I want to thank Paula for editing this book with family love and care, and for taking the time and effort to help make my family’s story (which she is now a part of) into a book I am proud to offer to the rest of the family. It's not necessarily better than other families’ stories it's just our story, and I think it is an interesting one.Īnother member of Cara’s family, her sister Paula Bradley, has some experience writing and, more importantly, editing (perhaps another divine placement in my life). Barbara’s work is partly what inspired me to write what I always felt should be shared: the story of my family’s amazing roller skating (and life) journey. Eventually, Cara's mother, Barbara Bulgarelli, took it upon herself to do a genealogy search of my family, which taught me a lot about my heritage and background. My wife Cara and her family did not enter my life until after the Skate Odyssey era however, she and they came into my life at a time when I really needed family balance and heartfelt love. It was His plan that I had that experience. Through my journey and my family’s business, Skate Odyssey, I have had the pleasure of meeting so many wonderful people. I thank him for my creativity, and for my ability to see life's creation for the pleasure it is. I too thank God for all of life’s good times and the bad ones. As my mom always says, Life is Strange! If you have a personal relationship with the Creator, then strange it may be, but divine as well. Many athletes, when they win championships, will thank God, or even Jesus Christ, for their success. Carol McCory saved the lives of many as she skated into heaven. He lobbied the Roller Skating Association, which eventually enacted a regulation for helmet use in competitive speed skating. Iley Hinton vowed to prevent that from happening to other skaters. Several days later, Carol died in the hospital as a result of the swelling to her brain. One afternoon at practice she fell, striking her head on the floor, and was taken to the hospital.

Skate Odyssey North organized a speed skating team soon after opening its doors in 1977, when there were no regulations or laws regarding helmets. For details, contact the publisher at the above listed facebook address.

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