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After John retired, he began frequenting the Senior Citizen Center in Grand Prairie and started weight training again. He also started playing pool rather regularly and, as usual, regularly clobbered the opponent.
His long time friend, Jim Welch had recruited him to play with the Grand Prairie Indians. In 1994 when John turned 70, he got hurt playing Senior Citizen League softball and had to quit the league; Peggy threatened him. He really missed playing.
When the Dallas Stars hockey team got rolling and headed for the playoffs, both John and Peg became fanatical Stars fans. His daughter recalls, “Daddy and Mother would be hold up in their room watching the Stars play when Daddy would come out and pretend to sob. We would ask him if the Stars were behind and he would say something like: we’re only 14 points ahead. Then he would break out in a grin and do a little victory dance…and go back to the game. I miss him so much.”
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John Holland & John West
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John & Jim Welch
Go out for a long one!
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Last Updated December 31, 2000 |
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