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GLADYS M. LEE
Blog: May 2012
DICK CLARK AND
MY GOLF GAME
Hello Confidants, Constituents and
Comrades,
My heart was saddened as I returned home yesterday from golf practice
with my Estrella Mountain Women's golf team and heard the news
that my former boss had passed away. I gasped as though someone
had punched me in the stomach....
I
sat in front of the TV with tears in my eyes as I listened to
different people tell what they remembered about Dick Clark.
It was not until the mid night hour when there was no TV or no
day time sounds and noises that the images of people, memories
and stories started to play as reels of tapes in my mind.
I remember the glitz and glamor of Hollywood and how the appreciation
of the game of golf was introduced to me by Dick and Carrie Clark
( Dick's wife).
I remember they were members at Lakeside Country Club along with
Bob Hope and several other celebrities. During off day's from
production in the studio's, Carrie would spend time relaxing by
playing a round of golf. It was listening to Carrie talk about
the game when I started to realize and see a side of golf that
would forever change my life to this very day-- Even though I
putted around with the game a couple of years before taking a
course in continuing education at Tarrant County College in Ft.
Worth.
I was home on a leave of absence for
a few months, it was Carrie Clark that really got me to think
seriously about " The Wonderful World of Golf." I remember
her saying to me, " Gladys golf will open door's for you
that you can not imagine....You will meet people that you would
never dream of meeting!" Carrie spoke those words in May
of 1986 and, as I look back, she was so right.
There are so many memories I have of Dick Clark but the one I
cherish most is the day we had a bar-b-que at his Malibu home.
Mr Clark along with Jeff Morgolis was producing "The Miss
Hollywood Pageant" and I was working as a Production Coordinator.
Dick decided we had worked very hard so we had a day of fun and
relaxation at his beautiful beach home. As I was sitting on the
deck looking out over the Pacific Ocean, Dick sat down next to
me and he said, "Gladys you are special. You don't get bothered
or excited by things." I remember saying to him, "Mr
Clark I've never been a Star Gazer, there are no Big i's or little
u's and vice versus in my life. I serve a mighty God that's bigger
than us all and even though you have asset's as much as 250 million
dollars you are poor if you don't have God." He had a gleam
in his eye, a smile on his face, and a warm embrace for me.
As I said previously, I have lots of stories and many fond memories,
but that particular memory was so special for the both of us.
Dick Clark will forever live in my heart as a very good and kind
man. I thank God for him and his wife Carrie, they were gifts
to me. They brought Golf to Go along with American Bandstand and
the decades of music in my life.
Rest in Peace Mr. Clark,
Gladys
P.S. I made it to the professional ranks of golf........... Thank
You !
Many blessings
and please to all who read my blog. Please share your thoughts
on this with me. Send me a message.
Until next time,
Coach Gladys M. Lee
LPGA Professional Teacher & Coach
Founder / Executive Director
Roaring Lambs International Junior Golf Academy
C ell: (214) 212-9475 www.roaringlambsgolf.org
I
sat in front of the TV with tears in my eyes as I listened to
different people tell what they remembered about Dick Clark.