Dear fellow Hanoverians:
\nI have found that my new job sometimes prevents me from sending
\n\u201cAround Town on the Web\u201d e-mails in as timely a fashion as I would
\nlike.
\nThat being said, I could not let this latest piece of Hanover news go
\nunmentioned. Please join me in mourning with the entire Hanover
\ngirls\u2019 soccer community over the death this past week of Hanover
\nHigh School Varsity Coach Garth Nelson.
\nGarth was the only coach the girls\u2019 soccer team has ever known; he
\nfounded the program in 1981. Over the course of those 32 years, he led
\nthe team to 2 state championships and 6 \u201crunners up\u201d years. His
\nlast season as coach marked his 24th straight MIAA state tournament
\nappearance. Garth also taught Chemistry.
\nAs a high school field hockey coach in the early and mid-90\u2019s, I can
\nhonestly say that Garth was a pleasure to share a field in the fall
\nwith. Respectful and thoughtful, encouraging and enthusiastic, Garth
\nsupported field hockey kids, soccer kids, and all of Hanover\u2019s kids.
\nIt was a tradition for soccer players to cheer on field hockey players
\nat their field hockey games when the soccer girls were done with their
\nown practice. As much as I have great respect for soccer players, I am
\nalso sure they learned that little sample of school spirit from Garth.
\nGarth and his wife raised their daughter right here in Hanover, and
\nGarth recently and proudly became a grandpa. He also had an off-season
\njob at a camp in Maine which he loved and always spoke fondly of.
\nJust 65, Garth leaves us too soon. Visiting hours at the Sullivan
\nFuneral Home will be today from 4:00 p.m. \u2013 7:00 p.m. and Sunday
\nfrom 2:00 p.m. \u2013 5:00 p.m. The funeral will be Monday at 11:00 a.m.
\nat the First Congregational Church. I can count on one hand the number
\nof times I have announced the funeral arrangements of a Hanover
\nresident via \u201cAround Town on the Web\u201d; this one bore repeating
\nsimply because of the depth and breadth of the impact Garth Nelson had
\non literally hundreds of Hanover girls during their formative years.
\nAll of our hearts are with Barbara and Meredith. It is an
\nunderstatement to say he will be missed.<\/p>\n
For “Around Town on the Web”,
\nCathy H-B<\/p>\n
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