Time Experience Thoughts

Citrus College Owls (Mission Conference Champions 1972)

Some of us played football. Famously Roosevelt talked about being “in the arena” of life. In football whether we experienced winning, losing, or even championship seasons, most of us consider that we have “spent ourselves” in a worthy effort. Win or lose, we know “in the end the triumph of high achievement,” or, if we fail, “at least” we fail “while daring greatly.”* Ran across the following football parable a few years ago: Imagine that you are attending a football game. The teams seem evenly matched. One team has been trained to follow the rules ; the other, to do just the opposite . They are committed to cheat and disobey every rule of sportsmanlike conduct. While the game ends in a tie, it is determined that it must continue until one side wins decisively . Soon the field is a quagmire . Players on both sides are being ground into the mud . The cheating of the opposing team turns to brutality . Players are carried off the field . Some have been injured critical...

Funeral Service for Terrance Richard Tenove Prelude Music, "Amazing Grace" Welcome and Eulogy, by Scott Vanatter Music, "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" Remarks and Eulogy, by Abe Ohanian Music, "Trees" Prayer, by David Peale Graveside Graveside Remarks, by Abe Ohanian Prayer, by Mr. Douglass [Welcome and Eulogy by Scott Vanatter] Welcome. We are gathered together to pay tribute to Terry; to extend our love and sympathy to his family, Mr. and Mrs. Tenove, his brothers Glen, Michael, Brian, and other relatives (including his grandmother, Dovie Belle Wales); and to comfort one another. We've each had our own quiet reflective times alone in the past couple of days. We may need more, but for now, we meet together to find strength in our unity and fellowship. Your presence and kindness is appreciated by Terry's family. ~ We all acknowledge that this is a difficult thing to understand. It takes time and patience to sort ...

That's me, the tight end on the left side of the picture, number 87 for the Citrus Junior College Owls. We were Mission Conference Champions that year, the Fall of 1972. (Gina used Photoshop to 'warm up' the pic.)