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Goodbye To Jack Falla
by Paul on 09/15/08 at 12:07 PM ET
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from Fluto Shinzawa of Bruins Blog,
One of my daughter’s treasures is a toy Montreal Canadiens goalie stick.
Two years ago, several days after Hana was born, she got one of her first birthday presents. My friend Jack Falla had mailed the stick, on which he inscribed, in his unique and horrendous handwriting, the following message: “Retaliate first. H. Shinzawa #1.”
The stick captures everything about the man. His passion for hockey. His affinity for goaltending. His admiration for Montreal, the city more so than its hockey franchise, and his exploration of French-Canadian culture. His mastery of language. Most of all, his love for children and friends and connecting in a human way in which he had no equal.
Jack had a heart attack and died early Sunday morning.
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