| Last
Name |
Taillon
|
| First
Name |
Ray |
| Address |
510 Stafford Ave. 7D |
| City/ST/Zip |
Bristol, CT 06010 |
| Telephone |
860-583-2321 |
| Date
of Birth |
3/29/1927 |
| Place
of Birth |
Bristol, CT. |
| Elementary
School |
St. Anns, graduated 1943 |
| High
School |
Bristol High & U.S. Navy, graduated 1947 |
| College |
N/A |
| Bio
Information SPORTS CATEGORY |
SPORTS
PARTICIPATED IN Swimming Bristol High; U.S. Naval Airfield Team; Bristol Boys Club, Jr. & Sr. Softball, fast pitch Industrial League Skiing, tennis, golf. Still active in all 3. CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS YOU WERE ON Skiing Mon. Night League. Mtn. Laurel Racing Team; 1st place 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002. 1st team sr. winter games 50 towns, 225 team points, 70 individual points yr. 2002. ALL-LEAGUE/ETC. YOU WERE ON STATISTICS Personal records: Tennis finalist, Bristol Racquet Club doubles 1977; Winner 50 & older doubles 1989 City of Bristol; Finalist 50 & older, Singles B 1990, City of Bristol Skiing Mon. night Racing Mt. Laurel Ski Team 23 Teams 2nd Place, Vet, 1999; 2nd Place, Vet, 2000; 1st Place, Vet, 2001; 1st Place Vet, 2002; 2nd Place Silver Nastar Race, Mt. Southington, 1977. Skiing SR. Winter Games: 1st downhill, 1996; 2nd slalom, 1996; 2nd x country, 1997; 3rd downhill, 1997; 3rd snowshoe, 1998; 3rd slalom, 1998; 3rd x country, 1999. Total 7 medals. TELL US MORE Swimming: Boys Club, Jr. & Sr. Swim teams; First president of Boys Club swimming associations. Earned Varsity letter in diving and swimming freshman year. 1945 member of U.S. Naval airfield swimming team, Corpus Christie, Texas. Competed in the All Naval Conference Swim meet, 200 & 400 freestyle. Life Guard in Navy 45 & 46. Also trained Navy Pilots water survival. Lifeguard at Rockwell Park & Boys Club. Boy Scouts spent one summer season at Camp Cochipiannie as Assistant Water Front Director and Life Guard. SCHOLARSHIP/ACADEMICS N/A |