>From http://www.cyclingnews.com:
Oct 29th: Kathleen Clinton, wife of cycling photographer Mitchell Clinton and one of the riders coached by training legend Eddie Borysewicz, is appealing for donations to help Eddie B rebuild his house, lost in the California fires.
"I was out in Ramona with Eddie all day yesterday and today," said Clinton. "The barn survived, but the house is a total loss. We managed to dig out a few mementos out of the ashes today, but everything else was lost.
"Eddie does have some insurance, but not nearly enough to replace his home, as modest as it even was. I am trying to get donations to help Eddie try to rebuild. If anyone of you can help with any amount, it would be much appreciated. You can contact me directly and I can give you details.
"As long as I have known Eddie, he has always given the shirt off his back to people and athletes that needed it. He is trying to put on a brave face, but he is devastated on the destruction of his house."
We understand that while Eddie B's house is gone, his horses and dog were also rescued. Andrzej Siobowicz told Cyclingnews, "I was staying with Eddie in his place this weekend and have some knowledge of what happened. While it's true that he's lost his house, but we were able to save his horses and the dog; most of the photos, awards and memorabilia were saved too."
Kathleen Clinton can be contacted at kaffles2@clintonphoto.com
Oct 30th:
The response from the cycling community to the news that famed coach Eddie Borysewicz had lost his house in the California fires has been "amazing" according to cycling photographer Mitchell Clinton. Clinton and his wife Kathleen have been helping Borysewicz - universally known as Eddie B - as he tries to rebuild after the fire that consumed his property on October 27.
"The list of emails that have been coming in from people wanting to help is amazing," Clinton told Cyclingnews. "Many of the emails say 'I hope something good comes from this'. It has. Many old friends have come out of the wood work wanting to help and friends Eddie did not even know he had. This has really lifted his morale."
The fire destroyed most of the memorabilia that Eddie B had accumulated during a coaching career that included the job of first national Coaching Director of the United States Cycling Federation and coaching the 1984 Olympic Team that won nine medals in Los Angeles, the first US Olympic cycling medals since 1912. However, Clinton said the most upsetting loss was the few photographs Eddie B had of his parents.
"He is starting to realize that he has a group of people that really care for him," said Clinton. "Once I get it through his thick head that the photos of his parents are just shadows of a memory and that they will always be with him in his heart, I think he will be okay."
The Clintons have set up a PayPal account for Eddie B, pledging that "every dollar sent to this account is immediately available to him."
Angel Garcia
Long Valley, NJ
> Mark,
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> I don't know how anything could be more ON topic. If his loss is
comfirmed, maybe you could post his frame size and what he rides. Maybe
there's a reason I have frames that I'll never build up and boxes of
components and parts that just sit on the shelves.
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> Count me in.
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> Pat Moffat
> Tempe, AZ