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. Ann’s, 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

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