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Aaron Spector z”l
The Aaron Spector Take Me Out to the Ballgame Fund, was established by Judy and Bob Huret in memory of Judy’s father, a lifelong sports fan.
Born in December 1918, in Philadelphia, Aaron Spector served on the front line in World II, earning a combat medal and a Bronze Star. A dentist who valued honesty, hard work, education, and family, Aaron filled his non-work hours by playing golf and rooting enthusiastically for the Phillies and Eagles. He had a smile for everyone; his cheerful, positive attitude sustained those around him. After moving to San Francisco, he loved watching the Giants and 49ers play.
For his family, it was wonderful to see Aaron take such pleasure in attending baseball and football games, where he could socialize with fellow fans, demonstrate his deep knowledge, and, for a little while, forget about growing older.
After Aaron died in 2005, Judy and Bob wanted to do something special in his memory. The Aaron Spector Take Me Out to the Ballgame Fund allows older adult clients of JFCS who cannot afford to indulge in their love of sports to cheer on their teams and remain connected to the community of sports fans.
Shared from the Heart
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Take me out to the ball game,
Take me out with the crowd;
Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack,
I don’t care if I never get back.
Let me root, root, root for the home team.
If they don’t win it’s a shame.
For it’s one, two, three strikes, you’re out,
At the old ball game.
—Excerpt of the 1908 song written by Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer
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