Hitchcock comments on Lamar Hunt's passing
December 14, 2006 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
FC Dallas News Release
FRISCO, Texas (Thursday, December 14, 2006) - FC Dallas General Manager Michael Hitchcock today issued the following statement on the passing of Lamar Hunt, team owner.
"Today, the FC Dallas family mourns the loss of our visionary leader, Lamar Hunt. He led us by example and treated our staff and players as part of his extended family. Lamar's entrepreneurial spirit and vision is embodied in the legacy he leaves behind, the state-of-the-art Pizza Hut Park complex. We are more committed than ever to realizing his vision for Major League Soccer and FC Dallas. He was our Most Valuable Player and we will miss him dearly. Our thoughts are with Lamar's wife Norma, his sons Clark, Dan, Lamar Jr., daughter Sharron, and the entire Hunt family."
On Saturday, December 16th, a memorial service will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. CT at Moody Coliseum on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas. The service is open to the general public.
Arrangements are being finalized for a follow-up memorial service in Kansas City. Details will be forthcoming in the next day. The public is invited.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial donations be made to the Dallas Museum of Art and the Heart of a Champion Foundation.
Dallas Museum of Art
1717 N. Harwood
Dallas, TX 75201
Heart of a Champion Foundation
P.O. Box 740126
Dallas, TX 75374-0126
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