Barry Hendricks, 1946 – 2024

Barry Hendricks, 1946 – 2024

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BARRY HENDRICKS - A Life Well Lived ... According to a labor-of-love tribute curated by Susan Hendricks and Cheryl Kirk - Barry Michael Hendricks passed away unexpectedly in his sleep at his home in Phoenix, Arizona, on August 13, 2024. Barry was a brilliant, funny, caring man. He loved his wife and family the most, but a close second was his absolute lifelong love of racquetball and barbecue! His days playing racquetball, up to and including August 9, included 50 years of 30+ Championships all over the world. He was inducted into the National Masters Racquetball Association Hall of Fame in 2021. >> read full obituary and comments << Courtesy of the NMRA and Bruce Adams, please enjoy >> the video presentation << from Barry’s July 17, 2021 NMRA Hall of Fame Induction. To honor Barry’s memory with a donation to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, visit https://www.stjude.org, then please share in a Celebration of Life planned for this autumn. Barry Hendricks’ History...
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That’s Commitment

That’s Commitment

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Mark Frank fits neatly into the NMRA demographic. He's an avid 60+ competitor on the Master's circuit, a successful business owner, proud father, and literal groundbreaker. Mark & Landin Frank In 2014, he began acquiring unique properties to establish the Frank Hotels chain, which continues to grow in both the rugged Northwest and coastal Southeast. A decade later, he's now expanding his own home front in Washington state by adding a free-standing, regulation racquetball court just past the garage. It eliminates two-hours of drive time into town for practice. It's every player's dream. Also this year, Mark's off-court commitment advanced to the next level when he secured title sponsorship of the Frank Hotels IRF World Senior Championship. For the first time in the history of both events, the NMRA International and IRF World Seniors have partnered to offer age-group athletes a single, summertime opportunity to seek a major title. There may not be one Frank Hotels room night available for booking in...
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Frank Hotels IRF World Senior Championships, presented by NMRA

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NMRA and the International Racquetball Federation have combined their summertime International Championships in 2024 ... After a successful event in 2021, the NMRA returns to the famous Glass Court in Lombard to present the Frank Hotels IRF World Seniors Championships. That’s right … we’ve partnered with the International Racquetball Federation to combine these elite summer playoffs into one great Masters event! After many years in New Mexico over the Labor Day weekend, the 40th Annual IRF World Seniors Racquetball Championships will now move up in time, date and latitude ... TO CHICAGO, JULY 26-28. GET the latest COMPLETE tournament details here >> A generous new sponsorship by Frank Hotels will aid organizers in successfully combining these two long-standing events, so be sure to take part! Reach out to Cindy Tilbury or Gary Mazaroff with any questions about details or logistics.  IRF Press Release ISRA Web Release USAR News Item...
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Worldwide SAVE THE DATE ! 2024 !

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Worldwide Racquetball Day: September 7-8, 2024 In her shared role on the USAR Membership Committee, NMRA President Cindy Tilbury recently updated plans to host a second WORLDWIDE series of racquetball events on a single weekend - set for September 7-8, 2024. Program and tournament directors worldwide are invited to host a round-robin, self-refereed, no-frills tournament to showcase the sport the FIRST weekend of September. Membership numbers are climbing, but it's crucial to keep connecting non-member fans to the larger player base - and you can take part! Organizer or player - or both? You can always play if you don’t feel experienced enough to run a small shootout ... but if you're willing to learn and give it a chance, consider hosting too. Along with help from veteran regional coordinators, you'll get sample formats and materials, suggestions and access to R2Sports event management tools to organize your mini-event. View the online toolkit to see what's available for download today >> With...
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