Honorary membership was awarded to Bill Turechek for his service to the club.
Bill served as Secretary of the OBG for eight seasons from the
Summer of 2004 until the Spring of 2006. Bill then served as
Vice-President of the OBG for seven seasons from the Summer of 2006
until the Winter of 2007. Bill then served as the President of
the OBG for the Spring of 2008 when he moved away from The Villages.
Bill is responsible for automating the scoring of the OBG matches.
Bill wrote the program that keeps the scores. When Bill became
Secretary all the results were hand written on the bulletin board by
the captains of the teams. The sheets were messy and subject
to becoming ripped and lost. Bill automated the scorekeeping
and has done the scorekeeping since he became a member. Bill
also introduced the characteristic red OBG shirts along with the
logo to the league. The shirts have become a distinctive part
of the OBG. The club slogan, "Fun and Fair Play" was also
introduced by Bill. Bill started the OBG website and is the
current webmaster of the site. Bill became Treasurer of the club
when he returned to the Villages and currently is the President of the OBG.
Outside the OBG, Bill is the founder and first President of The
Villages Mustang Club. Bill served as President of that club
until he moved from the Villages in 2008. When Bill returned
to The Villages he again became a member of the club. Bill is still a member of the Mustang
Club and is the currrent President of the club.
Along with Don Feeney Bill founded The Villages Billiard Club and served as the
first Vice-President of that club. Bill also served for two
years as the President of The Villages Billiard Club until moving
from the Villages in 2008. Bill wrote the original
bylaws of that club and is an Honorary lifetime member of that club
along with Don Feeney.
Bill is also one of the founders and first
Commisioner of The Central Florida softball league. Bill
served as Commisioner of that league until he moved away from The
Villages in 2008. Bill also served as a board member of the
Neighborhood Softball League.
Along with Gene Bourgeois, Bill founded The Villages BCA Pool
League. Bill served as the first Vice-President of that league
and did all the score keeping for that league until moving away from
the Villages. When Bill returned to The Villages in 2009, Bill
became the League Operator for that league. Bill is currently
the League Operator for The Villages BCA Pool League which plays
Thursday evening in 5 recreation centers.
Bill is also the Director of Sport for the
billiard events of the Florida State Senior Games. Bill was
instrumental in getting billiards added to the Senior Games and was
asked by the Florida Sports Foundation to be the initial Director of
Sport for the Billiard events when Billiards was first added to the
State Senior Games. Bill has served in that capacity since the
introduction of billiards to the Senior Games and still holds that
position.
