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Ellen M. Hawver
Rochester - Ellen M. Hawver, 88, of Rochester, a former Batavia High School teacher who was instrumental in organizing girls sports at the school, died Saturday, April 21, 2007.
Miss Hawver was a teacher and a coach at BHS from 1943 to 1958 and spent a lifetime of service and leadership in the promotion of sports. Her involvement and leadership opened many more opportunities for girls and women in sports. While teaching at BHS, she immediately started the Girls Athletic Association with a varied program of intramurals. Because there were no varsity sports teams for girls to participate in, she organized "Honor Teams" and established the Tri-County Girls Athletic Association to organize games and sports days for teams from area schools.
During her 15 years at BHS, girls had the opportunity to compete in a wide variety of athletic endeavors. After leaving the school, she became the first woman athletic director in the Rochester City School District. She was named to the BHS Athletic Hall of Fame in 2003.
Survivors include a niece, Joellen (Joe) Lubanski; nephews, Jeffery (Molly), Mitchell and Blair Hawver; grandnieces and grandnephews, Christa and Joey Lubanski and Nathan Hawver; and a longtime friend, Sally Wilkins.
A memorial service will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Richard H. Keegan Funeral Home, Egypt Location, 7501 Pittsford Palmyra Road, Fairport. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Fairport Baptist Home or to the Alzheimer's Association.
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