Announcement
LDBA Hall of Fame member and long-time member of Baseball Ontario's Board of Directors, Bob Humphries of London passed away on Saturday March 24 after suffering a massive stroke and massive heart attack earlier in the week.
Bob coached with the Eager Beaver Baseball Association and served as president of EBBA. He was a member of the Baseball Ontario board of directors for approximately 25 years where he worked extremely hard coordinating Baseball Ontario's Risk Management program. Bob received the Barry Salt Award - Director of the Year in 2009
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, March 27 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm at FOREST LAWN MEMORIAL CHAPEL, 1997 Dundas St. E. (at Wavell) where a Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday, March 28, at 11 am. Burial will be on Thursday, March 29th at 1 pm in Brussels Cemetery, Brussels Ont. Donations may be made to the University Hospital, London, Cardiac Care - ICU or Ontario Baseball Association as expressions of sympathy.
Bob will be dearly missed by the Baseball community in London and throughout the province of Ontario.
The following reamrks and condolences have been received by LDBA:
"This is very sad news for me. As the Executive Director of Baseball Ontario, I had the pleasure of working with Bob for many years. He took a stance on Risk Management issues and worked tirelessly on behalf of the youngsters and Volunteers in our Province. He was sincere, reliable, thorough and above all dedicated to everything he did. Minor Baseball is in a much better position today because of his efforts.
I am currently in Florida enjoying Spring Training, my thoughts and prayers are with Bob's family and many friends."
Bob McKillop
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"It was with great sadness I learned of Bob's death. He will be missed. I have known Bob for close to 20 years through the LDBA and Baseball Ontario. He did a lot of work for both organizations, and he was always helpful to me when I had a question. I sat with Bob and his wife at the OBA convention banquet last November.
