The Keith Goodale ’95 Memorial Tennis Courts were officially christened this afternoon in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Bishop McGann-Mercy Diocesan High School in Riverhead.
Goodale, a 1995 graduate of Mercy High School died in February after a lifelong battle with cystic fibrosis.
After a blessing by campus minister Matt Prochilo, principal Carl Semmler spoke affectionately not only of Keith but of the entire Goodale family.
“Love means everything to them. They are a loving, tight family that gives back to the community, that gets along with one another, that have been friends with so many hundreds of people in the Mercy family.”
Athletic director Melissa Edwards thanked the Goodale and Kappenberg families and stressed that without them the courts never would have been possible.
“These courts were made with love in our hearts and seeing Keith’s name on the sign reminds us of that every day. Keith fought a lifelong battle but was never defined by his illness. The passion Keith had for life will pour over into the lives of all the student athletes who play upon this surface.”
Supervisor Sean Walter, Councilwoman Jodi Giglio and Councilman James Wooten were also in attendance.
RiverheadLOCAL photos by Katharine Schroeder
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