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FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS RELEASED |
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HESPERIA, CALIF. (May 2, 2003) - Funeral arrangements have been released by Steve & Jeanne Bagley for his parents Paul & Helen Bagley, who tragically lost their lives last Saturday night in a sprint car racing accident at the Perris Auto Speedway. Visitation will be held on Sunday, May 4, at Lesneski Mortuary (640 S. El Camino Real) in San Clemente from 12 noon until 8 p.m. Graveside services will be held on Monday, May 5, at 11 a.m. at the El Toro Memorial Park (25751 Trabuco Road) in Lake Forest, Calif. The family has requested that, in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum (P.O. Box 542, Knoxville, Iowa 50138) in their names. Paul had served on the board of directors of the non-profit motorsports museum foundation since 1996, while Helen, his wife of more than fifty years, had also been very giving of her talents as a volunteer at the Mission San Juan Capistrano. Together they served as great ambassadors for traditional sprint car racing and the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum. Both Paul, 74, and Helen, 72, had been extremely active in sprint car racing throughout their lives, despite losing their son Jeff in a sprint car racing accident at the Ascot Park in Gardena, Calif., in 1989. From 1989 through '98, they annually presented the Jeff Bagley Memorial Award to an individual who carried on Jeff’s ‘racer’ spirit. The permanent award is housed in the Knoxville, Iowa-based museum. In recent years, through the cooperation of Jim Naylor at Ventura Raceway and Ron Shuman of the Sprint Car Racing Association (SCRA), the Jeff Bagley Classic was initiated as an annual memorial race honoring the 1988 California Racing Association (CRA) rookie-of-the-year. This year's Jeff Bagley Classic is scheduled for Saturday, May 3, at Ventura and the Bagley family will be represented by Jeff's widow, Doreen McGrady, and her family. |
