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REMEMBERING MERLE BUTLER
2008-01-07
There is a statement in the Press Releases/Current Year portion of the Communications section of our website about the passing yesterday of Merle Butler, who was the ISF Director of Umpires. In memory of the man who dedicated so many years of his life to the world governing body and its umpiring program, below is a photographic look back at Merle Butler (right) over the years.
Posing (right end) last year at the ISF VIII Jr. Women's World Championship in the Netherlands with ISF Deputy Director of Umpires Bob Stanton (left) and Organizing Committee President Joop Hassink.
(Photo by Erik Schaddelee)
In Athens at the Technical Meeting prior to the 2004 Olympic Softball competition. (Photo by Franco Bagattini)
In a conversation at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney with Team Japan Head Coach Taeko Utsugi (right).
Mr. Butler (in center of middle row) working on umpire development in Asia in April 1998.
Mr. Butler (left end) during a meeting in 1993 at the ISF Congress in Taiwan.
Other pictures of Merle Butler appear in various locations on our website. Two are at the bottom of this page, and others are in locations throughout the site, such as in the February 27, 2007 Latest News article and the UPDATE from the same day (two photos), the October 4, 2007 UPDATE, the March 17, 2005 newsletter, and so on.
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