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November 10, 1955 - November 13, 2005 “World Masters Judo Champion” Just two days after his 50th birthday, Mark E. Pasquinelly, of Corey St., Maumee collapsed, lateSaturday evening and passed away just after midnight on Sunday morning, November 13, 2005.Mark was born in Toledo to Eugene and Shirley Ann (Bakies) Pasquinelly. He graduated from St.Francis de Sales High School in 1973 where he was on the wrestling team.During his service in the U.S. Air Force he competed in wrestling on the AAU level.In the sport of Judo, Mark was known world wide and has been involved in the sport 30 years.Among the many recognitions, he was a 4th Degree Black Belt in Judo. This past summer inToronto, Canada, competing in Kata style Judo with his partner, they won a gold, a bronze and 2silver medals in the World Masters competition. He has won five state championships in Shiai inboth Ohio & Michigan from 1983 through 1993. Over the past 5 years, in Masters level competi-tion, he has won a number of gold, silver and bronze medals in meets held in Japan, SouthAmerica and several countries in Europe. In 2004, Mark was the All Around National Championin the Miss Fukuda competition in San Jose, CA.For the past year he held the position of Health and Safety Manager at the Sun Oil Refinery wherehe has worked the past 20 years in the maintenance department, carpentry shop and control room.He volunteered his time as a Boy Scout leader at Rosary Cathedral school and as a Judo instructoreach summer Bluffton, OH at the Spirit of the Eagle Judo Camp. His pastimes included gardeningand fishing.He is survived by his wife, Oralia, and 4 daughters, Sarah (William) Petttit, Jessica, Ann and RuthPasquinelly. He is the son of Eugene and the late Shirley Pasquinelly and stepson of NicolettePasquinelly. His grandsons are Xavier and William Dominic Pettit. Also surviving are his brother,Tom (Carmen) Pasquinelly and Jesus and Delia Villagomez, his father & mother–in-law, andnieces, Jessica and Victoria Pasquinelly and nephew, Nicholas.Friends may call at the Coyle Funeral Home 1770 S. Reynolds Road Wednesday 4-8 p.m. andThursday 1-8 p.m. with a Scripture Service Thursday at 7 p.m. The funeral will begin in the mor-tuary Friday at 9:15 a.m. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in Rosary Cathedral at 10 a.m.Interment St. Joseph's Cemetery, Maumee. Memorials may take the form of a contribution to theTony Owed Memorial Fund or the Miss Fukuda Scholarship fund. |
MY IMPRESIONS OF VIENNA
by Roy Manuel,
Solihull Judeo Club - Great Britain
If anybody were to ask me: "What is the most exciting thing that has ever happened to me?" I would have to say, "taking part in the 6th World Masters' Championships in Vienna." ...continue reading.
DAN SMITH RECEIVES MEDAL
In
an award ceremony on 14 Jun 03 Dan Smith was presented the Bronze Star
with V device for valor for actions in Afghanistan on 27 Nov 02. The
award was presented to SFC Smith by Lt. Colonel Duff who was wounded
in the same action. Narrative comments by LTC Duff follow:
On 27 Nov 02 SFC Dan Smith was leading a convoy through the mountainous and hazardous regions of eastern Afghanistan. While passing through a particularly dangerous section the convoy was ambushed by enemy forces emplaced on the high ground to the left of the convoy. SFC Smith’s lead vehicle took heavy fire, wounding personnel. SFC Smith directed his vehicle to a covered position while he himself left the vehicle to reenter the kill zone and engage the enemy. While the rest of the convoy was split and pinned by enemy fire SFC Smith bravely entered the kill zone and began to engage the enemy with rapid effective fire, inflicting causalities on the emplaced enemy forces. Enemy personnel were forced to seek cover and return fire on SFC Smith. After enemy fire was redirected to his position SFC Smith was able to signal remaining US personnel to cross the danger area and regroup with his vehicle. After expending all his ammunition SFC Smith joined the rest of the element and reorganized the element for a rapid departure. SFC Smith then lead the convoy to a safe area which he secured for a medavac. After SFC Smith organized a successful medavac for the wounded he then lead the convoy out of the mountains and to safety.
SFC Dan Smith’s actions on 27 Nov 02 demonstrated great courage under fire. Instead of seeking cover he fearlessly returned to the kill zone to aggressively engage the enemy and provide covering fire for his fellow soldier. By inflicting causalities on the enemy and drawing all fire to his location he enabled the rest of US forces to safely cross the danger area and regroup for a safe withdrawal from the area. His selfless actions no doubt saved the lives of US personnel. Sergeant First Class Smith’s leadership, dedication to duty, selfless service, and commitment to mission accomplishment under the most extreme of circumstances greatly contributed to the success of Operation Enduring Freedom. His technical and tactical proficiency and performance of duty in a combat zone reflect great credit upon himself, U S Army Special Forces, the Combined/Joint Task Force-180, and the United Stated Central Command.
E-MAILS FROM THE PARTICIPANTS
Dear Sirs,
I herewith want to congratulate you with the organization of the World Masters in Londonderry! I thank you all for a very nice event with a wonderful spirit of judo!!!
In former days I used to fight hard and sometimes the spirit of Judo was less important than winning. The World Masters in which I competed with a smile and much respect for fellow judokas is a beautiful world championship.
During this event I sensed the rael spirit of Judo and the way Pierre de Coubertin meant the Olympics to be
To participate is more important than the win.
Of course everyone tries to win but in the end all participants of this event are winners. Only the participation is a victory of itself!!
I congratulate all participants and hope that many participants who were in Londonderry will be in the KODOKAN Tokyo, Japan Next year.
Good Luck and best regards,
Ben Spijkers, Nederland
Dear Sirs:
First congratulations with the great organisation of the tournament in Londonderry! It was great. I'm a national coach of the Dutch Judo Federation, the Dutch team was so enthusiast and so was I.
Maarten Arens, Nederlands
I enjoyed the Londonderry tournament very much and it has rekindled
my passion for judo, which had been dormant for many years. I now train
at least twice a week after a layoff of 15 years.
As one of my friends who won a medal said "it has made him feel
10 years younger and given him a new zest for life.
I am sure everyone enjoyed the tournament and that the experience continues
to positively influence their lives.
Peter Hoar, England
Dear Terry and everyone involved with the World Masters Judo:
Many thanks for all your hard work in organizing this years master Judo. The event was a tremendous success. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay in Derry and look forward to competing in future Masters events and returning to Derry again as competitors or visitors.
Paul Sawyer and Marian Wood, England
Hi folks
Have just returned home from the chamionships in Northern Ireland. Wow what a weekend! Had a fantastic time, saw some fantastic judo, met some fantastic people and won some medals!!!. Thank you so much for all your hard work, I hope you all felt it was a great success because from our perspective it was. I am just about to enter for next year I hope that will be equally successful.
Best wishes - England
Lynn Tilley and the rest of the Pinewood Judo Club Team
Mark Fricker, Paul Knight, Robert Smith and Carol Price
Hello
I would just like to congratulate everyone who had any part in the championships in Derry. It does not matter who it was from someone making tea or the referee to the judo players all were terrific. Thanks to all. I did not last long, but with all the injury problems the usua; judo onmes I was just happy to have been able to get on the mat. It meant a great deal to me. To see judo played in the spirit that it has left me feeling very priveledged and honoured to have taken part. It was an example to anyone in sport.
Patrick O'Sullivan, Ireland
Hi,I have a couple of questions regarding the Tokyo Masters but first let me say how much I enjoyed the Derry Tournament. It was by far the best atmosphere I have ever seen at a judo event and the standard of judo was extremely high. Also my compliments to the event team, it all went extremly smooth.
Colin Scott, England
World MasterAthlete Judo Championships
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No… not another junior squad, but a group of people who are doing judo for judo's sake - the veterans. At last, a chance to prove that the life of a judo player can continue after the age of 30 and an opportunity to compete at the highest level - a level many players can only dream of. The weekend of 26th/27th June saw the first ever World MasterAthlete Judo Championships take place in the town of Welland in Canada. Players from England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland descended upon the town enmasse ready to do battle with the rest of the world. This assortment of players bonded together with an unbelievable spirit of camaraderie and friendship - the like of which I have never seen in all my time in judo (it must be a veteran thing!) Saturday saw the kata and individual competitions. England had two representatives in the ju-no-kata section - Clive Taylor and Linda Hudson who put in a gallant effort, eventually finishing twelfth. This was a good performance considering the fact that Linda was a late replacement in this event. Immediately after the awarding of the kata medals and the commencement of the individual competition, Terry Watt from Northern Ireland was called onto the mat and presented with his sixth Dan - a great surprise to him, but it could have been an even greater surprise to the competition organizers had Terry succeeded in his aim of going shopping prior to fighting! The individual competition then began in earnest. The standard of judo was amazing - no sign of old age there! The standard was such that it seemed as if everyone had "peaked" at exactly the right time. By the end of the day, the "home" results were as in the box below. The Open weight and team competitions took place on the Sunday. In the Women's open weight, Joyce Malley fought her way through to 4th place. The men's open weights were split into age categories and then an overall open. In their age group open weight, Terry Watt defeated Dave Walker for the Bronze medal. The performance of the day in the overall open weight had to be that of Ian Mills who fought brilliantly to take a Bronze medal, including one fight against a Canadian opponent to whom he had lost on a dubious decision in an earlier event. The GB ladies team of Kim Tilley, Linda Hudson and Joyce Malley fought through to win the Silver medal. The two GB men's teams and the Irish team all fought well but were eliminated in the early stages of the competition. Dave Walker then "volunteered" himself and Tom Moyse to make up the numbers for Team Oshawa and they eventually fought through to win a Bronze medal. A medal tally of 6 Gold, 9 Silver and 6 Bronze is a remarkable achievement for any team, let alone one whose members all hold down full-time jobs and yet still manage to fit in enough time to train for a competition of this level. Moment of the tournament - it had to be Stan Cantrill's celebratory "wiggle" of delight after throwing his opponent for ippon with tani-otoshi in the team event! The whole squad would like to thank Bulmers Strongbow for their support. Special thanks also go from Dave Coles to the WJA for their support, and from Kim Tilley to Reading Judo Club for their assistance in making a dream become a reality. Here's looking forward to Nova Scotia in June 2000. Kim Tilley
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At the 2001 Phoenix Masters Judo competition, a number of people have enquired about my hip resurfacing, so I decided to set up my own website, www.fivedansdave.co.uk . I had no idea there were so many people with the same problem that I used to have. The last six years I have been leading a normal life free of pain, that is if you can call what we do normal.
I would also like to take this opportunity on behalf of all the judo players who took part from Great Britain to thank you for having the courage of your convictions to set up suck a wonderful event which enables us to prolong our judo careers far beyond anything we could have dream of. I am sure that as the event grows over the next few years it will bring more and more of us back to the sport.