Wrestling Update - Dennis Fuller Obit & Other News

Dennis Fuller - Obit photo, Canby Herald

Oregon State Wrestling Fans,

 Time for a few updates and reminders.

First of all, a well attended Celebration of Life was held for Dennis Fuller last Sunday in Canby. If you would like a copy of Dennis' obituary, you can download this file from the Canby Herald (thanks, Ron Iwasaki!) or you can read it online at the Pamplin Media Group obituaries. (Thanks to Craig Scharer for that link!)

Thanks also go to Craig Scharer for sending a few photos from the celebration.To view the photos, simply click on any of them. Thanks, Craig!

Snapshots from Dennis' life

Another of Craig's shots

Dennis in earlier days

Dennis' car - ready to head to OSU

 

Before Cliff Keen

At the NCAA's last year

Next up, it's always fun to hear from Beaver Wrestlers from the past. Craig Scharer and Ron Iwasaki sent this link to a YouTube video of Les Gutches. It is posed as a an advertisement- and it is, but it is really just Les telling his story of how he got committed to wrestling. Might be especially interesting for parents of active wrestlers.

Many of you will remember Gary Westford, recent past member of the FALL Board, artist and a former wrestler himself. Gary has been busy working on his art, in particular curating an exhibit at Willamette University that is opening this Friday. While Gary does many paintings of wrestlers, this is a little different - a collection of posters from the Psychedelic era in San Fransisco. If you are interested in attending Gary's lecture tomorrow at 5 pm, you can find the information at Willamette's website. The exhibit will be up from June 3 to August 27, 2017.

Next, a reminder of the Dale Thomas Golf Tournament, dinner and auction fund-raiser for wrestling on July 3. It's only about a month away, have you signed up yet?

Another thing you can do to add to the fun and the fund-raising is to bring along something that you think would make a good auction item. One of the parents, Richard Rockwell recently shared a picture of a cutting board he is making for the event. That photo will also be posted on the blog.

Rockwell cutting board

He is also making coasters and a wine rack, so get ready to bid on them! Thanks, Richard!

Last, we are still seeking new faces for the FALL Board. If you are interested, let me or any other Board member know! It does help if you are local and can make it to most of the home duals.

Go Beavs!