On one of our walks through Central Park in the late 1980s, Tom discovered Lawn Bowling. It became a passion and he traveled throughout the northeast (and the country) pursuing trophies like the one in this photo (with fellow bowlers Dana and Gene). Tom was extremely talented and driven, often playing through severe back pain. Lawn Bowling had a strict code of etiquette so Tom did get reprimanded once or twice for colorful language, but was one of the most popular bowlers on the team.
Lawn Bowling is another gift he shared with me!We enjoyed a trip this summer to Buck Hill Falls PA for the NE Divsional Championship. He arranged for me to play in this important competition having only hours of experience on the greens.His friends in the lawn bowling community welcomed me and by the way they have a great sense of humor! Nobody got hurt!!
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