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TO ALL…..

 

 

I regret to have to inform you of the passing of our good friend and colleague Jack Graff who died on Sunday March 6, 2005 due to complications from his bout with Prostate Cancer.

As you know, he had been hospitalized for the last 3-4 weeks and his condition seemed to have deteriorated due to a blood clot which went to his head.

 

Jack has been a 50 year member of the National Wheelchair Basketball Association and a Member of the NWBA Hall of  Fame.  He began his career in 1955 with the NY Spokesmen and went on to play with the Brooklyn Whirlaways and finally the Nassau County Kings, which he started in 1985.

 

Funeral arrangements have been made and anyone wanting to pay their respects to this great friend to all of us should note viewing will be at-

 

O’Shea Funeral Home

2215 No. Jerusalem Rd.

East Meadow – NY 11554

 

Phone number is 516  826-1010

 

Viewing will be Tuesday and Wednesday from 2p-5p and 7p-9p each day.

Funeral Mass / time and location are TBA

 

Anyone wanting to send a Mass Card / Note of Sympathy etc.

Please send to Mrs. Patricia Graff  / 2080 Ennabrock Rd / No.Bellmore NY 11710

 

Sincerely

Joe Luceri





 




THIS IS A PICTURE FROM THE NWBA HALL OF FAME DAY
AT THE JAMES NAISMITH MEMORIAL MUSEUM & BASKETBALL
HALL OF FAME.....ON OCTOBER 17TH 2003...

INCLUDED IN THIS PICTURE ARE:
L-R SITTING   2ND PIX, JULIE JIACOPPO WHO PLAYED WITH THE PAN AM JETS & BROOKLYN WHIRLAWAYS
3RD PICTURE, JOE LUCERI WHO PLAYED WITH THE BROOKLYN WHIRLAWAYS & WAS VICE PRESIDENT OF THE NWBA
TO THE FAR RIGHT IS PERCY MABEE, WHO PLAYED WITH THE BROOKLYN WHIRLAWAYS & PAN AM JETS.  PERCY WAS A "CHARTER MEMBER OF THE EWBC AS THE BROOKLYN WHIRLAWAYS STARTED PLAYING W/C BASKETBALL IN 1946

TOP ROW:
L-R  2ND PIX
JACK GRAFF, WHO PLAYED WITH NY SPOKESMEN, BROOKLYN
WHIRLAWAYS & NASSUA KINGS

L-R 7TH PIX
SEYMOUR BLOOM, WHO WAS HEAD COACH OF THE BULOVA
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EWBC HISTORY  Joseph L.Luceri / NWBA HOF 2002

Special Thanks - Saul Welger HOF 1976 - for helping us with the early history of the EWBC


EWBC Hall Of Famers in ewbc bio


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Eastern Conference

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Commissioner

Jack Graff

nckingsjeg@aol.com

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Acting President

&

Vice President

Peter Cimino

pjc38@optonline.net

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Secretary

Charles Gray

Gray122@aol.com

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Treasurer

Mike Zangari

mzang59@aol.com