Our sincere condolences to the Family, Friends, and Colleagues of Dave Blackburn, of Venice, California, who passed away during the evening of Wednesday May 28, 2014
We, The International Softball Congress have lost a valuable team member who has contributed not only on the field as a regular on the playing surface but was also the driving force behind the network streaming of Internet Broadcasting, originally only audio, but was instrumental in adding the video side of the production to greatly enhance the popularity of Mens Fastpitch across the globe.
Dave was inducted into the International Softball Congress Hall of Fame in 2010 and was an active commissioner for the ISC in US West Division
Funeral Details have not been finalized as of this press release.
The International Softball Congress as a whole mourns this tremendous loss ,You will be missed and will be in our thought and prayers
In the days going forward.
RIP – Dave Blackburn
Joe Todd
ISC VP Communications
Ingersoll, Ontario
Ftode739 [at] rogers.com
p.s. on a personal note, Dave was in the booth for my initial broadcast in Kimberley, Wisconsin in 2003 as our behind the scenes person, keeping an eye on my sound levels and encouraging me to proceed with confidence, a piece of advice that I will never forget, -Thank You Dave
Yo Breeder,
Rest Easy.
Friend Joe Edwards
Dave was a friend for life thank you.