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Junior

March 10, 2016

Some say how one conducts themselves on the polo field says a lot about who they are as a person.  Gentlemen are sometimes in short supply in our sport.  Even more rare is the person who brings out the best in others on the field of play.  Seldom again is it to see that person influence a son or daughter who then displays the same attributes. Junior accomplished all three.  He was a gentleman, a sportsmen, a mentor. A man in his seventies who if underestimated was going to carry the ball between the posts and score consistently.

   A vivid memory for me was siting with Junior at his farm after a competitive game of polo and watching him skillfully open half a dozen coconuts.  Several of us then sat there on the grass quenched our thirst and shared his bounty. To me this was the true measure of the man.   He died the way he lived.  A humble warrior out collecting grass for his rabbits on the land he loved with his boots on. Legend.

Letter from Earle

March 10, 2016

Dear Shane, Paul, Kirk, Brandon, Vernon and families:

My sincere condolences and sympathies on your dad’s passing. I am sorry I was unable to stay and attend the funeral on Saturday. We have been and will thinking about you all during this terrible period and hope that you will have all the strength and fortitude individually, together, families and friends to get bear this pain. Your dad was a great person and I grew up trying to be like him. I did not achieve as much as he did in soccer (winning the DaCosta Cup and Olivier Shield), but was flattered to be hear others draw comparison at time to him – it was a great complement to me. My condolences again.

Warmest regards

Earle

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