Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Mourners packed the Collingswood High School gymnasium on Sunday to celebrate the broad impact of the late athletic organizer. He was 72.
An awkward silence fell over the Collingswood High School gymnasium as the Celebration of Life for late athletic volunteer, Dan Trainer, was about to begin Sunday afternoon. It was missing one crucial element. That silence was broken as Joy Trainer, wife of the late Dan Trainer, walked back in to take her seat, and was greeted with a huge round of applause. The stories varied when his former charges talked about the 50 years that Dan Trainer volunteered with Collingswood Little League, his 38 years of wrestling or 30-plus years of football. But they all shared common a theme: "He believed in me." "Everyone wanted to be on his team" remembered Claire Gunnison, who presented Joy Trainer with a flag once flown over the U.S. Capitol Building …
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Friday, January 18, 2013
The late youth wrestling program coordinator was beloved of many parents, educators and coaches in Collingswood. His viewing will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday.
A viewing will be held Sunday morning for the late Daniel A. Trainer, a man who Collingswood will remember not only as a pillar of the community, said high school athletic director Ronald Hamrick, but as the biggest part of its successful tradition of youth wrestling. "He’s a legend in Collingswood; he’s like a father to me," Hamrick told Patch Wednesday, his voice brimming with emotion. "I’ve known him for 29 years. How he’s influenced so many kids is pretty impressive." According to an obituary published by Foster-Warne Funeral Home, Trainer ran the youth wrestling program in Collingswood for 39 years, dedicated 50 years to the Collingswood Little League, and spent 30 seasons with the Collingswood Football program. Trainer was also the …
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Collingswood earned the 700th win in its program history Tuesday, inspired to a comeback victory by the rallying cry of "Do it for Dan" Trainer.
There are many individuals who played a part in the success of the Collingswood High School wrestling program over the last five decades. Coaches and wrestlers have come and gone, leaving an imprint in the program not soon to be forgotten. And then there was Dan Trainer. Trainer never coached at the high-school level, instead giving his time as a volunteer at the youth level. He helped turn hundreds of young children into quality wrestlers who reached high school at an advanced stage when it came to wrestling. Trainer passed away on Saturday at the age of 72. In his honor, this week Collingswood wrestlers wore T-shirts that read “Do it for Dan, the man who bled blue and gold.” The Panthers then came out and grabbed win No. 700 in program …
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