2009 Swedish Ski Club Skier of the Year Award
As is customary, the club announces the Skier of The Year Award in early Summer. This year's award was announced at our Cocktail Party in Rowayton, CT., in June 2009.
Skier of the Year award PROCLAMATION:
THE SWEDISH SKI CLUB OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WISHES IT TO BE KNOWN TO ITS MEMBERS, AND TO FRIENDS OF SKIING IN GENERAL, AND TO THE FAMILY OF LARS AND MARIT RADBERG IN PARTICULAR THAT:
WHEREAS LARS AND MARIT RADBERG DURING MANY YEARS AS MEMBERS OF THE SWEDISH SKI CLUB AND ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND HOLDING OFFICERS’ POSITIONS DURING SEVERAL PERIODS, PERFORMED DIFFICULT, TIME-CONSUMING, BUT ESSENTIAL SERVICES FOR THE CLUB WITH GREAT EFFICIENCY, PATIENCE, SENSITIVITY AND VIGOR, AND
WHEREAS THESE SERVICES WERE PERFORMED AT A VERY CRITICAL TIME FOR THE CLUB IN THE SIXTIES, WHEN THE CLUB ENDEAVOURED TO RENEW IT SELF AFTER A PERIOD OF INACTIVITY, AND
WHEREAS LARS AND MARIT WERE ACCOMPLISHED ALPINE SKIERS, AS WELL AS EXPERT CROSS COUNTRY SKIERS, WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPETED IN MANY CLUB RACES, AND PERFORMED VALUABLE SERVICES IN CONNECTIONS WITH SUCH EVENTS,
AND
WHEREAS LARS AND MARIT EACH POSSESSED ALL THE QUALITIES AND ABILITIES, WHICH CHARACTERIZE THE IDEAL SWEDISH SKI CLUB MEMBER, AND
WHEREAS LARS AND MARIT WERE UNUSUALLY SWEET AND GREAT PERSONS,
THE SWEDISH SKI CLUB, AS DIRECTED BY ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS, HAS GRANTED THEM, POSTHUMOUSLY, ITS SKIER OF THE YEAR AWARD FOR 2009.
MEMORIAL DAY, MAY 25, 2009
EINAR ULFSSON, SSC ALPINE SKIING CHAIRMAN
TOM F. JAHN, SSC NORDIC SKIING CHAIRMAN
ULF LINDAHL, PRESIDENT