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Hometown: Fredericton
Category: Builder
Involved in softball for almost forty years as an administrator, official, coach, organizer and technician
A certified Level 5 International Softball Federation official since 1978
Umpired in six national and two international championships
Served as Deputy Umpire-in-Chief for Softball Canada from 1986 to 1994
Umpire-in-Chief for Softball Canada from 1994-2004 and responsible for assigning Canadian officials for all national and international championships including the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta
Appointed North American Umpire in Chief for the International Softball Federation in 1995 in charge of 90,000 officials in Canada and the United States;
Organized the first-ever Softball Canada national conference of umpires-the “Blue Conventions”- in 1997
Coached the St. Mary’s Braves senior fast pitch team to a bronze (1993) and a gold (1995) medal at the North American Indigenous Games
Host chairman of the New Brunswick Indian Summer Games in 1983 and 1987
Sport New Brunswick Official of the Year in 1995.
Inducted: 2005
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