Robert “Bob” Weedon is forsaking household, associates, and an enormous group of sports activities lovers who’re mourning his passing.
His obituary introduced his peaceable demise on the Copper Terrace Nursing House in Chatham, on Saturday, November 9.
Weedon leaves behind a big household together with his spouse of 56 years, alongside along with his kids, and grandchildren.
He was additionally beloved by the Chatham-Kent group, as he was concerned in native sports activities for over 50 years.
Weedon was the president of the Maple Metropolis Slo-Pitch League for 42 years.
“Bob was an important a part of our Affiliation for 35 years,” Slo-Pitch Ontario (SPO) stated in an announcement on Fb. “His accomplishments on the sector, not solely as a Participant, but in addition as a Coach and an Umpire, and administratively off the sector, are far too quite a few to record of their entirety…”
The assertion added that his inductions as a builder of the game in each the SPO Corridor of Fame and the Softball Ontario Corridor of Fame barely start to acknowledge how a lot he completed out of his love of sport.
“[SPO] will all the time be extremely grateful for Bob’s dedication to the game we love, and we gratefully acknowledge his efforts, his unwavering dedication, and the contributions he made to the event and promotion of the game of slo-pitch,” the assertion stated.
He was additionally inducted into the Chatham Sports activities Corridor of Fame in 2012.
In 2021, the ball diamonds at St. Clair Faculty’s Chatham campus have been named after him.
Weedon will not be quickly forgotten in Chatham-Kent.
A visitation was held on the Alexander & Houle Funeral House in Chatham (245 Wellington St. W.) on Thursday, November 14. A memorial service was performed within the chapel of the funeral residence the identical day.
Anybody wishing to precise their condolences by donation is requested to think about the Parkinson Society Southwestern Ontario.
