The Burlington Braves Alumni We are deeply saddened to inform you of the sudden death of our good friend John Yurincich this past Monday, June 28, 2010.
John was a player on the Burlington Brave teams of 1965 and 1966, under Head Coach Bernie Custis. Over the years John had been a hardworking member of the Burlington Braves Alumni. These past 5 years, John served the Football Club as the President of its Alumni. John Yurincich put in countless hours trying to continually build the Alumni in support of the team. He worked
around the clock trying to make the Annual Golf Tournament a success and as well, worked tirelessly on soliciting ads for the yearly game day program. Just recently he contributed his time towards 2008 National Championship held here in Burlington and played a key role in raising funds, as well served as the Field Convener in charge of field set up and security. He also played a key role on the organizing committee of the Clubs 50th Anniversary celebrations. There were many times you would find John lending a hand at the clubhouse, either at
practices or games and mingling with the players. Most often on game day he would be found in the east end zone, by the clubhouse chatting with alumni or fans and enjoying the game.
So many evenings were spent throughout the year meeting on different
issues concerning the club. In most cases the majority of the time was spent just
listening to the many stories that John shared with all of us. He spoke often
about his days and nights at the Coronation Sports Bar & Grill. John along with
his brother Dave and their father Mike were proprietors of āThe Cornā as it was
known, for 41 years. John would often reminisce of the many local characters
and the whoās who of Burlington past, that passed through the Coronationās
doors. He was very proud of the many years he spent operating The Coronation
and greeting its many customers.
Throughout the history of The Burlington Braves, the Yurincich family and
āThe Cornā had hosted many team banquets, meetings and special events at no
expense to the Braves. The Burlington Braves Football Club and its Alumni
will forever be thankful to John and his family for their contributions.
John Yurincich was the true meaning of the term āA Brave Booster.ā and will
be sincerely missed.
Visitation is Wednesday and Thursday at 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 on both days A
funeral mass will be held at St. Raphael’s Church Friday July 2nd at 10:30 a.m.
Further Funeral Arrangements please visit Smith’s Funeral Home Website at
[URL]http://www.smithsfh.com/ or The AlumniWebsite at
[URL]http://www.burlingtonbraves.ca/
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