It is with sadness that we announce that Special Olympics Athlete, Nora King, passed away on Monday, March 30th.
Nora King has participated in Special Olympics for 9 years. She has participated in the manual wheelchair events, electric wheelchair events (straight and slalom) and softball throw. She has received 16 medals and 32 ribbons throughout the years. Most of her medals are gold and silver; most ribbons were 1st and 2nd place. Nora loved competing. She usually was squealing with delight as she went down the track. She always asked if she could put her electric chair in 5th gear(the highest speed) so she could “smoke” the competition. She was quick to congratulate or encourage her competitors and teammates.
Nora will be greatly missed by her teammates and coaches. We will observe a moment of silence for Nora during the opening ceremonies for the athletic competition tomorrow morning.
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