Tom McKay's birthday party -- location was Mac Adoo's - 3350 Wedgewood Dr # D, El Paso, TX 79925. Photograph of his birthday cake - created by Mac Adoo's.
Tom McKay's 82nd birthday celebration - 2016 at Mac Adoo's.
Thomas W. McKay was born in Balmorhea, Texas, into a population of about four hundred on October 2, 1934, the fourth of seven siblings. His great grandmother, Annie Riggs, was a famous frontier settler who lived a colorful and exciting life on the West Texas prairie. Her brother, Bud Frazer, was a fast gun and sheriff in Pecos, Texas. He was shot in the back by outlaw, Jim Miller in Toyah, Texas while playing cards. Annie’s second husband, Barney Riggs, was also a gunman with a wide reputation who went to prison in Yuma, Arizona for a killing and was pardoned from Yuma Territorial Prison for helping save the warden during an attempted prison break. Years later, Barney was gunned down by Annie’s son-in-law, Buck Chadbourne, who was protecting Annie from Barney after she filed for divorce. Tom knew little of the family history as a child and spent most of his formative years in El Paso, Texas. Thomas McKay the president of the El Paso Boxing - Karate Hall of Fame.
Tom McKay's 82nd Birthday Party - 2016 - location was Mac Adoo's - 3350 Wedgewood Dr # D, El Paso, TX 79925. Photograph - Left to right: Tom McKay, Fernie Morales, and Frankie Diamos.
Tom McKay's 82nd Birthday Party - 2016 - location was Mac Adoo's - 3350 Wedgewood Dr # D, El Paso, TX 79925. More friends at Tom McKay's birthday party.
Thomas W. McKay was born in Balmorhea, Texas, into a population of about four hundred on October 2, 1934, the fourth of seven siblings. His great grandmother, Annie Riggs, was a famous frontier settler who lived a colorful and exciting life on the West Texas prairie. Her brother, Bud Frazer, was a fast gun and sheriff in Pecos, Texas. He was shot in the back by outlaw, Jim Miller in Toyah, Texas while playing cards. Annie’s second husband, Barney Riggs, was also a gunman with a wide reputation who went to prison in Yuma, Arizona for a killing and was pardoned from Yuma Territorial Prison for helping save the warden during an attempted prison break. Years later, Barney was gunned down by Annie’s son-in-law, Buck Chadbourne, who was protecting Annie from Barney after she filed for divorce. Tom knew little of the family history as a child and spent most of his formative years in El Paso, Texas. Thomas McKay the president of the El Paso Boxing - Karate Hall of Fame.
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Tom McKay will celebrate his 82nd birthday in October of 2016. Thomas McKay was a former United States Marine. He also coached boxing for over thirty years. McKay founded the El paso Boxing/ Karate Hall of Fame. McKay also serves as the first president of the El Paso Boxing/ Karate Hall of Fame. He has had the pleasure of working with many great boxers.
Mikala Lowrance who is second from the left - Tom McKay's granddaughter. She and her teammates won the National Championship for tennis.
TYLER, Texas – For the first time in school history, ASA Miami (Fla.) can call itself a national champion after it finished atop the 24-team field at the NJCAA Women’s Tennis Championship on Thursday afternoon at Jo Ann Medlock Murphy Tennis Center.
When all was said and done, the Silver Storm, which entered the tournament as the No. 1 ranked team, collected 51 points during the five-day tournament due in large part to a dominating overall performance.
In doubles action, ASA Miami swept through the competition as it dropped just one of 25 sets played between the three flights and outscored its opponents, 151-60.
The momentum continued into singles play as the Silver Stormers were victorious in four of the six flights. Helping the ASA Miami cause during the individual portion were sophomores Megan Bianco who won No. 2 singles, Tyler Smith who secured No. 3 singles, Simone Pratt in No. 5 singles and Mikala Lowrance in No. 6 singles.
With 45 points, host-school Tyler (Texas) finished second overall in the team standings, while Mesa (Ariz.) amassed 32 points to come in third.
Capturing individual titles were a pair of No. 3-seeds from Tyler in freshmen Gabrielle Andrews and Tereza Klocova. Andrews was named the No. 1 singles champion after she ousted top-seed Maria Elena Medina Betancourt – a freshman from State College of Florida – 6-2, 6-0. Klocova took home the No. 4 singles crown with a 6-1, 6-3 result against sophomore Mingxiu Du of ASA Miami.
Despite this being ASA Miami’s first-ever national championship, this is the second straight national championship for sophomore Macarena Olivares, Bianco, Smith, Du and Pratt who were each apart of ASA New York’s 2015 championship team. The victory notched Silver Storm head coach Brian Slack’s third consecutive national title, adding to the championships he won at ASA New York in 2014 and 2015.
http://www.njcaa.org/sports/wten/2015-16/div1/releases/-5-12-16-_Champ_Recap
Pictured in the front row a STEM Minorty; Joan Blackmon was the only female in the Science Club back in 1948
1st Row: William Rivera, Austin Carter Dan Patton, Freddie Humbert, Dale Spires, Jim Lea, Joan Blackmon, Bill Roche.
2nd Row: Stanley Faviell, Oliver Axter, Bobby Mc Masters, Ed Chow, Charles Clark.
3rd Row: Robby Sheehan, Richard Harper, Van Stilley, Trent Wilson, John Brient.
4th Row: Mike Wallner, Donald Moore, Tom Frost, J.L. Baker
First Row: Pete Faulkner, Billy Walsh, Hugh Cardon, Rosendo Gutierrez, Skip Parker
Second Row: Coach Zertzke, Earl Chambers, Dick Mkyleburst, Buddy Shaeffer, Bobby Bell, Walter Baker
" Award winning sports journalist Ray Sanchez wrote in his column back in 1996 the following: “Every time I think of Pete Melendez I think of electricity. When he was boxing, he was taut as a wire, quick as the speed of light, explosive as a lightning bolt.” Ray was correct as Pete’s record is absolute proof that the truth is better than fiction. From his first fight in 1949 at the CYO in downtown El Paso to his last fight in 1956 Pete would establish a record fit for a king. And a king he was. Fighting at 112 pounds he established one of the most improbable amateur records in history ringing up 372 wins against only eight losses. Along his magnificent and fabled journey he captured four Regional Golden Gloves Championships, two Texas Golden Gloves State Championships, two National Golden Gloves Championships (1953, 1956) and in 1956 he was the Flyweight victor for the Chicago Golden Gloves Champions versus the New York Champions in the annual inter-city duel. He really was electric and he is an El Paso ‘Hero’"
Dolph Quijano is probably the most prestigious boxer to ever represent El Paso. Weighing in at only 172 lbs he would become renowned for both his power knockouts and superb boxing skills.
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