(Marshall, Mo.) — The 25th Annual Pete H. Rea Memorial Golf Tournament, held on July 11 at the Indian Foothills Golf Course raised $17,000 that will be used to offset the purchase of 3D mammography equipment for Fitzgibbon Hospital. Fifty-three teams participated in the annual tournament this year, which was co-directed by Bub Caldwell and Jason Coffman.

Coffman is Caldwell’s successor as tournament director. Caldwell has served as director of the tournament since its inception 25 years ago. The inaugural tournament was held in conjunction with weekend festivities surrounding the opening of the hospital after it moved to its current location on 65 Highway from an aging building on Brunswick Avenue. Pete H. Rea was a long-time member of the Fitzgibbon Hospital Board of Trustees and was among those who helped in directing the board’s decision to re-locate the hospital and construct a new state-of-the-art facility.

In recognition of a quarter century of service in this capacity, Fitzgibbon Hospital President and Chief Executive Officer Darin Haug, D.O., presented a plaque to Caldwell. The plaque made note of Caldwell’s community commitment over the years in raising funds to support services at Fitzgibbon Hospital, which is a not-for-profit hospital receiving no public tax support.

Erv Dahl, well-known Rodney Dangerfield impersonator and his son, Drew, entertained golfers throughout the day, courtesy of Wood & Huston Bank, which also helped sponsor the tournament.  During the recognition ceremonies Dahl presented Caldwell with a glittery silver sequin-encrusted jacket to recognize his work. Dahl was one of the stars of the ABC talent reality show called “The Next Best Thing”, a competition show which features impersonators.

The 25th Annual Pete H. Rea Memorial Golf Tournament was made possible by 16 sponsors and 58 volunteers.

Winners of the tournament are as follows:

CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT
TEAMS
Mach #2Kyle Mach, Connor Mach, Brian Mach1st place
ServProPhil Perkins, Phillip Perkins, Cole Perkins2nd place
Red CrossSteve Hartwig, Justin Heinzler, Jordan Dixon3rd place
RestitutoDr. Burt Restituto, Tanner Fennewald, Kent Butler4th place
ThorntonDan Thornton, Dan Brandt, Tom Hayob5th place
Wood & Huston Team ABritt Zank, Matt Green, Cliff Degraff6th place
A FLIGHT
TEAMS
W.B. YoungBub Caldwell, Jason Coffman, Chuck Scudder1st place
McComasGeorge McComas, Les Jacob, Ron Brown2nd place
VertsIan Verts, Craig Noah, Kelly Callanan3rd place
TheilBilly Theil, Steve Tuck, George Porter4th place
GreenDrew Green, Aaron Floersch, Ryan Beumer5th place
BethelKip Bethel, Bo Griffith, Nick Payne6th place
B FLIGHT
TEAMS
HooperSheldon "Dog" Hooper, Josh Riley, Jon Alspach1st place
Percy WillisPercy Willis, Jim Kisner, Tony Willis2nd place
Wood & Huston Team CBob Barr, Don Knehans, Tyler Barr3rd place
AGRIServices of BrunswickRoger Adcock, Cookie Spangler, Mark Renner4th place
Graves Menu MakerCal Graves, Brandon Siercks, Lance Gorney5th place
Mills #3Jamie Forqurean, Doug Smith, Jim Anderson6th place

(Courtesy of Fitzgibbon Hospital)

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