Thomas J. "Tim" Turow

1908 - 1995  (86 years)

• Name	Thomas J. "Tim" Turow
  Born	6 Sep 1908	, Ukraine   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	20 Aug 1995	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Hall of Fame - Cambridge Sports Hall of Fame	1997	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Sportsman
  Interesting	sports
  Name	Tim Turow
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-152703
  Buried	Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I152703	Generations
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2024

  
  

  Family	Ivy Winsor,   b. 1906,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2024
  Family ID	F44885	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  TIM TUROW 1908-1995 Tim Turow was born in Ukraine on September 6, 1908 and came to Preston in 1913 with his family. Mr. Turow loved sports and over the years his name became synonymous with sports in Preston. He was one of the founders of the Preston Minor Baseball Association and coached the Preston Baseball Juniors to the Ontario finals in 1942 losing, in the end, to Windsor. Mr. Turow was a coach for the Preston Riversides of the Inter-County Baseball Association and sat on the executive of the Inter-County Baseball Association in 1943. Mr. Turow sat on the executive of the Ontario Baseball Association (OBA) from 1947 to 1954 acting as the association's president in 1953 and 1954. He was later granted an honourary life membership in the OBA, one of only three life memberships granted by that organization. In further recognition of his contributions to baseball in Ontario, the Ontario Baseball Association presented Mr. Turow with the Volunteer of the Year Award in 1993. Mr. Turow also served the Inter-County Baseball Association as an umpire and was president of the Umpires' Association in 1943. Mr. Turow coached minor softball teams and played junior and senior hockey in Preston in the late 1920's and the early 1930's. He was captain of Galt junior football championship teams in 1928 and 1929 and played football for the Kitchener senior team in 1930-31. He also refereed junior football for several years. Mr. Turow was an active bowler and was president of the Preston Major and Industrial bowling leagues. He was named the sports executive of the year in 1975 by the Waterloo Regional Sports Council and has been elected to the Waterloo County Hall of Fame. He was a member of the Preston Arena Commission from 1962 to 1972 and was the commission's chairman for two years. Mr. Turow started his working life at the age of thirteen as an apprentice stove mounter at the Clare Bros. foundry. For fifteen years, he was the owner of the Ontario Sports sporting goods store in Preston. When Mr. Turow retired in 1972 he was given a party at which he was presented with a trophy in recognition of his accomplishments. That trophy, now known as the Tim Turow Award, has been presented annually to the Cambridge Athlete of the Year. Mr. Turow died on August 19, 1995 and is buried in St. Clement's Cemetery. Sources: 1. Brent Long "Turow gentleman", Cambridge Reporter Wednesday August 23, 1995. 2. Brent Long "Tim Turow paved the way", Cambridge Reporter Thursday February 3, 1994. 3. Dave Menary " 'One of the stalwarts' - Turow dead at 86", Cambridge Times Wednesday August 23, 1995. Cambridge Mosaic, Jim Quantrell, 1998, City of Cambridge [used with kind permission of Jim Quantrell] _________________________ TUROW, Thomas J. (Tim) Passed away, after a courageous battle with cancer, at Cambridge Memorial Hospital, on Sunday, Aug. 20, 1995, Tim Turow, in his 87th year. Beloved husband of Ivy. Dear father of Joan Dvorachek and her husband Matt. Tim had been an active member in the community for the past sixty years. He was instrumental in establishing minor baseball in Preston and the Preston Fastball Association. President and life member of the OBA and past president and long time executive of the ICBA, coach and manager of various ICBA teams and served as umpire in all levels of baseball, minor to senior. Tim was also the former owner of Ontario Sports in Cambridge. Loving grandfather of Kim Lidstone and her husband Rev. Gary Lidstone of Three Hills, Alberta, Todd McKechnie of Cambridge and Kurt McKechnie and his wife Jane of New Brunswick. Special great-grandfather of Daniel, Krista and Sarah Lidstone and Kyle McKechnie. He will also be missed by a brother, Mike Turow and by sisters, Sophie Smolak and Olga Wilura. At Tim's request, there will be no visitation. Cremation has taken place. Interment Parklawn Cemetery. A memorial service will be conducted at St. Clements RC Church, Cambridge on Friday, Aug. 25, 1995, at 11 a.m. The Record Newspaper 23 Aug 1995 pg A7

  
  

• Sources

  [S356] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Parklawn CC#4504 Internet Link . Thomas "Tim" Turow/ A True Sportsman/ 1908 - 1995/ Beloved Husband Of/ Ivy Winsor/ 1906 [S356] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Parklawn CC#4504 Internet Link . Thomas "Tim" Turow/ A True Sportsman/ 1908 - 1995/ Beloved Husband Of/ Ivy Winsor/ 1906 - .

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 6 Sep 1908 - , Ukraine Died - 20 Aug 1995 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Hall of Fame - Cambridge Sports Hall of Fame - Sportsman - 1997 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth