Tragic News

discscout · Post by **discscout** » Wed May 21, 2008 11:40 am

Sorry to have to write this- Calvin Priest was killed in an auto accident yesterday (I think). The funeral will be at the Methodist Church in Parsons at 4pm. Please keep Jeff and Brenda & Paul and Alice in your prayers; I am sure they are having a pretty rough time of it. Bill

smitty · Post by **smitty** » Wed May 21, 2008 12:18 pm

Man that SUCKS!

Our club needs to send something to Jeff, I know some of the older dudes are good buddies of his.

discscout · Post by **discscout** » Wed May 21, 2008 12:22 pm

I placed his address on the general discussion forum.

smitty · Post by **smitty** » Wed May 21, 2008 12:24 pm

discscout wrote:I placed his address on the general discussion forum.

Thanks Bill!

Schoen-hopper · Post by **Schoen-hopper** » Wed May 21, 2008 1:41 pm

That's terrible to hear.

Calvin was a great kid. He thought the world of his old man. Always wearing a smile. He will be missed. My prayers are with the Priest family.

opie · Post by **opie** » Wed May 21, 2008 4:34 pm

discscout · Post by **discscout** » Fri May 23, 2008 10:22 am

In my haste to post this message, I left off some other very important people to keep in your prayers. Calvin has another sister Hannah and brothers Nick and Jarrod. Forgive me guys, for I too am grieving the lost of a very special dear friend- Calvin.

discscout · Post by **discscout** » Fri May 23, 2008 10:23 am

In my haste to post this message, I left off some other very important people to keep in your prayers. Calvin has another sister Hannah and brothers Nick and Jarrod. Forgive me guys, for I too am grieving the lost of a very special dear friend- Calvin.

discscout · Post by **discscout** » Fri May 23, 2008 10:24 am

In my haste to post this message, I left off some other very important people to keep in your prayers. Calvin has another sister Hannah and brothers Nick and Jarrod. Forgive me guys, for I too am grieving the lost of a very special dear friend- Calvin.

Schoen-hopper · Post by **Schoen-hopper** » Sat May 24, 2008 12:54 pm

I thought I would share a few of Calvin's words from his KDSS Application for Inspiring Player. Though I didn't get to know Calvin very well, it is easy to see that the kid had a big heart. I don't know of a more admirable attribute.

"A player that I look up to for inspiration would be my dad. He knows a tremendous amount about the sport of disc golf and other disc sports. So there is always something new to learn, or he is there to just help tweak your technique. He has been important to my technique. He has taught me just about everything in the game from throwing to scoring. My favorite saying from him is 'There's an unlimited number of different shots and different situations, so you need to equip your bag with as many clubs to make the shots. You can never have too many clubs nd you can add any at anytime.' He would always be saying, 'got to pull a new club out for this one.' As he has goten older, his arms and body are not what they used to be, but he has never quit. A few years ago he hurt his right arm, his throwing arm, and could not throw. So instead of just quitting, he learned to throw all over again with his left arm. He just put another club in the bag. No matter what, he will keep playing as long as no one stops him. This is why I am inspired by him. He has helped make me the person I am in this sport."

I voted for Calvin to receive the KDSS fund for 2008. I hope the KDSS, which Jeff Priest and Bill have given so much effort towards, can give a little support back to this family.