MAY 12,1999
NEWS RELEASE

RE: EDWIN CHÁVEZ CARR ANNUAL WRESTLING AWARD

THE ANNUAL EDWIN CHÁVEZ CARR AWARD WAS CREATED DURING THE 1997-1998 WRESTLING SEASON AT ALBURQUERQUE HIGH IN ORDER TO HONOR THE MEMORY OF EDWIN ALONG WITH HONORING THE INDIVIDUAL WHO EXEMPLIFIES EDWIN'S SPIRIT.

THE AWARD IS GIVEN TO AN INDIVIDUAL W110: WORKS HARD, IS LOYAL AND GIVES TO THE "TEAM BEFORE SELF".

THERE HAVE BEEN TWO RECIPIENTS:

1997-1998 BOBBY CONKLIN
1998-1999 NICHOLAS HERNÁNDEZ

ALONG WITH THE AWARD A SCHOLARSHIP OR TEAM FUND HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED BY EDWINS MOTHER JULIA CHÁVEZ. DURING THE TEAM BANQUET AT THE END OF EACH OF THE PAST TWO YEARS THE TEAM HAS BEEN PRESENTED WITH FUNDS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE FOR OUR WRESTLERS. A GOOD PORTION OF THESE FUNDS ARE GENERATED BY MS. CHÁVEZ SALE OF "DOG BONES" BISCOCHITOS.

AN ANONYMOUS DONOR HAS PROVIDED A PERPETUAL PLAQUE TO BE PLACED IN THE AHS WRESTLING ROOM NAMING THE YEARLY RECIPIENTS.

IT IS WITH PRIDE THAT THE WRESTLING TEAM CARRIES ON EDWINS MEMORY AND SPIRIT AND EVEN IN HIS PASSING EDWIN HAS PROVIDED AN INSPIRATION FOR OUR WRESTLERS.

TOMAS A. ZAMORA
HEAD WRESTLING COACH
H-839-4920
W-839-0113

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