George was also one of the three N.E.W. members that took the
National Team Championship at Niagara! He was quite an inspiration to
all of us. -- Justin

At 6:12 PM -0400 10/18/06, J. Light wrote:
>One of my fondest memories in race walking was the weekend we spent in
>Niagara Falls at the National 10k about 13 years ago. George was part of the
>large contingent of NEW members who drove from Boston to Niagara in a van.
>On race day, he did the 10k, then joined the group as we did all the tourist
>stuff. Must have walked another 10k that afternoon. George, at age 90 kept
>up with us every step of the way. Amazing man!
>
>Joe Light
>Westerly, RI
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> I learned just now that George Conway, who became a record-setting
>racewalker when in his 80s and added a bright presence to many of our
>events in the 1980s and 1990s, died Sunday at age 103.
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