He used that same grip with the rope to pull that bell. He has a very strong grip and holds on for a long time. He told someone to run to get that bell! If you knew Ken or ever shook his hand. He was able to see a lot of people that he worked with and officiated with. Tom our bus driver took Ken and his wife to the Officials tent area during a break in the action. But because of the congestion at the start/finish line and the potential danger. Initially, we were attempting to get him to ring the bell during a live race. Betty had his Drake Relays Official jacket, shirt and hat on.
When I told Ken, we were going to Drake Relays. His wife Betty and Ken have always gone to the Relays and are avid Drake fans. It has been 2 years since he has rung the bell during the Drake relays. Afterwards Patricia went out for lunch with her daughter. I Julie (LEC) connected the YMCA and they were very willing to make Patricia’s Dream come true. Melinda thought this was a wonderful idea and she even said she and her brother Troy would meet us there and go swimming with their mom. Our Life Enrichment Coordinator (Julie) placed a call to her daughter Melinda and to the YMCA to see if we could make Patricia’s Dream come true. She mentioned to Melissa I sure would love to go swimming.
One day while Patricia was participating in activities. They all would say Pat could sure hold her breath a long time. Everyone laughed when they figured out what she was doing. When everyone came up, she would go under the water. Everyone did, except Pat, she kept her nose above water. Melinda and Troy shared a story of Pat when she was at swimming lessons and the instructor told all of the students to put their heads under the water and hold their breath. Later in her life, she enjoyed taking her grandchildren to the Urbandale High School indoor swimming pool. She finally took swimming lessons along with her youngest son, Troy, at Birdland swimming pool.
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