, TX where he served many years as the Finance Committee Chairman. Bob was also a ham radio operator (WB5FGD) and used this talent to serve others through the Shriners Burns Institute in Galveston and emergency preparedness during hurricane season. He was an outstanding golfer, tennis player and a master Easter Egg Hider.
He was preceded in death by his wife Mary Ellen Grove, his parents, brothers Don Grove Jr., Joe Grove, George Grove, Jack Grove, sister Zoe Anne Dundee (Mick) and son in law Kenneth Beasley.
He is survived by his sister Zoe Belle Calaway, his daughters Janet Grove Gonzales, Jo Ann Grove Konecny and her husband Larry, Jill Grove and her partner, Dianna Jarvis; grandchildren Brian Gonzales and wife Layla, Brandon Gonzales and wife Jackie, Bobby Gonzales and wife Crystal, Larry Konecny Jr. and wife Daniela, Candice Maintz and husband Bill, Laura Williams and husband Kyle, Andrew Konecny and wife Victoria and Gryffen James-Grove along with 14 great-grandchildren and other extended family members who he held dear.
Ed comment:
With the passing of Bob Grove there are six surviving members of the 1949 Ponca City Dodgers. They are Daniel Chepkauskas, Loren Doll, Dick McCoy, Theodore James Dean, John Nixon and Dean Antonson. Chepkauskas worked in the space industry, Doll and his partner Isrig operated huge cattle and grain operation in Western Kansas, Dean was in the production side of the movie industry. McCoy spent many years with the Omaha, Neb. Fire department and the readers can flunk me on Nixon and Antonson since I don’t recall their post-baseball careers. However, I know where both live and can put anyone in touch with those guys if they are curious about their means of support subsequent to their baseball career.
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Bye—This concludes yet another effort to recall and report something from the past. These reports are akin to bond fires. First there is a need for fuel then a spark to create a flame to get things going. Sometimes there isn’t the fuel or the spark to create a Flash Report and when that happens long periods exist between their production.
Libertés | Boulevard du Jardin Botanique
Ministry of Finance.
Arch. Hugo Van Kuyck, Marcel Lambrichs and Léon Stynen 1968-83
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Jaspers-Eyers Architects
2006-08.
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Alison Jones - Founder of Practical Inspiration Publishing
Judges:
Katie Prescott - Business Presenter & Producer on BBC Radio 4's Today Programme.
Trevor O'Hara - Award-winning Founder & CEO of Advisor FM
John Williams - Founder of The Ideas Lab, author of Screw Work, Break Free and Screw Work, Let’s Play.
Obi James - Leadership Team Development Expert and Founder of Obi James Consultancy Ltd
Andrew Priestley - Business Coach, Entrepreneur Mentor, Business Strategy, Speaker, Author, Publisher, Chairman Charity
Warren Cass - Professional Speaker & Author
Sue Ingram - Leadership Facilitator, Speaker, Executive Coach Specialist in handling difficult conversations and creating organisations where no conversation is termed difficult.
Chris Radford - Non Exec Director, Brand strategy consultant, Director at Henry's Avalanche Talk and Purbeck Holidays.
Lucy Barkas - Founder of 3WH, Leadership Influencer, Entrepreneur, Author & Speaker.
Emma House - Director of Publisher Relations, The Publishers Association.
Andy Gooday - Founder of RoundPegSearch.com & Published Author.
Andy Cristin - Portfolio Finance Director, Board Advisor, SME specialist.
Nadine Dereza - Business presenter and Conference chair, Co-author of the 5-star rated Insider Secrets of Public Speaking.
Martin Norbury - Business growth advisor, award-winning entrepreneur and author of I Don’t Work Fridays.
Jane Frankland - CISO Advisor, Speaker, Author & Champion for Women in Cyber Security.
Rebecca Godfrey - Team and Leadership Development Consultant, Founder of Etheo Limited.
Thomas Power - With over 300,000 followers on Twitter, Thomas spends his time filtering patterns, shapes, trends, memes and feeding the Board Members which he serves with choices to consider, people to meet, events to attend.
Scott Summers - Director of Training, Co-Founder at The Skills Farm, Keynote Speaker, Radio Presenter, Author.
Jacq Burns - Literary Agent & Publishing Mentor, co-director of London Writers’ Club and author of Write a Bestseller.
Sue Richardson - Owner, SRA Books, publisher of The Authority Guides; writing consultant and speaker.
Matt Thomas - Matt Thomas Content Creator and Curator, Mentor, Speaker, Author. Business Partner of Shaa Wasmund.
Ginny Carter - The Author Maker. Business book ghostwriter and writing coach.
Rick Rowan - Entrepreneur, Innovator, Facilitator and Founder of Nurokor Biomedical.
Derek Mason - Engineer, Designer, Consultant, Mentor, Innovator.
Suzanne Collier - Founder of bookcareers.com, the Careers Guideance and Development Consultancy to the book and publishing industry.
Carl Reader - Leading expert and advisor to small businesses. Founder of the #BeYourOwnBoss movement. Author of The Startup Coach & The Franchising Handbook.
Sian Prime - Coach, Facilitator in Innovation and Creative Entrepreneurship, Goldsmiths, University of London.
Barbara Khattri - Founder of Elaworld, Business Culture and Communication Consultancy, owner of elements Lifestyle, Speaker and National Apprenticeship Ambassador.
Claire Perry-Louise - Culture & Community Consultant, Author & Speaker.
Mark Burgess - Best selling author & speaker, Host of the TV show ‘Raising Your Game’, Entrepreneur, Real Estate expert in marketing automation & AI.
Mary Grant - Founder & Creative Director At Lifestyle Fashion Brand - Mary Grant.
Rupa Harji - Founder of The Hunnypot Day Nursery Ltd, Redbridge Tuition Group & Redbridge Publishing Ltd.
Sponsors:
Pathway Group - pathwaygroup.co.uk/
Dent Global - www.dent.global/
Bootcamp Media - www.bootcampmedia.co.uk/
Change Management Institute - www.change-management-institute.com/
Royds Withy King - www.roydswithyking.com/
Tony J. Selimi - tonyselimi.com/
Pathway2Grow - www.pathway2grow.co.uk/
Shaa Wasmund MBE - www.shaa.com/
Ambassadors:
Shaa Wasmund MBE
Daniel Priestley
Bridget Shine
Tony Robinson OBE
Griselda Tobogo
Tony J. Selimi
Event Partners:
The Business Show - www.greatbritishbusinessshow.co.uk/
The Publishers Association - www.publishers.org.uk
PR Partners:
The Book Publicist - www.thebookpublicist.co.uk/
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