John Happy founded Spokane Racquet Club

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Wed., June 23, 2021

Shown as it looks from the tennis courts is the first level of the new Spokane Racquet Club in 1963. Clubhouse off Seventeenth two blocks east of Havana. It has a lounge, men's and women's locker rooms, a fireplace and other facilities. A concrete patio in front of the clubhouse was completed recently and a parking area has been graded behind the clubhouse.

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“I gave up tennis at 90, but I still volunteer there,” said John Happy, 91. Happy was instrumental in founding Spokane Racquet Club. He spent a long career in the insurance industry and now spends his days caring for the roses on the Rockwood campus.

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Preparing for barbecue dinner at Spokane Racquet Club are Mrs. RW Kendall, at grill, and Mrs. G. Addison Appleby, assisted by John Appleby, left, and Scott Appleby, seated on table in 1964.

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Among those attending the opening meeting of the season of the Spokane Racquet Club are, from left, Mr. and Mrs. John Happy, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Peter Reinhardt and Mr. and Mrs. William F. Nielsen in 1965.

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Gordon Chatterton & Dr Alexander P Greer are pictured leaving the Spokane Racquet Club courts after completing a tennis match in 1964.

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Members play on the court of Spokane Racquet Club in 1973.

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Mrs. James O. Slovin & Mrs. John H. Happy Jr. of Spokane Racquet Club in 1968.

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Exterior View of Spokane Racquet Club in 1970.

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