"Take Me Out To The Ball Game!"

Rory J. Koopmans, B. Admin., #6, 14504-108 Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta T5N 1G8

April XXVIIIth, MMXVIII

Hon. Dave Eggen, B. Ed., MLA, Minister of Education, New Democratic, Edmonton-Calder

Dear Dave:

"Take Me Out To The Ball Game" was the exit music for Ron Hayter's funeral today! Oh how very appropriate, when your "the greatest one of them all." Meaning more days/terms in office in Civic Governance than anyone else in history & you love baseball. Ron's big league stats were 11 terms (12,050 days), times three years apiece so 33 years in office. Scandals: ZERO!

My dad & I went to Ron's funeral today & were glad to do so. He helped block City Council (which then as in now was & is very business unfriendly for this "progressive community engagement agenda" garbage) from closing off the east end of 100A Avenue many times at 156 Street which would have killed off our family furniture store, Koopmans' Furniture. He along with Lance White, Olivia Butti, Percy Wickman, Ed Leger, Terry Cavanaugh, Bettie Hewes were always in our corner (appropriate as Ron used to box!)

I sat with him in the Tiger Goldstick Fan Club box for baseball games after I helped get donations of used sporting goods for less fortunate kids. He was a solid citizen to be sure!

"Ron Hayter Re/Max Field" also has rather a nice ring to it! Sort of "above the crowd!"

"Check Swing & Play Ball" Upstairs Forever Alderman Hayter,

Rory

Source: The City Of Edmonton: The Office Of Edmonton Elections.

P.S.: Why don't they just rename the Shaw Conference Centre after Ron since it was his drive & energy that got that fine building constructed?

Write Support To: His Mayor Don Iveson & City Council, Mayor's Office, 2nd Floor, City Hall, #1 Sir Winston Churchill Square NW, Edmonton, Alberta T5J 2R7

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Edmonton Economic Development Corporation, Shaw Conference Centre Naming Rights Committee, 3rd Floor, World Trade Centre Edmonton 9990 Jasper Avenue NW, Edmonton, Alberta T5J 1P7

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Shaw Conference Centre, The Management, 9797 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta T5J 1N9

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Re/Max Canada Corporate HQ II, #340, 1060 Manhattan Drive, Kelowna, British Columbia V1Y 9X9

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