What was your favorite class (classes), favorite teacher (teachers)?
I enjoyed Biology class with Mr Browning he made class very interesting! Second class I enjoyed was singing for Mr Hegg throughout my high school career and I really enjoyed drivers education with Mr Hickey & PE class was probably the most enjoyable with Mr. Fish!
What are a few of your favorite memories from GHS!
Being able to participate on the Varsity Basketball and Baseball Teams. I didn’t have much playing time but I met and played with really good players and made plenty of friends through sports at GHS! Enjoyed being in choir for 3 years as well!
What did you do right after high school?
I went to (1976) Carl Sandburg Junior College played basketball for Bill Hungate and Baseball for Jimmy Isaacson! I had a growth spurt that year going from 5’9” 138 lbs to 6’3” 175lbs. I played Legion Baseball (1974-1976). My last year of American Legion our team was 45-12! My Coach was Jimmy Isaacson and my pitching coach, who really helped me was Rick HULICK (By the way Rick was 25-0 career in Legion and was on 1970 State Championship Team!
I lost to Peoria Legion who was 45-0 and lost on a 2- hitter in Perry Illinois in the Divisional Tournament Championship! During mid summer beat the Macomb Legion and Former MLB (Phillies/ Mariners), Missouri and Macomb standout Phil Bradley 3-1 on a 3 hitter.
Coach Dick Pawlow was attendance was offered a baseball scholarship to attend Western Illinois University. and was very blessed and fortunate to play with Galesburg teammates, Eric Doss & Bob Berry! (1977-1979).
I played two years for Galesburg Pioneers 1977-78.
Where and what did you do for your career?
I worked 20 years for Office Depot Corporate Headquarters in Boca Raton Florida! I was in Supply Chain and Logistics my whole career! I was bought out in 2014 when they merged with Office Max.
I was fortunate during my years in Dallas to officiate High School and College Division 2 basketball! I worked the 1995 Texas UIL High School 6A All Star Game at Daniel Meyer Colosseum at TCU! Also worked 8 years for the Dallas Mavericks training camps 1991-1998 and met some really great coaches and players!
Tell me what your are up to and about your family.
In 1980 I was offered a tryout from a scout for the California Angels and worked out for 4 months in California and had arm problems and was released! At that point, I moved to Texas in 1981 lived in Houston until 1984 worked for Brown and Root Engineering!
In1985 moved to Dallas where I met my wife Diedra and married in 1986 in Dallas. She passed away from cancer in 2002 in Boynton Beach Florida.
My children Megan 6 & Dylan 9 at the time now are 30 & 33. Megan lives in Florida. My son Dylan lives here locally with wife Demi and my granddaughter’s Maeve & Hallie.
I moved back to Galesburg 2014. I have been officiating High School Basketball in Illinois and Iowa. I did 7 years of substitute teaching and I work part time at Park Department on the baseball fields which I really enjoy!
What advice would you have for today’s Silver Streak athletes?
Enjoy every moment while you’re in High School. Strive and do your best as well as be a good person in your community and in society!
Streaks Basketball Alums….help me out….
If you earned a varsity letter in girls or boys basketball at GHS- I would really like to include you in “Streaks Basketball Alumni Spotlight.” If you want to be included in the “Streaks Basketball Alumni Spotlight,” simply answer the questions below. (Note- if you are a female who played varsity basketball in the 1970’s before GHS gave females varsity letters- please jump in!!) Either text or email your responses and pictures to addresses below.
1- What year did you graduate?
2- What was your favorite class (classes), favorite teacher (teachers)?
3- What are a few of your favorite memories from GHS?
4- What did you do right after high school?
5- Where and what did you do for a career?
6- Share as much as you want of what you are doing now- still working, where are you, family, etc.
7- What advice would you have for today’s Silver Streak athletes?
If you have pictures from high school, send them OR I will get some pictures from yearbooks from when you were in school. Could you send me a picture of yourself or your family now?
Simple either text me at 309-368-0008, or email me at emass70@yahoo.com
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