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Senior Sports Memories

Joan Lawson: More Than Just the Office Manager

By Anne Phillips did not want to see the Royals leave. enjoyed her time with the Colts. Most of Lawson’s favourite
Unfortunately, it was not meant to Lawson was not only the face memories involve road trips with
be. behind the desk in the office, but the Colts, including the trip to
Once the Royals left, Cornwall was also welcomed players into her home Fort MacMurray for the national
without a major hockey team until while acting as a billet. championship, where they didn’t do
1992 when Don Derry bought the “We had quite a number of good that well, to the trip to Joliette where
Massena Americans and turned them players,” she said. Lawson remembers they almost won the whole thing. She
into the Cornwall Colts. Starting out players from Cornwall asking why is especially proud to be the owner
as a volunteer, Lawson joined the she seemed to favour the billets of four championship rings, thanks to
group promoting the Colts and soon over the local players. Lawson said the great players from the “little club
found herself as a full-time office it wasn’t a matter of favouritism so that could.”
manager for the club. much as she felt the boys from out of
Lawson said her duties as office town needed more attention because
manager meant not only dealing with they were away from home. Lawson
the paperwork involved, but also took on the role as surrogate mom.
included taking care of the boys and She wasn’t the only Lawson to
giving allergy shots and just being be involved in the club either. Her
there if they needed someone to talk daughter Shawna used to sing the For a Safe Drive Home
to. national anthem before each game, for You and Your Car
“I’ve always liked young people,” and daughter Jennifer got involved
What started out as involvement in said Lawson, who says she felt that working the canteen before moving Call 613-935-6761
a “Save the Royals” campaign turned 9:00 pm - 3:00 am
this gave her an opportunity to work into the office.
into a decade-long commitment to with young people while promoting a “It was something we did together during the Holiday Season
young hockey players for one local sport she enjoyed. as a family,” said Lawson. She left Nov. 30 -Dec. 31
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woman. Joan Lawson was one of
“There were great people running the club in 2002, ten years after she (Fridays & Saturdays)
the many Cornwall hockey fans that
the club,” she added, saying she really started.
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