Jim Orr, a judge at many National and Grand National meets, judged at the National Winter Meet in Melbourne on Saturday, March 6th. After the show was over, he and his wife Nancy went to church and were going to return to the hotel for the Awards Banquet in the evening. While at church, Nancy suffered a massive stroke. Despite the heroic efforts of church members, ambulance squad, and hospital trauma unit, she died. I talked to Jim this afternoon, and he is trying to cope with his loss. Nancy's funeral will be Saturday, March 13th, and Jim requests that in lieu of flowers, donations to the church Building Fund in Nancy's memory would be appreciated. The church is:
Holy Cross Catholic Church
626 County Rte. 22
Middletown, NY 10940
For those that want to contact Jim, his address is:
James Orr
292 Jacobs Road
Westtown, NY 10998-9801
Tel: (845) 726-4264
Our prayers are with Jim at this time of loss.
Art Griffin
Meet Chairman, National Winter Meet
Cape Canaveral Region