Posted by steve While none of use will ever compare to the human-archive that Willis was, it was quite interesting to see how influential Willis was no matter how long you knew him. Kip Hering gave the 50 year version, Steve Coblentz gave one for 30 years, Russ Sheldon gave his for 20 years, Cary Burch and Tina Robinson gave theirs for 10 years, Art Campbell gave one for 3 years and Spike gave one for 3 months. Anna even gave one for the non-players. This event truly shortened the distances and times that burden even the fondest memories. Thank you Willis Mertz Allen for continuing to bond us even after you finally rest in peace. Steve Coblentz
on 7/26/2004, 2:41 am, in reply to "Willis Allen's "celebration of life""
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On July 25th the Lakeside Polo Club held a Ceremony of Willis Allens Life. The intent was to offer a make-up ceremony for those who could not attend the June 24th celebration in La Jolla. The Lakeside event was planned using a seat-of-the-pants method, typical of Lakeside, and turned out to be an unforgettable afternoon, also typical of Lakeside. I had the privilege of announcing for the eight chukkas that were refereed by Kip Hering and Russ Sheldon. No doubt Willis enjoyed that game from where ever he is, mostly because of the youth participants: Savannah (10yrs) and Frankie Jr. (~15yrs) were the stars.
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