Rick Dockery Field Dedication, Baseball Parade Set for April 14
Coach Dockery with Painting of Coach Buck Stamps
Lookout Mountain’s annual baseball parade will be held on April 14 and will officially kick off the baseball season. On that Saturday, teams will meet at the Fairyland School parking lot and depart at 9 a.m. sharp. The parade will end at the Commons, where the opening ceremony and dedication of Dockery Field will follow on Dockery Field (formerly the T-ball field). The community is invited afterwards to celebrate Coach Rick Dockery and his many years of service, as well as to recognize Lee Dyer’s longtime dedication to the Lookout Mountain Recreation Board and the mountain’s baseball program. Refreshments will be served at the Navarre Pavilion as both of these outstanding men are honored.
As Coach Dockery has influenced so many people in our community, everyone is urged to send notes with any special memories, pictures or anecdotes regarding Coach Dockery. All of this memorabilia will fill a scrapbook that will be presented to him this spring.
Coach Dockery has been involved with the recreation program for 36 years and recently retired from that position this past summer. He will retire from his coaching responsibilities at Lookout Mountain School in May. I truly think there are not many of us who have not been touched by Coach Dockery and his influence on our youth. I hope that you would take a minute to share with him how much he has meant to you.
Personally, he has been my boss for many years and my friend for even longer. He has been a mentor to both of my sons, and they admire and adore him. I know that my family will be sharing our reflections in his scrapbook. Susan Taylor, who worked closely with him on the Rec Board for many years, has graciously volunteered to help compile the scrapbook. You can e-mail or snail mail her your thoughts or pictures at staylor201@aol.com, or mail them to Susan Taylor, 73 Rutledge Avenue, Charleston, SC 29401. You can also mail them to the Town Hall at PO Box 111, Lookout Mountain, TN 37350, or you can even just drop them off there.
Thank you for helping celebrate the retirement of this most humble man, Rick Dockery. See you there!
