Kathy Hutchins - The greatest Browns Fan Ever
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Maybe its not football related, but if it gets pulled, so be it. Back in 98, a beloved friend of we old time AOL's -ers, Kathy Hutchins spent 4 beautiful days with me at my home in Boardman. We talked Browns, ate some great food, and snuck through the fence at the defunct, now razed Idora Park. Kathy was a budding photographer with her own dark room and she took some great pictures of me, my recording studio, me at a gig, and at the amusement park. That weekend we also attended the Browns return to the NFL. A huge shindig arranged by Stan, Atenears............another great Browns fan. Because of Stan, and Kathy, I got to meet RIch, Stan, Ed, Bear, Doug (Furnier) and Eric (ERocc)....and more
Three months later, on my Birthday, Kathy presented me with a hand-made Idora Park commemorative/collectible hard cover bound booklet that truly was collectible quality. While going through my Mom's belongings for the estate auction, I came across the booklet.Memories of my time with Kathy, my time with so many friends on this and memories of my Mom, Dad, and our house all came alive at once.
The common tie in all of this? The Cleveland Browns.
Are we the greatest fans? Does it really matter? What we are, in so many ways, are the most blessed. You can't apply analytics to that, can you?
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My dad was a member of the Steelworkers Union, and after Meyers Lake closed, used to have their picnics at Idora Park.
That was a great little amusement park, off of route 62 if I remember correctly.
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My dad was a member of the Steelworkers Union, and after Meyers Lake closed, used to have their picnics at Idora Park.
That was a great little amusement park, off of route 62 if I remember correctly.
My dad was a member of the Steelworkers Union, and after Meyers Lake closed, used to have their picnics at Idora Park.
That was a great little amusement park, off of route 62 if I remember correctly.
Idora was a very nice little park surrounded by Mill Creek Park and the old Southside area, efforts are being made now to restore that area.
Also there are other efforts like the Idora Park Experience https://theidoraparkexperience.com/about
The Idora Park Experience is a private museum dedicated to everything Idora Park. Their mission is to find, rescue, restore and share Idora Park artifacts and to keep alive the memories of Youngstown Ohio's Idora Park amusement park which existed from 1899 - 1984.
Great memories when I went to YSU and worked in Youngstown, fun riding motorcycles in Mill Creek and hanging around Boardman.
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Kathy died a few years back for you that didn't know. RIP.
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Kathy died a few years back for you that didn't know. RIP.
Kathy died a few years back for you that didn't know. RIP.
She was a wonderful, wonderful woman. Always cheerful.
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