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Hundreds turn out to honor birthday boy Skippa Diaz
POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Feb 24, 2012
~~<p><strong>EDWARD “SKIPPA” DIAZ</strong> received honors the legendary athlete, coach and teacher certainly deserved at his 68th birthday luncheon Feb. 17 at the Willows restaurant.</p>
<p>Family and friends, former athletes, past and present coaches, dignitaries, politicians, players he coached, students he taught and many ordinary people were included in the crowd of more than 300 that came to honor Skippa, who is suffering from cancer. He was smothered by so many lei that many had to be removed.</p>
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EDWARD “SKIPPA” DIAZ received honors the legendary athlete, coach and teacher certainly deserved at his 68th birthday luncheon Feb. 17 at the Willows restaurant.
Family and friends, former athletes, past and present coaches, dignitaries, politicians, players he coached, students he taught and many ordinary people were included in the crowd of more than 300 that came to honor Skippa, who is suffering from cancer. He was smothered by so many lei that many had to be removed. Login for more...
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