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Twenty-five years in the past this month, golf misplaced a legend and a household misplaced rather more.
Within the quarter-century since Payne Stewart’s loss of life in a aircraft crash, his household — led by his spouse, Tracey, daughter Chelsea and son Aaron — have labored resolutely to maintain his reminiscence alive. These efforts have given rise to a charitable group (the Payne Stewart Household Basis); an annual honor (the Payne Stewart Award); kids’s camps; varied golf ventures and, most lately, the Payne Stewart Assortment of attire, meant to have fun his hanging vogue sense.
In that regard, there’s quite a bit to have fun.
As Stewart’s pal David Feherty has put it, Stewart was an outstanding participant, however his “recreation was eclipsed by his type, aptitude and talent to completely embrace life.”
No matter whether or not they ever obtained an opportunity to look at him compete in individual, many followers have vivid recollections of Stewart. He left an impression. The tales are legends. And to assist protect them, the Stewart household is inviting anybody who was impressed by him to share their reminiscence of him on the Assortment web site in a particular “Fist Pump Reminiscence Ebook.” Followers are additionally inspired to submit photographs, movies and different reminiscences on their very own social media platforms and tag @PayneStewartCollection.
In return, the Payne Stewart Assortment shall be randomly awarding $200 present certificates to 25 recipients.
All through October, the Assortment will even offer a 25-percent low cost on all net purchases. A portion of these gross sales shall be donated to the Payne Stewart Household Basis, which helps organizations that present instructional alternatives, sports activities applications and different associated actions to underserved children.
Not forgotten on this month’s tributes are the names of those that perished on Stewart’s flight, on Oct. 25, 1999: Robert Fraley, Van Ardan, Bruce Borland, and pilots Michael Kling and Stephanie Bellegarrigue.
For extra info on the “Fist Pump Reminiscence Ebook,” go to paynestewartcollection.com.