MERELYN LYNNE DOMINICO Passed away on Saturday, November 8, 2008 at the Princess Margaret Hospital. Beloved wife of Jack. Dear mother of Peter and Kim and her wonder dog Luca. Predeceased by her parents Dorothy and Fred. She will be lovingly remembered by her sister Susan; nieces Emma, Alysha and Julie; nephews Michael and Paul; and brothers-in-law Richard and Chris. Lynne was part owner of the Toronto Maple Leaf Baseball Club and was inducted into the Etobicoke Sports Hall of Fame in 2004. Lynne was an avid reader and enjoyed working in her Rock Garden.

I would like to tell you about the first conversation I had with Lynne Dominico – and the last one.

The first was in April of 1979, almost 30 years ago. After seeing a posting on the bulletin board at Ryerson advertising for a PA announcer, statistician and writer for a local baseball team, I was hired by Jack Dominico to fill that role for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

The Brantford Red Sox left no doubt that they were the better team Sunday afternoon at Christie Pits, and as a result the Intercounty Baseball League will have new champion this year.

Josh McCurdy homered twice and drove in six runs as the Red Sox swept the defending champion Toronto Maple Leafs out of the playoffs with a convincing 14-4 win, easily taking the best-of-seven opening round series in four straight games.

Brantford moves on to the IBL semi-finals while the Leafs move on to an uncertain off-season after one of their most disappointing seasons in decades.