I am very sad to report the passing of Emmett Hines, a longtime Masters coach and volunteer from Houston, Texas. The following is posted on the Gulf LMSC website:
Long Time Friend & Volunteer Passes
The Gulf LMSC mourns the passing of longtime friend and volunteer in United States Masters Swimming, Emmett Hines.
Emmett had served on the Gulf LMSC as the Top Ten Coordinator for many years and was the Director and Head Coach of H2Ouston Swims since 1981.
He was the 2014 winner of USMS's Dorothy Donnelly Service Award, given by USMS for outstanding volunteers. A featured speaker at the ASCA World Clinic and the Pacific Swimming Coaches Clinic – two of the largest swim coach’s clinics - Emmett was also selected as the USMS coach of the year in 1993 and was one of the few people to hold the ASCA Level 5 Masters Certification in coaching.
A multi-faceted person, Emmett was also an accomplished author who loved guitar, cooking, computers, rifle and pistol marksmanship, camping and spending time with his family.
Emmett was a longtime Masters coach and was named the USMS Coach of the Year in 1993. More information about Emmett is available on the USMS website on his Swimmer Info page.
From the Gulf LMSC chair:
If you have not heard, Coach Emmett Hines passed away mid-November. There will be a celebration of his life at the University of Houston, A.D. Bruce Religion Center Chapel (3841 Cullen Blvd., near the UH stadium), on Saturday, December 17 at 7pm. If you enjoyed Emmett and are unable to attend, please set your watches on that date for 7pm and respectfully smile in a moment of silence for this generous volunteer.
There is a bio of most of Emmett's contributions to the Gulf LMSC and USMS organizations as well as the honors he received on the Home page of the Gulf Masters website. His perspectives and influence will be missed by those of us he served in his different roles, and those of us he taught how to swim correctly.
Please respond to this e-mail if you intend to come to this celebration, so we can plan accordingly. Also, if you cannot make it or would like to send a card to his wife Peggy and his family, their address is:
The Hines Family
4361 Graduate Circle
Houston TX 77004
Finally, we intend to make the cost of this event free to the Hines family. Anyone wishing to make a contribution to defray costs, with residual funds being donated to the family or a charity of their choice, may mail checks to:
Bruce Rollins - Gulf Chair
2730 Quincannon Lane
Houston, TX 77043
Please make checks out to: "Gulf LMSC - Emmett Hines Fund."
From the Gulf LMSC chair:
If you have not heard, Coach Emmett Hines passed away mid-November. There will be a celebration of his life at the University of Houston, A.D. Bruce Religion Center Chapel (3841 Cullen Blvd., near the UH stadium), on Saturday, December 17 at 7pm. If you enjoyed Emmett and are unable to attend, please set your watches on that date for 7pm and respectfully smile in a moment of silence for this generous volunteer.
There is a bio of most of Emmett's contributions to the Gulf LMSC and USMS organizations as well as the honors he received on the Home page of the Gulf Masters website. His perspectives and influence will be missed by those of us he served in his different roles, and those of us he taught how to swim correctly.
Please respond to this e-mail if you intend to come to this celebration, so we can plan accordingly. Also, if you cannot make it or would like to send a card to his wife Peggy and his family, their address is:
The Hines Family
4361 Graduate Circle
Houston TX 77004
Finally, we intend to make the cost of this event free to the Hines family. Anyone wishing to make a contribution to defray costs, with residual funds being donated to the family or a charity of their choice, may mail checks to:
Bruce Rollins - Gulf Chair
2730 Quincannon Lane
Houston, TX 77043
Please make checks out to: "Gulf LMSC - Emmett Hines Fund."
