[Mark Padgett]

Just heard a guy who has reffed in our local kids rec league for 11 years is moving to SoCal to take a new job. He started with us while in HS and worked every Saturday during the season for 11 years without ever missing a game. In fact, we could always count on him to take extra games at the last minute if we needed him for that. Most important - he did a great job.

He's not exactly sure if he's going to continue to officiate because of the time requirements of this new job. Too bad if he doesn't. He's a terrific young man and an excellent official.

We're all gonna miss you, Dat. (Dat is his name - no pun intended)