Before the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles Dear was chosen by his company to run a leg of the Torch Relay. This was a fun event for our family to experience. He ran his leg of the relay in Ontario, California. We were all there to cheer him on. His company representatives were there too with one of their Cal-Mat Cement trucks on the sidelines. Fun times…
Oh and no we didn’t get to keep the torch. The company has it on display somewhere but they did pay for the photo!
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The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 
That’s wonderful! What an honor to be chosen to run with the torch! Tell him congratulations! Thanks for sharing!
Katherine
Yellow Rose Arbor
What a neat thing to be a part of! Thanks for sharing your story and picture with us!
~Amy
How cool is that! What an exciting thing to participate in and what a great memory!
What a fun photo and memory. He looks so young and strong! Cute too.
That is for sure a day to remember! When the Olympics in 1984 took place, I was a 12 year old girl and was spending my summer vacation at a tent camp…. Oh my, time flies, doesn’t it!
Have a wonderful Friday!
Anita
That is a great photo for the family to remember such a special event with. We must all be drifting back to the 1980s this show & tell I also have gone back there this week. 🙂
Have a lovely day.
Lee-ann
Mmm…he looks really special. A flame with a flame?
Blessings and bliss
That picture is amazing. How fun that must have been for your whole family. I bet you were very proud.
Thanks for sharing.
Take care,
Connie
WOW – What an honor and a great picture. Thanks for sharing.
Susan
What a terrific event….and to be part of it in such a way is stupendous! Wow!!!!!
That is so cool!
Cool memory!! Now you really should show an updated shot next to this old one!! 😉
How fun to be a part of history and to have a definite reminder of it!
That is really cool. He is among quite an elite group I’d say. Great picture!
Great picture and how exciting to be a part of something so memorable!
An honor indeed. Great photo.
Such a cute boy dear was! Love it!
That is very cool. What an honor to be a part of.
Hi Ellen 🙂 How fun! and what a wonderful memory for your family to share. Blessings! Q
What a wonderful experience for him and the whole family! I’m sure that’s something he’ll never forget:-) xo
What a great picture and a wonderful memory.
You know, I don’t think I knew he did that! Fun picture!
How exciting! My husband’s uncle ran the Olympic torch through Phoenix, Arizona. He was a former Olympic athlete who had been on the bicycle team during the Japan Olympics (in the 1960’s). I have pictures of both my boys holding Uncle Mike’s Olympic torch. They felt quite honored to be able to do so.
Enjoying your blog, as usual!
LaTeaDah
What a really neat event to participate in!! It’s too bad y’all didn’t get to keep the torch but it’s nice you have the picture. 🙂
That photo can be summed up in 2 words… as Paris Hilton would say, “That’s Hot!”
What a great token from the past. How fun to have been part of such a big event.
It is a really nice picture of your DEAR…thanks for sharing it with us!
Very cool indeed!
Kimmie
mama to 6
one homemade and 5 adopted
So neat!! What a memory to cherish!
What an interesting “show and tell”and thank you for visiting mine.can you come again and help us with choosing price.I appreciate it and thanks before hand.
What an honor and memories for your family…..we saw the torch come through our town……a young lady from our area worked for Coca-Cola that routed the run…..what a fantastic memory of getting up in the middle of the night and going into town and knowing history was being made……
Thanks for visiting with me…..Betty
What neat personal history!