Vic, the golfer...and a lot more.(NEWS)

Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA) | March 22, 2007 | Copyright

Byline: Jay Gearan

Veikko"Vic" Tiihonen played his last round of golf about five or six years ago when he was in his late 80s. His swing was still silky smooth, and he probably carded a few pars, maybe even a birdie.

Vic, the golfer. He was much more though - a high school track star, a city league basketball coach, loyal Heywood Wakefield employee and social club planner, a devoted husband to his wife, Annette, for 60 years.

But, Vic the golfer. That's how so many of us remember him, a true gentleman and skillful competitor for so many years at ...

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