Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024 — 6:45 a.m.
Dan Gamache of Green Team
As some/many of you already know, Dan Gamache of the Green Team sadly passed away last week. He was only 51.
It’s incredibly terrible news and something a lot of us are still trying to comprehend. Dan was a really “good guy” and a helluva ball player with a sweet swing from the left side of the plate and a constant smile on his face.
Here’s the link to his obituary, including information regarding his wake this Friday (3:00-7:00 p.m.) and funeral mass on Saturday (10:00 a.m.).
The league extends its deepest sympathies to Dan’s family, his many friends, and his teammates — both current and former — who all had the great pleasure of knowing him.
2024 Annual League Meeting & Banquet Set for Oct. 20
The league’s annual year-end meeting and banquet — food is free for all participants; cash bar — will be held on Sunday, Oct. 20, at Polcari’s on Route 1 North in Saugus.
Coaches should plan to arrive at 5:00 p.m. for a brief, year-end review meeting, and players should plan to arrive at 5:30 p.m.
If you haven’t done so already, please inform your coach if you’ll be attending — or not — no later than EOD Thursday, Oct. 10.
Post-Season Tournament Results
Finals
- Tuesday, Sept. 10: Green (1 seed) 4 – Navy (3 seed) 3
Semifinals
- Tuesday, Sept. 3: Green (1 seed) 5 – Black (4 seed) 3
- Wednesday, Sept. 4: Navy (3 seed) 13 – Red (2 seed) 9
Quarterfinals
- Tuesday, Aug. 27: Navy (3 seed) 14 – Blue (6 seed) 8
- Wednesday, Aug. 28: Black (4 seed) 10 – Maroon (5 seed) 5
Sam White, Commissioner
In Memory & Appreciation
John D. DeLuca, Jr. was the founding commissioner and driving force behind the Lynnfield Men’s Over-40 Softball League for many years of its early existence, as well as being a beloved member of the Green Team.
It was his vision to establish a social-based sports endeavor, whereby a bunch of middle-aged guys could have the opportunity to get together outdoors one night a week during the nice weather, whack a ball around for a bit, have some fun, pretend they were athletes again, expand their friendships and network of contacts, and – as Billy Joel sang in “Piano Man” – forget about life for a while.
John’s outgoing personality, perpetual grin, infectious laugh, and sense of humor — combined with his warm and spirited greeting of “Hey, buddy!” to all — made him a natural leader and a friend to virtually everyone he encountered in all corners of his life. This was never more evident than the outpouring of support he received after being diagnosed with leukemia, and the hundreds of people who participated in the subsequent bone marrow drive that was conducted in an attempt to save his life.
John fought a very valiant battle, but ultimately succumbed to this disease on June 21, 2008, at the much too young age of 53.
What he started and tirelessly nurtured for all those years has been bequeathed to all of us to sturdily build on and take forward.
To you from failing hands we throw the torch; be yours to hold it high.