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The tournament is in memory of Richard "Dick" Currier
Sr who lost his battle with cancer on August 18, 2002. He left behind his wife Susan, his son Rick, daughter in law Tiffany,
grandsons Ben and Cole, brothers Robert and Ronald, his mother in law Sue Lemire who loved him like a son and many brother
and sister in laws. Dick was born on October 5, 1946 in Springfield, Vermont. He remained in Springfield until joining the
U.S. Navy in 1965 and eventually serving in Vietnam.
In 1988 Dick separated from the Navy and moved back to Vermont,
bringing that hardworking lifestyle with him. He became a fixture (along with his brother Bob) at Bob's Sunoco in Springfield
in 1993, where he continued to work until May of 2002. Only then doctor's orders convinced him it was time to take it easy
and let others wait on him.
Those who knew Dick considered him an exceptional husband, father and friend. Not even
he knew how many lives he touched and if he had known he would have been to modest to admit to it. If you ask his wife Sue,
she would say he was more than her husband, he was her inspiration and the best friend she ever had. If you asked Rick,
he would say he was more than a father, he was a hero who taught him in so many ways that being a father was much more than
simply saying I love you.
Dick will be forever missed by those who knew him and those that didn't get to know him will
never realize what a loss that truly was in their life. This tournament is a way for him to continue to fight cancer, even
after his battle was lost. That's just the way he would want it to be.
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