Hall of Famer
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Hall of Famer 〰️
Paul Bowes
Celebration September 21, 2024
Thank you Wheelchair Basketball Canada, NWBA, & the Forest City Flyers
Highlights of the Celebration
OPEN MICROPHONE
DAVID McConnell
It is my privilege to Welcome members of the Canadian Armed Forces (thank you for your service) to all our athletes, coaches, and administrative personnel and Family and friends to our celebration for the induction of Paul Bowes (Bowesy) into the Canadian Wheelchair Basketball Hall of Fame.
Amanda Marshall sings a song that claims, “everybody has a story”. Here, today in this room I know that everyone here has untold personal Bowesy stories. On the surface of these stories, without sharing the specifics most of us only see the black and white and the impact or colour is obscured. Each one of our own Bowesy stories has as much colour in them as a Southwestern Ontario Fall Forest. It is that Bowesy colour that has such a lasting impression.
As we hear some of these stories today, I encourage all of us to share our individual accounts with each other.
Hip folks today talk about “Influencers” and promoting the “Brand”. Whether Bowesy is Hip or Olde School is debatable but what is not up for any debate is Bowesy’s influence of changing the Culture to inclusion and that we all belong. You have promoted that and so much more in your own Bowesy style on all levels of wheelchair basketball.
No Wilson tack here Mister. (lil bit of my colour folks)
It is my privilege to join with everyone here as we honour you today with this well-deserved recognition.
You are truly my brother from a different Mother, and you represent (he says that a lot) the gold metal standard of friendship.
Congratulations.
Bowesy’s Quiz
How many different jerseys does he wear?
Slide shows and videos played on the day (click on below)
