Thursday, October 04, 2012
Garry Lavender
Garry Gordon Lavender
Born in Picton on
June 4th, 1946, Garry Lavender was a lifelong resident of Prince Edward
County C. M. L. Snider School in Wellington University of Toronto
Garry, along with his
brothers Tom, Bob, and Paul, formed the nucleus of several sports teams in The
County. They won the All Ontario
In 1964, Garry won
the All Ontario Wellington
Garry spent hours in
the rinks and on the fields as a referee, manager, convenor, organizer, and
executive with many teams. He refereed lacrosse for five years in The County
and in Napanee. Under Garry’s leadership, the Wellington
Dukes represented Eastern Canada at the Royal Bank Cup in Charlottetown , Prince Edward Island
Garry always had time
for a game of golf, and won the Barclay Trophy in 1974, and the Jenkin Evans
Award in 1975 at the Picton Golf Club.
After his death, he
was awarded the Paul Harris Fellow Award for his dedicated service to the
community.
# posted by James Hurst @ 7:12 PM 
