WILLIAM-IRWIN-Obituary

WILLIAM IRWIN

New York, New York

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IRWIN--William J., died on October 31, 2017 at the age of 89. Bill was raised in Brooklyn and graduated from Rutgers University. He was an All American swimmer both as a collegian and as a US Masters competitor. He served his country in Korea then began a long career as a swimming coach including...

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I swam for Mr. Irwin during my junior and senior years at Adelphi. More than a decade later I swam against him in a Master´s Meet and we finished in a dead heat. I remember both occurrences as if they happened yesterday with a special fondness.

The Manhattan College alumni community shares the grief, and is now praying for our fellow "Jasper Maker" and the family at this time. Staff -- current and past -- are recognized, remembered, and prayed for. We are mindful of the service of these good men and women that comprise the Jasper "forge" that making us what we are. The Alumni Office has been informed. As well as the Jasper Jottings community that I personally can reach. We are all a little poorer now. "No man is an island, entire of...