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Racquet Club continues to thrive ‘ " . â€"' - "fl? ,._- , 'e . , ‘ 4 . , ' with a history of producing world ‘ , ("if "95. ,' . - .. v ”5 ' L ’ champions. t _ ij «... . 1 Last weekend. the club cele~ .; ,' ' . til i , a A g a , hinted its goldenanniversarywith ' - "(4 ‘ ‘~ . yin. gamma and emibitions fea- . A ~ .A 4}?sz . 5 a. do? turing elite players such as 4 f. . . , _ > . ‘ < : g. _. g? ., innathon Powers. the first North 7“ ,. g ., reg; g e. n g . if} “4 American to reach No. i in the 1 . l ‘ 4 if? thM world squash rankings, and Gra- . ‘ e; v; {fifeâ€"g? "P 5? ~’ fl hamRydingwhowasonoer-anked ,_y , , g > .. we“ “j?“i‘ jg intheworidtop to. t» , is“ 1. .«j 3 -- v ‘- ” “51'? It was a momentous occasion is ‘ v‘ ' s‘fim . . {are fit - that Lawrence. the club's late “‘ ~ . ‘ - , s J fiéf‘f‘tfi» r. .' founder. was eagerly looking for- i} ,- . , ‘ ;f ;, " ;%§\ ifs-j»; “e v ‘ ward to before hediedlast yearln 73, j; ' "v, “fie" if 3? ; ‘ “This weekend it was hard to a '. ' 3 - f- : " ,’),.,/,,,,».; ‘f?:f gig l f ’ , not think about him.” said former ‘jj wt“, ‘ , K-W Raoquet Cub president Mike W * . A: i . (bstigsnflButhewasthereinspirâ€" an t?“ ‘ if! ' ' it and we certainly celebrated him , “117." ‘ l ' («if ' this weekend. » » “He was probably the greatest ambassador squash has had" J$§“mzjv£‘:f;2§$ mmammmmdwmmmnmofmx-wmmauhmmm itsSOUtamivenatylastmekm-mm when he took on the role of club president and helped lead a said Costigan, who was a student the older ones a place to sip from world champ and the club's co- , There is also a deep sense of renewal of the club's membership of Lawrence's at the University of thefountain ofywth. ordinator for the 50th anniversary. respect for lawmnce. who was so and facilities Waterloo. “A lot of the members Many of the members are 50 "The exercise from squash has focused on squash he'd oomtantly With numbers sagging to about pitched in and volunteered to and over. Their most successful kept me youngand healthy. go ofi on tangents during law lec- as people in the carry 20105. (Josti- make it happen.” event is the Grandfather's touma- “I cant say this for certain. but i tures at the University ofWaterloo. gun. Steve Millard and leff Deven‘ll It was all in the name of ment. which. alter first: is stil believe. without squash. l may not Right before his death. joined the club‘s board to 'get the lawn-nee. who was so inspired by going strong. And t e doubles bealivenow.‘ lama was giving a speech at ball rolling" on expanding the the inaugural Buffalo Invitational court makes it easier tot mm There’s more to it than that. theMannl’vuuryotthelandon membership and rejuvenating the in 1956 â€" from the facility to the stayactiveforlonpr. With its tight-knit community. 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