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Northern Westchester HS Grad, Age 40, Remembered As 'Talented Athlete Who Led An Active Life'
A man who graduated from a Northern Westchester high school and was known as a talented athlete who competed at the collegiate level has died at the age of 40.
George Robert “G.R.” Tryon III died peacefully in Ulster County on Tuesday, Sept. 6, in Kingston, according to his obituary.
He was a graduate of Ossining High School, where he received 11 varsity letters in baseball, football, and wrestling.
"G.R. was a talented athlete who led an active life," his obituary reads.
He continued wrestling at Wilkes University in Pennsylvania, where he received a bachelor's degree in business.
"Dur…
Yankees Fans Struck By Lightning While Leaving Spring Training Game
Two Yankees fans were struck by lightning while leaving a spring training game.
The incident took in Tampa, Florida, around 3:45 p.m., Saturday, April 2, said Vanessa Nettingham, of the Tampa Police.
The strike occurred when the two were walking in the parking lot of the Raymond James Stadium across from George M. Steinbrenner Field, Nettingham said.
The couple, who were unidentified, were leaving early from the Yankees and Atlanta Braves game after it ended in the sixth inning due to a thunderstorm in the area, she added.
The man, in his 60s, and the woman, in her 20s, were transpor…
