WECKBA would like to congratulate Dan Rose, Mark Dufour, and Mark Morand for their induction into the Windsor-Essex Chatham-Kent Bowling Association Hall of Fame.

WECKBA would like to congratulate Mark Dufour, Mark Morand, and Dan Rose on their induction into the Windsor Essex Chatham-Kent Bowling Association Hall of Fame for 2023 during the Molson Master’s TV telecast on February 17, 2024.

Mark Dufour has been selected in 2023 in the category of Superior Performance. Dufour has been a member of WECKBA/ECJBA for approximately 36 years. His accomplishments are as follows:

300 games bowled – 17.

299 games bowled – 5.

298 games bowled – 2.

11-in-a-row bowled – 9.

800 series bowled – 8.

High Series – 834

All Star Team – 2nd – 3 times.

Composite Average – 217 from 1994-2011.

Highest Average – 237

Molson Masters Champion – 1996 and 2008.

CAW Tournament – Regional Champion.

Junior Travel Classics – Team Champs – 3.

Dufour revealed that “I enjoy bowling and have made some great friendships along the way, and we are still best of friends today.”

Mark Morand, a member of the WECKBA/ECJBA for 40 years, is being inducted into the Hall of Fame in the category of Star of Yesteryear. His stats clearly justify his selection. They are:

300 games bowled – 5.

299 games bowled – 2.

11-in-a-row bowled – 1.

800 series bowled – 3.

Molson Masters Champion, Senior Division – 2019.

Made 2nd All Star Team in 1987.

High Series – 837 (2009-2010).

Highest Average – 229 (2009-2010).

Composite Average (1973-1985) – 181.

Composite Average (1986-1995) – 200.

Composite Average (1996-2005) – 204.

Averages carried from 2006-2015:

2006 – 218; 2007 – 209; 2008 – 222; 2009 – 222; 2010 – 229; 2011 – 223; 2012 – 225; 2013 – 225; 2014 – 224; 2015 – 214

Mark Morand recently rolled a 300 game and a 299 game, and he proudly said that he continues to still bowl “with a 16-pound bowling ball today in my leagues.”

Dan Rose is a posthumous inductee into the Hall of Fame in the category of Meritorious Service. Dan had been an active member of WECKBA/ECJBA for approximately 50 years. Dan’s focus was primarily in the youth bowling program, and he did this for a very long time. WECKBA is pleased to recognize his accomplishments and all the work he did to promote the sport of bowling. His diverse activities are as follows:

Youth Program coach for 34 years.

Secretary of Youth program for 3 years.

Coach in Youth program.

CTF Coach Canada Instructor for 6 years.

CTF Master Learning Facilitator for 6 years.

CTF International Youth Coach for 1 year.

On Canadian Youth Championship Tournament board for 5 years.

Involved in the development intro to competition coaching program for 6 years.

Canadian Youth Championship – Southern Ontario Youth Team Coach for 5 years.

Ontario representative of CTF National Board for 2 years.

CTF Youth Committee for 3 years.

WECKBA Director for 4 years serving on the following committees: Tournament, Legislation, Awards, Banquet, Inspection, Youth.

Dan held league executive positions of Secretary for 5 years and President for 4 years.

Bowled in the CAW tournament for over 20 years with his father and brothers.

Dan was very committed to everything he did. While working with him on the local board it was clear to all of us that he had important goals in bowling that motivated him. Dan had many other accomplishments including 13 years service on the Kingsville North Fire department and had started his own business as a First Aid Instructor. He had retired after 32 years at Chryslers. Dan loved his family, his bowling, camping, hockey, and fishing. Dan has also joined his late father, Murray Rose, as a member of the Windsor Essex Chatham-Kent Bowling Association Hall of Fame. Dan is dearly missed by the bowling community.

Catherine Wilbur