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A good friend of mine
passed on Sunday night at

home.
· I don't think there was a
person in Rossland or
anywhere be was known,
who could say be disliked
Jack Cox. Jack was loud
and could be abrasive when
be wanted to, but underneath a lot of that
bluster was a man who
truly stood out.
For 15 years be served on
the executive board of the
Rossland Civic Activities
Association and later
became its president.
1bose were the days when
the members of the board
were working on the bill
and double-shifted many
times when there was
trouble around the arena.
If my memory serves me
correctly, Jack was one of
the last members to vacate
bis post as bead of the
RCAA when the city moved
in to take over the running
of our winter recreation
facility on the comer of
SecondandSpokaneSts.
However, be didn't stop
there. Shortly after that, be
joined the Warriors as the
announcer at the games in
Rossland. In fact, be did bis
last stint on that job
Saturday night before bis
untimely end Sunday. He
also was a charter mem-

ber of the Lions when that
organization formed its
Golden City Lions club in
Rossland. He rose to
become its treasurer. He
bas also taken a keen interest in Legion affairs and
bad been named to the
ways and means com-

mittee.
Yes, indeed, here was a
man who gave of himself
everything he could to help
any worthwhile effort to
improve our way of life.
Jack was an all-round
sportsman. He loved
fishing and, in bis younger
years, was a terrific
speedster on the track. He
was also a top-notch
lacrosse player for our oldtime Redmen. A story is
told of Jack when be played
in the old lacrosse box. The
forerunner of the arena
floor for that sport, he
came to be known as Red
Mountain Cox because of
bis habit of looking up at
Big Red when he went to
shoot, to throw the opposiiton goalie off.
You could almost say the
Cox family was Warriororiented. Besides Jack's
work in the score-keeper's
box, Greta was a pretty
permanent fixture in the
ticket booth at the arena.
They also raised two sons
who played a lot of hockey

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Whatever happens from
for the Warrior cause,
Rick, an all-star defen- now on does not have any
ceman and Ronnie, a fine bearing on the following. I
think the Warriors
goaltender.
What more can I say management did a fanabout this man who gave a tastic job this season, from
large part of himself to bis Doug Buhr on down to the
community and just never rest of his management
quit. To say he'll be missed crew. The girls and guys
is the understatement of who ran the lounge and the
this or any other year. guys who did the promotion
Some will miss him more job of selling the Warriors
than others, but largely, to the people of Rossland
Jack will be remembered and outside, were
for his contribution to the tremendous.
I'll save the biggest
betterment of our town.
This comer would just thank-you teb young men
like to extend our sincere who did the ultimate job
sympathy to Greta and the out there on the ice. You
kids who are left behind · were just great and I'd
and to Cedric, whom I have to say you have
know will take the loss of progressed a long way this
season. you bad your off
his brother pretty hard.
days but the ones when you
Well, the Warriors gave were on track made up for
it their all. They never all the others.
Then, to the three young
gave up once and can
rightly be proud of their men who were inachievements in 1983-84. strumental in the
They will now watch as the development of this fine
three top teams in the West unit, Rick, Tom and Bob,
battle it out. Looking at the thank-you, gentlemen and I
stats one would have to hope you'll all be back with
take Spokane in the coming our boys next time around.
And to the young men
round-robin playdown.
They have been strong all who won't be back for one
season and will go on reason or another, may you
without hurting much from take pride in what you have
injury. Both Beaver Valley accomplished and carry
and Castlegar will battle the memories with you as
them. This is playoff you go forward with the
hockey and all kinds of business of living.
funny things happen.
Till next week, then!