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The team dedicated the
SENIOR DIVISION:
season to Wally and won first
TEAMS: Three men's and
place in their division a few
women's ages 70-91 mixed
weeks ago.
senior bowling Leagues in
THE SKINNY: Wally's
Southfield and Farmington
Fri. 1 Oam-Midnight
Team, led by player-man-
Hills
agers Howard Rosen and
DEED: Vander, 91, a re-
Sat. 1 Oam-6pm
Carl Brown, finished the sea-
tired pharmacist and South-
son 11-2-2. Double elimina-
field resident, is the oldest
Sun. 1 1 am-6pm
tion playoffs take place
and one of the best bowlers
during the next few weeks at
in his league. The left-hand-
Keith Field in West Bloom-
ed veteran star still throws a
field. "Wally's Team" will be
mean ball and averages 165
their official name from now
pins a game. Vander has
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been bowling for 43 years and
The team proudly pre-
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sented their first place tro-
20-40-year-olds National
phy to Wally's wife, Rochelle,
Bowling Championship in
and their three sons, Danny,
1953 with Detroit's Pisgah
Jeff and Mark. According to
Lodge.
his buddies, Wally was a very
Ed Lubanski, the country's
avid and competitive softball
best bowler from 1958-1960
player. He was a stockbroker
and the recipient of a B'nai
and past president of Tem-
B'rith National Sportsman's
ple Shir Shalom.
Guild Award, has bowled
QUOTE: "Whenever we
with Vander many times. Sam Vander
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play we have Wally in mind
Lubanski describes Vander,
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as our leader and friend," said
"not only as a great man, but also spirits up.
QUOTE: "Bowling is not only Rosen. "We will always miss
as a highly skilled bowler, who is
call
in excellent condition for his age." my first recreation, but also my him."
THE SKINNY: Vander bowls greatest pleasure in sports," said
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in two leagues at Plum Hollow in Vander. "As long as I am-able to, JUNIOR DIVISION:
NAME: Niki Berlin.
Southfield on Mondays and Fri- I would love to continue bowling
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TEAMS: Berkley High School
days and in one league at Coun- because it keeps me going."
women's varsity fast-pitch soft-
try Lane in Farmington Hills on
ball team and Four Seasons Gar-
Wednesdays. His teammates, SENIOR DIVISION:
NAME: Wally's Team — ded- den Center- Huntington Electric
Sol Kroll, 71, Al Sandler, 86, and
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Danny Brickner, 81, have the ut- icated to the Memory of Wally women's 18-and-under fast-pitch
softball travel team.
most respect for him. "First and Sampson.
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TEAM: West Bloomfield's
DEED: Berlin, 17, is a tremen-
foremost, Sam is a gentleman,"
Judi Shefman
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Kroll said. "He is a fine bowler, men's 40 and over softball team. dous asset to Berkley High
DEED: Wally's Team has been School's softball team. She is a
and anybody who knows him,
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softball together for ten highly skilled batter, as well as a
loves him."
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Vander was born in Kerstan, years in the men's 35 and over talented pitcher and center field-
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Russia, in 1904 and came to De- West Bloomfield league. In Feb- er, who also plays for the school's
troit with his family in 1908. He ruary, the team lost teammate women's basketball and volley-
attended the Detroit College of Wally Sampson to lung cancer at ball teams.
The Oakland Activities Asso-
Pharmacy. Vander retired in age 46.
1973 and moved
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in 1978 to Califor-
nia with his wife,
Lee. He partici-
pated in many
bowling leagues
out West.
In 1988, his wife
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was diagnosed
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with Alzheimer's
disease, so he
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brought her back
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where he took care
of her at home.
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Vander
often took
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his wife out to the
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bowling alley to
watch him bowl.
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On June 29,
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Vander lost his
beloved wife of 69
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cult time for him
now, but his fam- Wal!y's Team Back row: Greg Lewan, Dave Burt, Rick Heligman, Arnie Gilbert, Sheldon
ily, friends and Rosenberg, Bob Singelyn. Middle Row: Roger Lesser, Steve Lesser, Tom Dilkoff, Barry Wax, Rick
bowling
keep his Rosenthal. Front row: Ken Sahn, Carol Brown, Howard Rosen, Risk Ehrlich.
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