Iris Glass, 83: First Lady of Canadian chuckwagons
Charlene
The World Professional Chuckwagon Association is mourning the loss of
Iris Glass on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at the age of 83.
Iris Glass was the First Lady Of Chuckwagon Racing. Her involvement in
the sport goes back to her birth in 1924, the second year of the
chuckwagon races at the Calgary Stampede when her father captured the
first of many Calgary championships for Iris’ family.
Over the years, Iris has been the inspiration and the knowledge base
that has been passed down through the generations. A top rate
horsewoman in her own right, Iris won countless gymkhanas, competed as
a jockey, and selected and helped to train many of the horses that the
Glass family has run on their chuckwagons over the past 80 plus years.
Her family is also the only chuckwagon family where four generations
of drivers have won the same show championship. This historic event
occurred in 1998 when Iris grandson Jason Glass captured the Ponoka
Stampede Championship joining Iris’ son Tom Glass (1993, 1986, 1972),
her husband Ronnie Glass (1953, 1951, 1950, 1947, 1942), her brother
Jack Lauder (1948), and her father Tom Lauder (1940, 1939) as the
champion of this prestigious event. The Glass/Lauder family has won
the Ponoka Stampede Championship – the second longest consecutive
running chuckwagon race – a total of 12 times to date.
The World Professional Chuckwagon Association honored Iris in 1988
with its highest award, the Chuckwagon Person Of The Year award. This
prestigious award is given to the individual for their outstanding
dedication and contributions to the promotion, advancement, and
overall betterment of the sport of chuckwagon racing. She also
received the 2004 Ty Tournier Memorial Award, which is given to the
woman who is involved and dedicated to the sport of chuckwagon racing,
and displays nurturing and caring of people and horses. The award is
symbolic of Ty’s legacy “The spirit of the thoroughbred – Courage &
Strength.” 2004 was the inaugural year of this award.
The Calgary Stampede honored Iris in 2003 when she was named the Grand
Marshall of the Calgary Stampede Parade. With this appointment, she
joined such notable dignitaries such as Walt Disney, HRH Charles –
Prince of Wales, Bob Hope and many other respected political leaders,
athletes, entertainers and celebrities who have received this
distinction over the years. In 2005, she was again honored by the
Calgary Stampede with its Pioneers of Rodeo Award.
Iris Glass was a symbol of what Chuckwagon Racing is all about. She
was an inspiration to everyone in the chuckwagon community. The World
Professional Chuckwagon Association extends its sincere condolences to
the Glass family. Funeral service will be held on Tuesday, July 22,
2008 at 2:00pm at the Foothills Centenial Centre in Okotoks, Alberta.
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Bob Feigel
<charlene...@gmail.com> magnanimously proffered:
>http://www.halfmileofhell.com/news_detail.aspx?ID=76
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>The World Professional Chuckwagon Association is mourning the loss of
>Iris Glass on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at the age of 83.
This must be some kind of alt.obituaries record. "The Rule of Three"
for chuckwagon notables.
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R H Draney
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>http://www.halfmileofhell.com/news_detail.aspx?ID=3D76
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>The World Professional Chuckwagon Association is mourning the loss of
>Iris Glass on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at the age of 83.
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>Iris Glass was the First Lady Of Chuckwagon Racing. Her involvement in
>the sport goes back to her birth in 1924, the second year of the
>chuckwagon races at the Calgary Stampede when her father captured the
Oh, what the heck....
Not to be confused with Ira Glass, host of NPR's "This American Life"....r
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Evelyn Wood just looks at the pictures.
Charlene
> [Default] On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 22:17:58 -0700 (PDT), Charlene
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> >http://www.halfmileofhell.com/news_detail.aspx?ID=76
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> >The World Professional Chuckwagon Association is mourning the loss of
> >Iris Glass on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at the age of 83.
>
> This must be some kind of alt.obituaries record. "The Rule of Three"
> for chuckwagon notables.
Alberta chuckwagon notables at that.
Then again, that might be redundant.
wd44