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jvvci fv- economist asuntribunefstouffviuesuh sports mferfneay tefc aft 2061 tim tim thomas he was my hockey hera as far back as 60 years ago bob bangay displayed those qualities of which hockey heroes are made i worshipped him and so did thou sands of others while yet- a runny hosed kid i cheered as captain bangay guided the markham millionaires to the oha jr c championship theyeafwas 1941 later and then in rny teens i joined inthe cheers as bangay paced markham to the oha intermediate b finals in 1947 still later and now a wouldbe jour nalist i looked on with admiration as coach bangay pilotedstoufrville to the oha senior b tide in 1952 and then on dec 20 1 and others like rhel sat in silence as words of praise and approval were spoken of the man who had meant so much to so many it was my heros final farewell there were tears of sorrow and of joy it was a moment to remember our own mortality and how fleeting life is it was also a time to remember what bob bangay had contributed to his country and to markham arid stouffville and to his family as rev lou geense put it we are here to remember to mourn and to cel ebrate thelife of a devoted husband fa tiier grandfather and friend robert george bangay died peace- fully at his stouflville home dec 17 in his 81st year while family was important wife dorothy d6di sister hazel sons bobby and blair daughter donna and grandchildren shawna brenda afton corey jocelyn aaron daryi and brett it was his extended family that adopt ed him as their son an individual to be honorecjjeyen revered bpbbangaynever enviedthe lirrie- liglitdqwrfoteep he was a private per son nevertnelesshe earned spectator knew no equal bev geense described hum as anevergiyeup kind of guy 1 bom in colborhevont- bob moved 1 with his parents a brother nick and sis- ter hazel to scarborough r the bangay brothers nick and bob entered the markham hockey scene back hi the 40s along with bus sabistontke harper vic meharg jack watson allan boadway austie baker and bob lawrithey won the jr c title in 41 seven years later markham advanced to the intermediate b finals bob and nick bangay were members of that team as well along withhewcomers george and fred score charlie nesbitt jack harper and carl sellers bob bangay saw service with the canadian army overseas during the second world war advancing to the rankof captain it was while playing hockey out of a base camp in newmarket that bangay and charlie nesbitt firstmet they became insepa rable friends later bob along with george stark would test their mettle with north sydney in the cape breton senior pro league sweeney schriner formerly of the toronto rvfaple leafs was their coach in 1951 tim oneill and telfrennie of the clippers were looking for a hock ey coach in stouffville it was polly minton a graduate junior who suggest ed they approach bob bangay for the job he eventually accepted in 1952 stouffville captured the oha sr b tide and was the smallest town in ontario ever to do so the fol- lowing year the clippers advanced to the ontario semifinals only to be beat en by oshawa later he became a founding father of the stouffville minor hockey association and in this role seldom missed a game especially contests involving sons blair and bobby he was one of those first elected to the markhamstoufmles hockey hall of fame blair spoke of his fathers courageous eightyear battle with cancer and his acceded wish to remain at home but his greatest passion was hock ey said blair a revelation that came as no surprise to those filling the dixon- garland funeral chapel in maikham he was the cornerstone of a sport that for over a decade consumed two communities markham and stouffville mav never recording a big assist during the christmas holidays members of the markham islanders peewee aa hockey team got into the holiday spirit by collecting groceries and deliv ering over 20 bags recently to the markham fire departments unionville station here team members posed with some members of the local detachment j j waxers edge newmarket hurricanes spirit s streak ended by thornhill where the name is the number may you and your family have a safe and happy new year adulation through sheer brilliance and pereeverancvhispuctejugpngs rlf- j bf you feel alongor depressed expenejice feelings of hopelessness have thoughts 1 of suicide there come to a meeting eft the depressed anonymous self help group weekly groups in richmond hill aurora newmarket support for supporters group for family arid friends newmarket for rfiore information 1 call 905 8987466 newmarket 416 7988500 toronto line extension 0 0 mark skeeles picked a good rime to score his first provincial junior a hockey league goal the firstyear member of the markham waxers potted the game- winning goal with 433 remaining in regulation time to propel markham to a 43 road win over the north confer enceleading newmarket hurricanes last thursday the victory improved the waxers thirdplace south conference record to 191341 trailing 21 after one period the waxers received secondperiod goals from michael fish and pat poretta on a powerplay to even the count at 33 entering the third period steve nobili accounted for the other markliam goal waxers head coach russ herrington felt skeels who has been utilized on the forward line and- sdefence was overdue in getting his first jr a roundup junior a goal hes been playing well said herrington of skeels hes had chances the last five or six games to score but he didnt capitalize but tonight thursday he crashed the net hard- it was nice to see it was also nice to get the two points and get contributions through out the lineup herrington felt a big part of their clubs success came in neutralizing the hurricanes forwards and to get the puck out of their own end the waxers- resume league play friday when they host the st michaels buzzers at 8 pm at centennial arena w atnhwi 5 spirit y the stouffville spirits fivegame unbeaten streak crashed thursday night at the stouffville arena the thomhill rattlers scored the last two goals of the night to prevail 54 the rattlers crashed the spirit net all night harassing spirit goalie curtis cribbie fans grew tired of the lack of calls by referee ian munro and let liim know it the spirit bounced back from a 30 deficit to take a 43 lead after two periods but led by exspirit winger jamie minchellastwo goals and an assist the rattlers prevailed mike forgie had two of the spirit goals with jordan mabley and austin corredato getting the others the spirit is playing in the fourday newmarket showcase tournament starting tomorrow in and eastgwillimbury f more than 100 college arid major juniorscouts are expected to jittendthe 28team tourney tt 138 saridiford dr unit 5 stouffville i 9056422886 on canadian fn mental- health association toshiba 43 800 lino 28 walt output toshiba 27 pure flat 700 lines 3 line digital comb fiber roshibakitachi 50 proj tv floor model clearance from ltacoo 1745 toshiba dvd al models 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