Tucson Senior Baseball Network (TSBN)
60-and-over baseball
This week we lost one of the youngest members of the Tucson Old Timers (TOTS) baseball club.
Joel Blutfield passed away on April 3, 2013, losing his battle to cancer at the age of 63.
Services were held today at the Brings Broadway Chapel. It was a full house as family members, friends, colleagues and Joel's former students took to the podium to speak of their love for a man who spent 33 years in the teaching profession, 32 of them with the Tucson Unified School District.
We've all heard the words before that one person can make a difference in the lives of many. Two men, now in the prime of their lives, walked up to the podium today and talked about what Joel Blutfield meant to them when they were just fifth graders at Corbett Elementary School.
Joel certainly had an impact on their lives as he did with his teammates on the TOTS. He will be missed.
The spokesperson for the TOTS, Dennis Crowley, said in his emotional moments at the podium. "Joel wasn't the best ball player on the team, nor was he the fastest runner. In fact, Joel was told more than once after reaching safely to first base on a hit. "Way to go, Joel. Way to stretch a double into a single."
Joel certainly stretched his short stay on this Earth into a home run.
Photo: Joel Blutfield
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