Funeral Service For Tim Patrick

Tim Patrick lettered for Oregon State in 2008-09. His sudden and unexpected death occurred after a run on July 13, 2016.

Brandon Perkins, friend of Tim and Treasurer for "The FALL" shared the news with me and asked that I share this with all of you:

He (Tim) passed away last Wednesday. Service is at 10390 SW Canyon Rd Beaverton OR at St Matthew Lutheran Church at 2:00 pm on Saturday, July 23.

Tim was a FILA Junior National Champion in Greco and an All American in Freestyle— at this tournament, he broke his neck but continued to wrestle through the tournament and placed 3rd (freestyle). He would have had a great career in front of him if he did not have that career ending injury.

Our hearts, thoughts and prayers go out to Tim's family. He will be missed. May he rest in Peace.

For you, Tim - Go Beavs!

Finley Services Set

Services will be held for Ron Finley at Mac Court (U of O, Eugene, OR) on Sunday July 24 at 2:00 pm. Thanks to Coach Kevin Roberts for providing these details.

In case you missed the last email, Ron lost his battle with cancer on July 4th. Among his accomplishments, Ron was an All-American wrestler for Oregon State, later he coached the U of O wrestling team for many years. In recent years he worked tirelessly to restore wrestling at the U of O. Ron was also a faithful member of "The FALL" Fan Club for his alma mater, Oregon State.

Our thoughts and prayers are with his family. He will be missed.

Go Beavs!

Ron Finley Loses Battle With Cancer

Ron Finley lost his battle with cancer, passing away on Tuesday, July 5, 2016.

Ron had many roles in wrestling in the state of Oregon, among them, Oregon State All-American wrestler, Head Coach of Wrestling at rival school - the University of Oregon, tireless worker for the re-instatement of wrestling at the U of O, and also faithful member of "The FALL" Fan Club, cheering for his alma mater and hanging out with fellow OSU wrestling fans.
More about Ron's life can be found in stories online, here are three of them:
Intermat story
OSU Beavers article and
Register Guard newspaper article

I was unable to find out any further information on funeral services at this time.

Thanks for all you did for wrestling, Ron, you will be missed. Rest in Peace.

Go Beavs!

Zalesky Announces New Coaching Line-Up

Head Coach Jim Zalesky has made the announcement everyone has been waiting for since Associate head Coach Troy Steiner left to restart the wrestling program at Fresno State. Assistant Coach Kevin Roberts is moving into the slot vacated by Steiner and former All-American Beaver Taylor Meeks makes his return to Gill as Roberts' replacement. The recent addition of former Kent State star Ian Miller as the Volunteer Assistant Coach rounds out the coaching staff. For more details, see the article at Oregon State's site. Congratulations to Coach Kevin Roberts and welcome back home to Taylor Meeks!! This is wrestling camp season at OSU, so the coaching staff will have plenty to keep them busy. If you'd like more information on the camps, check the camp pages. Don't forget, the Dale Thomas Golf Classic is coming up later this month, Monday, July 18 at the Corvallis Country Club. It's not too late to sign up to play, sponsor or just join in on the dinner at the end. Contact Coach Kevin Roberts for more details. Go Beavs!