Archive for the "Memorial" Category

Walter Ricks Memorial

Once again time has claimed another of our dance friends. Walter Ricks competed in events all around the country, predominately in Masters Divisions. He was a personal friend & photographer for Skippy Blair, attended our NYE event every year and had it scheduled again already for this year, but sadly he passed away at home this Fri, he was recovering from cancer of the bladder surgery.

In Memory of John Leet

I don’t think there has ever been anything written that can truly soften the blow, nor alleviate the pain that friends and family feel when losing a loved one. We can find some comfort in our faith, some joy in our memories and some motivation to treat our own mortality with more respect, but never [...]

Ron Mathis Memorial

I’ve known Ron for at least 14 years and he is well known all over the country and in the WCS community in particular. Ron’s passing will be a great loss to the community, and even more so for his family and friends, especially at this time of year.  Our condolences go out to those [...]