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BOYDEN,Jan

Of Abington, August19, age70, loving

cousinof Jeannie Heaton of FL,Lisa

Heaton of Washington, Elaine Fitzpat-

rick of Lunenburg,JohnPalumbo of

Lunenburg,Don DeRomaof CA,Marie

Williams of Foxboro, PatSointuof Dux-

bury, and GaryStockbridgeofFranklin.

Janlovedmusic,animals,and her

closeAbington friends.

AFuneral Service will be held at

the Quealy&Son Funeral Home, 116

AdamsStreet, ABINGTON,Tuesday,

August27at3pm. Intermentwill

be private.Inlieu of flowers, dona-

tionscan be madein memoryofJan:

AmericanSocietyfor the Prevention

of CrueltytoAnimals at http://www.aspca.

org/donate. Fordirectionsand online

guestbookwww.quealyandson.com

R

uss Conway led unique

lifewith Honors in three

careers.

Livingthreedistin-

guishedcareers, he was

inducted as aHall of Fame honoree

in twoprofessionalsports,earneda

nomination as aPulitzer Prize finalist

and authoredabestsellingbooknamed

by Sports Illustrated to its “Top 100”

reading listofthe 20th Century.

Russ Conway becameknownacross

Americaand arecognized household

namein Canada. He died August20,

2019 at his home in Haverhillofcoro-

nary disease for whichhehad several

heartproceduresduring his later life.

Best rememberedfor his journalistic

influencewithinthe worldofbig-

time hockey,hewas thesportswriter

responsiblefor changingbusinessprac-

tices ofthe National Hockey League

after exposingthecorrupt dealings of

powerful players’union boss, R. Alan

Eagleson.Conway’s persistent eight-

year series of investigativereportsled

to Eagleson’s 1998guiltypleasinboth

the US and Canada on multiple fraud

convictions resulting in imprisonment

in Ontario.

Conway’s tenacious workalso un-

coveredevidence aidingalawsuitby

former NHLplayers, claimingleague

executivesand team ownershad misal-

located pension fundsfor their own

benefitthatshouldhave gone to the

players. Thecase went all the wayto

Canada’s Supreme Court, upholdinga

lowercourt’saward of morethan$42

millionto 1,343 former NHLplayers

and theirfamilies, plus courtcosts.

He was an active voiceforthe

“SeniorPlayer” BenefitPlan. In 2013,

he wasvoted by the NationalHockey

LeaguePlayersAlumniAssociation

to its Keith McCreary SeventhPlayer

Award. Thehonoristhe mostpres-

tigiousgivenannually by theretired

playersgroup.

In an impressive ageofsocialmedia,

corporateconglomerate-gobbling

takeovers, megamedia giants,and

computer newsgathering,Conwaywas

athrow-backto old-time reporting,

buildinghis own networkofreliable

insiders and sources,and producing re-

sponsible news storiesfor hisreaders.

Eagleson’s powerful career spanning

four decadeswas exposedfor his cor-

ruption,unveilingmultipleconflictsof

interestincluding fraudand misalloca-

tion of player pension funds.

Conway’s investigative findings also

aided severalformer NHLplayers win

disabilityinsuranceclaims, which

theyhad been either deniedorshort-

changed underEagleson’s rule.

Hockey Hall ofFamer

Conway coveredhockey as ajour-

nalistfrom 1967intothe fallof2005.

Hisreputation for factualin-depth,

behind-the-scenesreporting became

well knownand trusted withinthe

sport. From BobbyOrr, WayneGretzky,

GordieHowe and Maurice“Rocket”

Richard, to JohnnyBucyk, BobbyHull,

Jean Beliveauand TedLinsday, he

knewthem all well.

From StanleyCup championship

games toAll-Stargames and major

events,Conwaycoveredthem all and

oftenbroke news-making“big”stories

before his competitors.He was in-

ducted into the Hockey Hall ofFame in

1999 in Torontoasanhonoreein the

writer’s category.

Hispassionsfor hockey, car racing

and newspapers developedearly.Asa

child, hisfathertook him to the Pines

Speedwayinthe mid1950’sand to a

StanleyCup Final gamein 1958atBos-

tonGarden.By 1959 he was delivering

newspapersand launched hisjournal-

ism careerwritingauto racing columns

in 1964 for theHaverhillJournal.

Hisself-proclaimed “age-is-only-a-

number”lifestyle became amagnetfor

challengingadventures, noteworthy

accomplishments,well-known celebri-

ties, fastcarsand beautifulwomen.

He owned 18 Corvettesoverthe years

and collectively drovethemaccident-

free formorethan two-millionmiles.

Engaged five times, he remained a

bachelor, claiminghenever felt ready

to settle down.

Racing Hall of Famer

Conway also built alongand

respectedreputationfor organizing

and promoting successful auto races,

extending from Florida to the Cana-

dian Maritimes.Along withbusiness

partners KenSmithandCharlieElliott,

he helpedformand operatethe New

EnglandSuper-ModifiedRacingAs-

sociation(NESMRA) in 1965. Together

they openedand operated Star Speed-

wayinEpping,NH, LeeUSA Speedway

in Lee, NH, and HudsonSpeedway,

Hudson,NH.

Their promotions included over

1,000eventsbetween1965and 2013,

including morethan 10,000 racesat33

speedways.

Long before NewEngland’s major

leaguespeedwaywas builtinLoudon,

NH, Conway personally recruitedtop-

namedrivers andnationalsponsorsto

his “Showdownof Champions” short-

trackevents duringthe mid-1980’s.

Twoofthe sport’sicons, RichardPetty

and DaleEarnhardt Sr., bothseven-

time NASCARnational champions,

droveforhim. Earnhardt won10of

thefeature events held between 1983

and 1986.

ChampionsCale Yarborough, Buddy

Baker,DarrellWaltrip,TimRichmond,

RonnieBouchard,TerryLabonteand

Kyle Pettyall raced in Conway’s events.

Once, after araceprogram at Stafford,

CT,the millionairestarsevendrove

in“TheGrand National Demolition

Derby”-another one of Conway’s “try-

topping-this” brainstorms.

Motivated to fill grandstandswith

his trademarkexpression,“Don’t miss

this one, tell your friends,”his flarefor

unusualexcitement delivered whathe

promised.

In 2006,Conwaywas inductedinto

the NewEnglandAuto RacersHall of

Famejoining his twoformerNESMRA

partners as lifetime honorees. At the

time of his death, he was also acharter

directorofthe NortheastMotorsports

Museum in Loudon,NH, and board

memberof the RacingHistoryPres-

ervation Group. He wasalongtime

selectioncommittee memberanda

promoterof the annual PinesSpeed-

wayReunion.

AwardWinning Journalist

Conway’s journalism career spanned

over 40 years, mostlyasasportswriter

and columnist. He wonnumerous

awards. He wasnamedaPulitzer Prize

finalistfor “BeatReporting”in1992,

and receivedarare commendation

fromthe U.S. Department of Justice

and then-FBIdirector Louis Freeh in

1995.

Conway authored numerous short

storiesfor hockey and auto racing mag-

azines.In 1995,his well-researched

investigative accountsofscandal-

ous businessactivityinpro hockey

instantlybecameablockbusterasa

bookhe authored. “Game Misconduct”

sold outits firstofthree printingsina

week,remainingon the “Top 10 Best

Sellers List”inCanadafor 17 weeks.

In 1998,Conwayauthoredanupdated

paperbackversionof thebookwith ad-

ditional chaptersofinformation, which

againbecame abestseller.Itiswidely

acclaimed to be amongthe eliteof

sports-related books, named by Sports

Illustrated Magazine as oneofthe 20th

century’s“Top100” books.

ActiveLife

He organized charity events, wasa

long-timecontributorand participant

in numerous community programsHe

was in chargeofthe AllenB. Rogers

MemorialGolf Tournamentbetween

1975 and 2005.Underhis stewardship,

it grew to become thelargest amateur

championshipgolftournamentin New

England, to thepoint where it attract-

ed 1,300 to 1,500players forfive sepa-

ratephasesofcompetition.Itraised

nearly$1 million forthe Eagle-Tribune

SantaFund, helping thousandsofless

fortunatefamilies and individuals

in the Merrimack Valleywhenthey

neededitmostduring the Christmas

holidayseason.

Callingonfriendsand hiscontacts,

his fundraisers, charitable dinners and

specialevents to aidbadly injured or ill

race driversare legendary.There were

times he quietly helped payfuneral

expensesfor his friendsor theirfamily

members.

TheProfessional Hockey WritersAs-

sociation madehimanhonoredmem-

ber.Heservedduringthree decades as

anominated voterin annualballoting

for theNHL’s season-endingtop player

awards and all-star teams.

He was a“honored-member”ofthe

Boston BruinsAlumni Association,

active memberof theNew England

AutoRacers“Hall of Fame”Club, the

SeniorTour AutoRacers Club, Tampa

Bay AreaRacing Association, Haverhill

FireDepartmentCreditUnion and

HundredClub.

HewastheSpecialSenior Advisor

at LeeUSA Speedway,Promotion and

Selection Committeememberof the

annualPines SpeedwayReunion,an

owneroft hefamedOllieSilvasuper-

modified/sprintcar andanonymous

sponsorof several race drives. He was

chairman of Champ EnterpriseInc.,a

companyheformedandownedsince

1970.

He enjoyedgolf and played on some

of the finestgolf courses in North

AmericaincludingCypressPoint,

Pebble Beach,Big Horn, Landmark

and Tamariskin California, Dural, Ju-

piterHillsand BocaRatoninFlorida,

Winged Foot on Long Island and

Celine Dion’sMirageinQuebec.And

he gottoplaywith someofthe games’

well-knownstars, including Arnold

Palmer,formerU.S.SeniorOpen

champLarryLoretti, Rocky Thompson

andmulti-time national blind cham-

pion, JoeLazarro.

He sharedtimeathis residences

in HamptonBeach,NH, Pompano

Beach, FL,and maintainedanoffice in

Haverhill, MA,wherehewas born and

raisedbefore moving to Groveland.

He was educated in Haverhillschools,

Northeastern University and wasan

FBI Citizens Academy graduatein

1998.He traveled for years throughout

Canada,and vacationed numerous

timesin Turks and Caicos as well as

the DominicanRepublic.

Hisfather,Haverhill Deputy Fire

ChiefPaulS.Conway,Jr.,mother,

schoolteacherand Groveland School

Committeemember BettyG.Conway,

and younger brother,businessmanand

financialadvisor Mark E. Conway,all

predeceasedhim.Survivorsinclude

his confidant, LucyMaria Peraltaof

Salem, NH;special friendsGina Marini

and ChiaraPanfili-D’Ilio of Montreal,

CatherineBoksanski of Andover,MA

and adozencousins located across the

country.

Visiting hoursat the Monument

SquareChapel of Paul C. Rogers Fam-

ily Funeral Home,334 Main Street,

HAVERHILL,will be Monday, August

26. 2019 from3to 8P.M. TheFuneral
    Service willbeheldTuesday,August
    26, 2019 at 12 Noon at St.James Epis-
    copalChurch, 119 Washington Street,
    Groveland.Burial will be private. In
    lieu of flowers, memorial donations
    maybemadetothe RacingHistory
    Preservation Group,7BayviewRoad,
    Ipswich,MA 01938,which operates
    the NortheastRacingMuseum, or
    PinesSpeedwayReunion,c/o Grove-
    land HistoricalSociety,P.O.B.178,
    Groveland, MA 01834.

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LedUniqueLifewithHonorsin

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