{"id":32062,"date":"2018-03-06T11:20:29","date_gmt":"2018-03-06T19:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=32062"},"modified":"2018-03-06T11:20:29","modified_gmt":"2018-03-06T19:20:29","slug":"in-memory-of-dwight-dewey-thompson-american-heart-association-walk-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=32062","title":{"rendered":"In Memory of Dwight \u201cDewey\u201d Thompson \u2013 American Heart Association Walk"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The late Dewey Thompson, who serves as inspiration for Dwight\u2019s HeartLights, and fund raising efforts for heart defects research. Dewey passed away during a fastpitch game in 2004.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Each year at this time we remember our friend\u00a0Dwight \u201cDewey\u201d Thompson<\/a>, who passed away on the field at a tournament in Palm Springs California in 2004, and support a worthy cause, The American Heart Association Heart Walk. We encourage readers to send a small donation in memory of Dewey.<\/p>\n

If you weren\u2019t lucky enough to know Dewey, we invite you to read the\u00a0wonderful eulogy given by Bruce Wilbur<\/a>, his teammate and friend back in 2004. (scroll to the shaded box on that page) This passage made me smile,\u00a0\u201cHe ran like the Bambino with small steps but was shocking fast for a big man.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>I can still see him jogging the bases with those little steps, after crushing one off me. He would humbly tell me that he just got lucky and ran into one but seems like he did it every game\u2026..<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

A note from Roberta Thompson-Hopkins:<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The fight against heart disease and stroke is important to me, which is why I’m walking in the American Heart Association’s Heart Walk. Will you support my efforts to fight the nation’s No. 1 and No. 5 killers – heart disease and stroke?<\/p>\n

I Heartwalk for the millions of people who have been affected and for their loved ones. I Heartwalk for people just like you and me who want to help make our communities healthier, more active places.<\/p>\n

With your donation, we will fight for a future where a parent does not have to hear that their child has a heart defect. A future where an adult does not have to face the uncertain times ahead after receiving a diagnosis of heart disease or suffering from a stroke. A future where you and I will know that we had a part in making this possible.<\/p>\n

The power we have together far outweighs what I can do alone. Please help me by donating today. Your generosity would mean so much to me!<\/p>\n

Thank you!<\/p>\n

Click here to visit my personal page.<\/a>
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Click here to view the team page for Dwight’s HeartLights<\/a>
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Click here to view the company page for WSA Community Teams – Orange County, CA<\/a>
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