Texas APF State Chairman Change

Gary did alot of great things for powerlifitng and the APF. I wish him the best.

Jon, thanks very much for intiating the thread on a positive note.

Eric, thanks for the positive comments about Gary.

mike mcd
apf/12766 --- wpc441

Hey mike I judged for Gary for some high school meets. You still needing guys to judge? I'm always looking to help out.

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Good luck Gary on your future endeavers. I know Texas powerlifting is in good hands with Mike and Garry.

Anyone know if he is out of Powerlifting altogether???

"USPF....the Legend continues......"

Yes, Gary is out of Powerlifting altogether for the foreseeable future. Out of regard for Gary, and from a selfish standpoint being friends with Gary and enjoying his involvement, I hope to see him back in the sport in any capacity somewhere down the road. There's nothing at this point though that indicates that might happen.

Best to all,
mike mcd
apf12766/wpc441

Mike: Anything we can do to put the APF on an upward swing in the DFW area?
I'd love to see the meets like they had when the Texas Classic, Texas Cup, and Texas Grand were BIG!!

JV

For those of you that are friends with Gary Pendergrass: Can someone please help me get a hold of him. I ordered some equipment from him back at the beginning of July. I paid a good size deposit, but now can't contact him via email or his cell. Thanks for you help.
Jason R

Jason, if you'll send your contact information to me at txapf@sbcglobal.net I'll ensure Gary gets your message and contact info. to follow up with you. I have no control as to whether he will.

mike mcd
apf12766/wpc441

Thanks for your assistance Mike. I tried a couple of times to send you an email, but they both bounced back for some reason. Please ask Gary to contact me at jason@fiscalrealities.com or (250) 851-0780. Thanks.

That's funny Jason, I bought a bench off him and he sent me the wrong color, and specs and missing bolts and torn bench cover and blah blah blah. I tried e-mailing him everyday and I left messages for him on his answering machine 50 times with no response. I'm starting to get real angry with the dude....

I will guarantee you he won't return your calls either... not if my exhaustive efforts to contact him have ended up in complete failure.

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I hear you. But, I don't think it's funny. I don't think Gary gets it. People count on him, and they give him their hard earned money. In my case, I saved for years to build my garage gym. This summer I built a 28x24 garage in my back yard. I spent all my weekends and vacation days working on it. I laid down a big deposit with Gary, but now the building just sits there, empty.

seguin fitness. thats where he's based out of. if I spent that much money with him. you can bet your bottom dollar, I would be at the front desk speaking to him in person

Thanks for sending the info. to my personal account. I forwarded to Gary and have no doubt he received it. Can't specualte beyond that.

mike mcd

Thanks,
mike

Gary had Texas Cup on the schedule for November 1 in Plano. I don't know if that's considred DFW area or not. To avoid trying to manage too much change at once I finalized the contract with the meet hotel today and sent the entry form top Amy to post by Monday on the WPC website. There is a group of lifters at a solid powerlifting gym in Dallas that have expressed an interest in putting on a meet. I expect they'll have an opportunity next year.

More later,
mike mcd

Thank you Mr. McDaniel. I just sent you an e-mail

Thanks for your help Mike