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10 stouffville suntribune thursday aug 2 2007 beloved umpire wont let stroke call him out by jim thomas correspondent strike three youre out was a big part of bob frenchs vernacular however for this 69yearold stouffville fastball umpire the out call is far from his mind the veteran official is battling back from a major stroke that par tially paralysed one side and caused temporary loss of speech heremainsaparientinmarkham stouffville hospital cathy french bobs wife praised emergency medical services for its quick response and hospital staff for their efficiency after her hus band lapsed into a coma the ambulance was there in 10 minutes she said the ems team was marvelous it was 615 am june 2 when french fell to the floor in the bed room of their trailer park summer home at cedar beach initially they thought the fall was due to a missing leg brace how ever when he collapsed a second time mrs french dialed 911 ifs something really bad she remembers her husband saying when he went unconscious i feared wed lost him she said in the past nine weeks mr frenchs recovery while slow has been constant he can now sit up even take a few steps he is receiv ing therapy the torontobom french began officiating after moving to good wood 30 years ago our son blake was playing t- ball cathy recalled but there was no umpire bob agreed to help out the rest is history since then he has officiated across ontario following a move to stouffville 18 years ago french has been a familiar figure in town parks shar ing duties behind the plate or on the bases with companion official al piette when he was needed he was there mr piette said always with a big smile on his face for two seasons he also coached a stouffville rep team bob loved the game especially back in goodwood where he was just one of the boys mr piette said mrs french said her husband gained the respect of teams by insisting on sportsmanlike con duct on and off the field there was never any booing only applause she said and cer tainly no hassling of umpires one of the most qualified officials around whitchurch- stouffville softball association president june doner said popu lar with players and fans an ornamental ball and glove holds an important place in hos pital room 1142 a gift from ms doner cards flowers and letters are arriving daily cathy said trailer park friends gave him a dvd player the frenches have three chil dren and two grandchildren on june 2 they would have celebrated their 37th wedding anniversary instead they spent the day together in hospital jmmk bob french longtime stouffville resident and umpire battling back from june 2 stroke limit one per customer per visit coupon must be presented at time of purchase shop must retain coupon no substitutions allowed void if copied or transferred and where prohibited or restricted by law consumer must pay applicable tax may not be com bined with any other coupon discount or promotion coupon may not be reproduced copied purchased traded or sold 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