The Day started ofith the 18th Annual Thanksgiving Day 5 Mile Turkey Trot.
Ann, Jane & Maeve Kelly came up to Rockland the night before and then were off to the race with Irene at 7:10 AM on a clearing Thanksgiving morning. Kirk was to run too but was still suffering from the flu and Maeve took his number. The results were as follows
Place Name Age No. City St Time Pace ===== ===================== === ===== ================== == ======= ===== 2 Irene Kelly 55 752 New City NY 42:52 8:35 616 Kirk Visser 15 1490 New City NY 43:08 8:38 990 Ann Kelly 21 751 New York NY 47:29 9:30 991 Jane Kelly 21 753 New York NY 47:29 9:30
Irene came in second in her age group: FEMALE AGE GROUP: 55 - 59 1 Olive Crone 55 10631 Nyack NY 42:02 8:25 2 Irene Kelly 55 752 New City NY 42:52 8:35 3 Patti Romanello 55 1828 New City NY 43:18 8:40
Families started to arrive at 3PM …
- Stacy, Gerry, Maeve, James
- Chris, Annabel, Kate & Joan
- Jimmy, Cara & Michelle
- Jed, Debbie, Ryan & Maura
- John, Suzane, Ann & Jane & Chip
- Gloria & Joseph
- Matthew, Johnnie & Annabelle
- and of course Irene, Ned, Bridget, Rory & Kirk
I was a colleague of Ed Visser some 30 years ago at GSA Region 2 at 26 Federal Plaza. I was just graduated from college. We worked together in the same office for about 3 years. Ed spoke about Masonry a good deal, a topic I found quaint but not at all interesting at the time. Thirty years later, in 2008 I became a Master Mason and thought about Ed – it is only now I learn of his death in the same year I was raised. He was a charming, engaging man – 30 years ahead of me in his conservatism (I think I’m now far to his right!). I’m saddened I wasn’t able to share my being raised with him – in a very real way, he inspired me.
Tony Shaw
Thank you for your comment Tony. I am Ed’s oldest son, Ned. it makes us very proud to know that Ed touched you in such a personal way. I will pass this on to my brothers, John & Jim who are both Masons.-Ned