R.I.P Evelyn Partenheimer

My mother, Evelyn M. Partenheimer, died Thursday, March 14, 2019 in Ft. Washington, PA, at age 98.  She was quite the athlete at Friends Select School in Philadelphia, Class of 1938, starring in field hockey, basketball and tennis.  She was married to my father, Raymond Partenheimer, from 1945 until his death in October 2001.

Over the years my mother saw a lot of soccer games, watching my brother, Gary, and me play for Penn Charter, me at Gettysburg College, and then Kirsten and Scott over the years.

As she grew older my mother was devoted to family and loved the holidays at the Werners' in West Chester or at my house.  She was fond of her eight greatgrandchildren: Kirsten's four (Oliver, Soren, Kiera and Matteo) ; Scott's son (Neale) and Sarah's three (Zachary, Allison and Maggie).  She had quite a few friends at Gwynedd Estates, where she lived until moving to skilled nursing, at Ft. Washington Estates, and at her church.

She will be missed.

U.S. Women Back in Court

Three years after the Women's National Team was sued by the U.S. Soccer Federation the team sued USSF alleging gender discrimination in pay and working conditions.  The lawsuit is reported by Andrew Das in today's New York Times.  The Times also ran a piece about eight times when women fought inequality in sports.

More later when I've had a chance to review the complaint, filed in federal court in California.