Hank Reest - BG Hall of Fame Swimmer in plane crash

SW-MI Falcon · Post by **SW-MI Falcon** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 11:26 am

Terrible news about a plane crash near Holland, MI. A swim team buddy of Hank - John Lindahl says this...
"I'm encouraging my swim buddies to take a few laps for Hank. Some positive thoughts will help him through this"

http://www.mlive.com/search/index.ssf?/ ... ELK&coll=6

http://www.bgsusports.com/mambo/index.p ... &Itemid=59

3bagger · Post by **3bagger** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 1:00 pm

He has my thoughts and prayers.

SW-MI Falcon · Post by **SW-MI Falcon** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 10:55 am

I received this note below from John Lindahl. I met Hank at John's house a couple of years ago. Nice guy, full of life, rode his Harley and loved to swim and fly.

John wrote me yesterday:

"Sorry to report but one of BG's finest passed away yesterday around 4 pm. Hank Reest, the All-American Hall of Famer will be missed but not forgotten. I will pass on details when known or go to www.carepages.com and sign in for Hank Reest info"
John

TG1996 · Post by **TG1996** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 11:21 am

More sad news for the BG family. Thanks for posting this SW.

Oh, and thanks for posting the BGSUsports.com link. That's a big reason I do that site, to bring the past to the present, in happy times and sad.

SW-MI Falcon · Post by **SW-MI Falcon** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 12:29 pm

TG1996 wrote:More sad news for the BG family. Thanks for posting this SW.

Oh, and thanks for posting the BGSUsports.com link. That's a big reason I do that site, to bring the past to the present, in happy times and sad.

Your article is a great tribute to a good man and a BGSU legend. From one T.G. to another - thanks.

TG1996 · Post by **TG1996** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 12:40 pm

SW-MI Falcon wrote:Your article is a great tribute to a good man and a BGSU legend. From one T.G. to another - thanks.

You're welcome, though in fairness, I think I took most of that one right from his HOF release a few years ago. Though I did add some information regarding the crash and his post-BG life at the end of the article. If your friend that knew him wants to add anything, let me know!

TG1996 · Post by **TG1996** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 7:56 pm

Was re-writing Hank's bio after my site got hacked, and came across the video tribute they played at his visitation. It's about 7 minutes and BG is mentioned only briefly, but it's a pretty nice piece for those who may be interested:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXyk6ihbq0M

Hank Reest - BG Hall of Fame Swimmer in plane crash

Hank Reest - BG Hall of Fame Swimmer in plane crash

Sad news