More news from our friends that make up our Extended Family! More of you should really take advantage of this stuff…
C’mon! Trunzo.com is reaching the ranks of the most prestigious media outlets! Who knows what can happen if all of you add a little something to the mix? The New York Times is already asking me to stop posting…we’re stealing readers!
Okay! News from the Gallen clan! And let me tell you…they are a clan! You think the Trunzo’s have power in numbers? Whoa…
John Gallen (of prior mountain climbing fame — see post dated 7/7/08) offers us news on two fronts. First, the family recently learned that his sister Vicki is being inducted into the Wilson Athletic Hall of Fame. Vicki was a multi-letter varsity athlete in Field Hockey, Basketball and Track. She was named Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year in 1987, and Wilson is following up with an induction this week into its Hall of Fame. Nice!
Congratulations go out to Vicki!
The second news front is huge (in my humble opinion). John’s son Sam is a golfer. Sam started playing just a few years ago…I vividly remember John holding his head in his hands and dreading the day that Sam ultimately “kicks his ass” on the golf course. Sam is 13 years old.
Well…Sam just defended his Berkshire Country Club Junior Championship title with a resounding 83 and 86 to defeat his closest competitor by five strokes. He repeats as Junior Club Champion! Yes…he was Junior Club Champion at the age of 12 last year. John doesn’t have a prayer of ever winning again on the golf course.
Congratulations Sam!
And finally, John decided to do a little more “hiking” last week…I’m still a little confused as to where he was and what he was climbing, but I think he was in Utah and Idaho. Check out this photo…notice the altimeter on his watch? Go ahead…click on the photo for the full size version. 11,628 feet…a low one for him –
We are currently discussing plans for my rookie hike next year. Apparently there are these things called 14er’s…not quite sure yet if they’re rookie material (John hasn’t approved me)…a 14er is a mountain in excess of 14,000 feet in height. Who knew that we have a few out West?
Not me…
Congratulations to the Gallen clan!