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Page 20, Whltby Free Press, Wednesday, June 26, 1996 OBITAY5E Ted O'Connor pronlinent Imember. of world champion Dunlops. A star defenceman with the Whitby Dunlops, world hockey champions of 1958, Edward Patrick (Ted) O'Connor died at bis residence in Oshawa on June 13, 1996. He was 65. Born in Oshawa in 1930, Ted O'Connor was a multi-talented athiete, excelling ini hockey, basebail, lacrosse and fastbail. He played minor hockey while attending St. Gregorys Separate School ini Oshawa, and from 1947 ta 1951 was a member of the Oshawa Generals junior A hockey team. From 1951 to 1965, he played hockey for Tacoma, Washington, in the American Western League and the Hershey Bears, of the American Hockey League. 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O'Connor jained the Whitby Dunlops OHA. senior A team for the 1956-57 season at the request of the team'is manager Wren Blair. His association with- Blair in various hockey positions lasted for nearly 40 years. The Whitby Dunlope wan'the Allan Cup i 1957 and 1959, with O'onnor as a left defenceman and assistant captain. In the Dunnies' last seaslon,-1959-60, he was the team's playing coachi. In 1958, the Whitby Dunlops won the world hockey championship by defeating the INC IWcbew for you -noxtm ctm#g * you just add the yast> IOfl Im 11Iinte Iotae 1 o a wirth n tersclo breward. I Limlted time offer w WE USE reweWWkSFR Webrewforyou.nocxtractip INC. ONLYI (yoeijimadddwheuls) i I -Optimum carl E- Triple cold fili b I 1~ men Yuu ma *ou net ac so 11111:R WINE Make your own premiuin 1Vv~wines. European, Califormian, WINE '~Itlian, Australian. Ready in igroe St approximnately 4 weeks. four batchr Batch size equivalent to Early!30) botfles of 750 ml. 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The 1966-67 O'onnor was manager and coachi cf the Generals. lI 1967 lie began a nine- year stint as chef scout for Blair when lie was manager of, the Minnesota North Stars in the NHL lIn 1976 lie became chef scout for George McGuire with the Los Angeles Klngs, serving in that Gold. for mites fIe Wbitby Eagles mite rep) fastball teamx vanquished Oshi- awa 6-1 i the fInalta capture the gold medal at a taurnament i Pickering over the weekenid. Courtney Ramsay bit a triple and a single Malloy Aldred had a bunt smgie, two stalen* bases and a triple, and Stephanie Caw- man belted a triple for Eages i the final. Bailey Corneal stole home for anather Egles'run while Kayla Harris pitchied well. Hamna struck out ine Mp omly four innngsi a 22-4 win over Newmarket i the first game. Harris aiso bit a home mun. 1Harris tbrew a no-bitter and Carneal hit a home un i a 15-0 wim over Port Coiborme. Silver B fie Oshawa Double.B midget girls' fastbail team. won a silver medal at a taurnament i Brampton over the weekemd. Oshawa bot 1-0 ta Kitchemer then won three games, 12-O over Markham, 4-2 over London and 7-O over Orleans.ý Oshawa won 10-3 over Port Perry ithe soemi-fimal and boet 6-0 ta Waterloo in the final., position until bis retirement in 1994. O'Connor was aise a star basehali player, a member of the Oshawa Merchants fram 1951 ta 1956. He was one cf anly one or two local players; the rest were Arnericans, said Blair. He won three batting championshps in thrèe separate leagues in Ontario, including the Inter-County basebal championship for the Oshawa Merchanta. The Inter-County League was semi-professional, and O'Connor, was invited ta, the traininig camp cf the Brooklyn Dodgers, one cf the best professional teams -of the 1950S. He was aise an a'vid gaffer. In 1987, O'Connor was named a mernber of the Oshawa Sports Hall cf Fame. "Hie was probably one of the better athietes that the City cf Oshawa ever praduced," said Blair. Ted O'Con.nor is survved by bis wife Maddy, daughters Terri Lynn (and ber husband Kirk Jolinston) cf Peterbaraugh and Patricia Ann (and her husband Daniel Jobin) and Kelly Lee (and her husband Dave Nicholîs), bath of Oshawa, and son Thomas Patrick O'Connor cf Oshawa. He is also sèurvived' by grandchildren Kaley and Stacey Jolinston, Marie-Micheile, Jeremy and Nichalas Jabin; brother Tom O'Connor (who aise played hockey for the Whitby Dunlopa) and his wife Marie; sistesArme Gallas (and lier husband Mike)- and Kathleen Hooey (and her husband Gary) as well as many nieces and nephews. Mr. O'Connor was at thie Armstrong Funeral Home, Oshawa. The funeral mass was held at St. Philip the.* Apostie Churcli, Oxford Street, Oshawa, on June 17, foilowed by cremation and interment hi Resué.ection Cemnetery, Whitby.'>*1 If desired,- donations to the Canadian Cancer Society.,: Sommer West bit a. home rum, two triples, a double and six singles in the tournament while Stacey Taylor had mmne bits. In league play Oshawa isin, second place witAý eight wins, a tie and a loua. Te=aM Tennessee The Whitby midget girls' fast. bail team had a win and two basses at a tournament in Col- umbia, Tennessee. Whitby won 6-3 over Nashville before their two lasses. The Whitby team has five wins and two lasses i leagueplay. Team members are Jen Har- per, Jenn Woodcock, Melanie Davis, Shannon Har, ind sa Upton, Brette Bikr, Jillian Fmnley, Lindsey Ew.ds Cre MeFarlane, Jackie S8ggtt Lyn- aie Bickford, Robin Adckp Regan Butler and coacesRase- mary and Gzerry Therianît, Roný FPinley and James Morgan. Squirts lose Te WhictpT quirt fastball teà lst o ewmarket 7-2 and Stouffville 10-5 in games ithe past week. Stacey Belbenhdto f Wîity'fur btse~ istNw mavlra ,gr niai . knA, , of ............. 11