Benefit For Family Of Dan Vickrey At CV On Friday
John Stockton’s autographed U.S. Olympic Dream Team basketball jersey is one of nearly 60 items to be auctioned next Friday in a benefit for the family of the late Dan Vickrey.
The silent auction and dinner dance will begin at 5 p.m. in the Central Valley High School multipurpose building.
A record setting Central Valley High School track runner, Vickrey was killed Feb. 3 in a single-car rollover. Vickrey, who was 36, left a pregnant wife, Shannon, and a daughter. He had no life insurance.
Following his memorial service, eight of Vickrey’s school friends decided to organize the benefit for his family.
“We started talking about what we could do,” said Glenn Potter, a chum since seventh grade.
Response was overwhelming, Potter said, with donations ranging from food and music to auction items. He said all of the proceeds will go to the family.
“It just blows me away,” said Potter. “Companies and individuals have opened their businesses and checkbooks to us.”
Besides Utah Jazz point guard Stockton’s Olympic jersey, there are autographed footballs from John Friesz of the Seattle Seahawks and CV grad Mike Hollis, kicker for the Jacksonville Jaguars. A baseball card autographed by Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Kevin Stocker, a CV graduate, was also donated.
There also are autographed Seattle Mariners baseballs and 16 tickets to Mariners games, stays at hotels and condominiums, golf clubs and lessons, car stereos, VCRs and ornate bird houses.
Cost for the dinner and dance is $5 per person, or $10 for a family of four and $2 for additional members.
“The night is a tribute to Dan,” said Potter. “He was such a good friend to just a lot of people. He accepted everybody the way they were.”
Vickrey graduated from Central Valley in 1979 where his 13.8 high hurdles time still stands as a school record and among the state’s best. He was a hurdler at Washington State University before injury ended his career.
The Marty Strandberg Invitational, a day-long track meet May 10 at CV, has been dedicated to Vickrey’s memory.
, DataTimes