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Featuring USA's 1981 World Sombo Team Captain Ross Papke and Family

A chip off the old block!  Young Ross Papke is on the left and Ross's son Ben Papke on the right.

papker@wwdb.org

Ross & Beth's  email:

Above is Amanda Papke.  Amanda  is Ross & Beth's pride & joy daughter!  She bakes great cookies and  makes super Carmel Corn!

Ben plays on the Blue Flames - with a jet propelled offense that always wins!

To the left, Beth Papke puts Amanda in a "parental" hold down as we play a little judo before going to the VFW for Sandra's birthday!

I was in Alaska in December interviewing.  The country around Anchorage was snowy, but not that cold!  Up further north in Fairbanks it was a different story!  Not that much snow, but bitter cold!

Remembering Brenda Day Maxey

Brenda's 8 International Medals

Bruce and Barbara Day (Brenda's parents) accepted the induction award for Brenda to the United States Martial Arts Association  Hall of Fame in St. Louis 8/3/02.

1983 World Sombo Championships First Place - Madrid, Spain 1984 World Sombo Championships Second Place - Madrid, Spain 1984 Sombo World Cup First Place - Caracas, Venezuela 1985 World Sombo Championships First Place - Madrid, Spain 1985 World Games - Sombo Second Place - London, England 1986 US Open Judo Championships Second Place - CO Springs, CO  USA 1987 USSR International Judo Invit. Third Place - Moscow, Russia 1990 World Sombo Championships Third Place - Moscow, Russia

Brenda's final resting place is down from the summit, but well above the tree line of Pike's Peak - overlooking Colorado Springs and viewable from her kitchen window.

Brenda and Bill in Sport's Illustrated

Email Bill at this address:

judomax8dan@yahoo.com