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In memoriam: CRR Tom Brill

03 Friday Aug 2018

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photo of votive candleOn a sad note, one of the original Creek Road Runners, CRR Tom Brill, died on July 23 of complications from Parkinson’s Disease. Having retired from the University of Delaware in 2006 because of Parkinson’s, Brill also had to stop running, but he walked as much as he could in the ensuing years.

photo of Tom BrillBrill wrote his own obituary, a portion of which says, “He enjoyed hiking, running, canoeing and mountain climbing. He and his wife [Pat] won the Gore-Tex triathlon mixed pairs in 1985.”

CRR Mark Deshon remembers the day he first met Brill. Deshon met Creek Road Runners co-founder CRR Bob Bennett that same day during a 4.5-mile race in Newark. “This was my first road race in which I experienced running with the lead pack. Tom and Bob, 12 and 15 years my senior, respectively, were among a group of seven runners who were battling for the lead that day. Bob ended up winning, I finished third, and Tom finished right behind me in fourth.

“Tom was always such a kind and humble person,” Deshon continued. “In 2016, he came to an arranged 75th birthday lunch get together in honor of Bob, who had been one of Tom’s running partners back in the 70s.”

CRR Charlie Riordan, UD vice president for research, scholarship and innovation, called Brill “a true scholar-teacher,” and said, “He was a thoughtful and understated [chemistry department] colleague and mentor, whose scientific impact continues through the careers of the excellent students he produced.”

See University of Delaware article.

A big loss for the running community

16 Friday Dec 2016

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Though not officially a Creek Road Runner, area running icon Doug White had no doubt put in several trips up and down our hallowed home course. White, who is a veteran of more than 80 marathons, including 43 consecutive Boston Marathons, died yesterday of a brain hemorrhage he suffered on Monday.

Creek Road Runners co-founders CRR Bob Bennett and CRR Mark Deshon remember those heady days in the 80s when competition with Doug White in local races was fierce but friendly. Bennett recalls the 1980 Turkey Trot 10K in Newark, when he passed both White and Deshon on the final straightaway for his 34:01 PR on that course at age 39, the only time he ever bested White. Deshon fondly remembers shadowing White along Montchanin Road at age 29 during the 1986 Caesar Rodney Half Marathon, on his way to a 1:15:02 time on the old course. White was a long-term member of the Pike Creek Valley Running Club and a 2011 inductee of the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame.

photo of votive candleSee story in the News Journal for wonderful bio and funeral information.

We pay tribute here to a great runner and a wonderful Delaware ambassador for running. May he rest in peace and his family gain solace from the outpouring of love from the Delaware running community.

RIP, area runner John Schultz

21 Monday Nov 2016

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photo of votive candleCreek Road Runners extends condolences to the family and friends of 84-year-old John Schultz, who was not one of our group but surely raced on Creek Road dozens of times over the past few decades. He was struck and killed by a truck while crossing the street at on Friday night. Rest in peace, John; your race is complete.

John was a member of the Pike Creek Valley Running Club.

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Local environmental champion dies

24 Wednesday Feb 2016

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Creek Road Runners salute Dorothy Miller and the legacy she left us all

photo of votive candle“Dorothy Miller passed away at her home [yesterday] morning. She was one of the leaders of the initiative to establish an Advisory Council for White Clay Creek State Park and one of the initial representatives to the Council.

“As many of you [may] know, Dorothy was a major force for the preservation of open space throughout Delaware and, in particular, in the White Clay Creek area. Initially, she was a key leader in the effort to prevent the damming of White Clay Creek, which ultimately led to a major donation of lands acquired by the DuPont Company for the planned reservoir. These lands became the core of Delaware’s White Clay Creek State Park and Pennsylvania’s White Clay Creek Preserve. Subsequently she continued as a leader in efforts that preserved many hundreds of additional acres for the Park. She also was one of the main leaders of the campaign that resulted in the designation of the entire White Clay Creek watershed as a National Wild & Scenic River.

“Dorothy leaves a wonderful legacy of public lands and streams to be enjoyed by current and future generations. She will be greatly missed.”

—Andy Urquhart
Secretary, Advisory Council for White Clay Creek State Park

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