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It is with great sadness that we report that former JSVBA VB Pro
Player Greg Shultz has passed away.
May he rest in peace.
Barry Lee Ruban
(Died January 18, 2008)
Suddenly, on January 18, 2008 at Shore Memorial Hospital,
age 61 yrs. Beloved son of the late Nickolas and Ethel Ruban.
Dear brother of James of Ringwood, NJ and Ronald, Sr. of
Somerdale, NJ. Born and raised in East Camden, Barry worked
as an electrician for both his father and later his brother
Ronald, Sr. After completing his apprenticeship in the
family business, Barry went to work as an Electrician for
the City of Camden, followed by the County of Camden and
finally retiring from the NJ State Highway Department. Barry
served in the NJ National Guard during the 1960’s and was
called to action during the Newark Urban Crisis. Barry was a
pro Volley Ball player throughout South Jersey, where he was
known in the arena as “Greg Schultz,” and an organizer of
many YMCA tournaments in Camden and Ocean City. He toured
Europe by motorcycle and was often traveling somewhere of
interest in his own ways. In addition to his traveling and
sports, Barry had an interest in music, especially Rock that
led to recordings with his band in East Camden. |

During Beach Volleyball's Zenith, 75+ Nets and
1000+ Participants, Do You Recognize the Site?
The Jersey Shore Volleyball Association, and I (Michael J. Borga)
in particular, would like to thank all of the players, sponsors, and friends we
made for the wonderful memories we have from the nearly 21 years of conducting
Beach Volleyball Tournaments at the Jersey Shore.
We will continue to keep this website operational on AOL to
provide the Tournament Results, Pictures and the Early History of Pro/Am
Beach Volleyball at the Jersey Shore available to all.
Thank You!
And we hope to see you on the beach, Michael Borga,
jsvba@aol.com
A
Testimonial Email we received in 2007
Mike – I was just browsing through the internet
and went to go check the schedule for this year,
when I saw that there are no events slated for
this summer. My friends and I started playing
JSVBA tournaments about 20 years ago, and were
regulars on the “tour” for much of the time
since then. Although my/our participation in
tournaments has tailed off in recent years
because of whatever other obligations have come
up, I can not begin to tell you how many great
memories we all have from “back in the day”. It
saddens me a little bit to see the end of this
great run, but with that as the case, I just
wanted to say thanks for all of your hard work
and dedication to the sport. Your efforts, as
well as the commitment and enthusiasm of many
others in the JSVBA organization, have afforded
us all fantastic memories that will last a
lifetime.
A
Testimonial Email we received in 2005
Thank you once again Michael for your support and follow up. As I
mentioned to you last tournie, your tournaments are the best in my book
due to the great organization, the food and above all it seems like you
actually care about how the players are doing. THAT is great customer
service and that will win you repeat business every time. I hope to see
more tournaments scheduled for next year. I plan on being at every one.
Another
Testimonial Posting
Hi Mike,
I wanted to write a short note to you for
sometime but I have been so busy. A few
weeks ago I was driving home from the beach
recounting highlights of the weekend. There
is a strangely pleasant feeling I get when
I’ve exerted myself to my limits, throw in a
fresh tan and some great games and I had to
take a “time out” to say that was really
fun.
This winter I had to take a break from VB
and recover from a knee injury. My hope
continues to be that I work my way back to
form during the beach season. After playing
okay in one tournament I made plans to stay
over and play both days on June 1st and 2nd.
Yeah, I was limping around and nervous about
it but as predictions developed for a
beautiful weekend I was getting really
excited. I really miss it when I’m out of
action.
In the past I’ve played mostly in the AA and
Open divisions. Working my way back I
started in the A divisions this year. I have
to tell you it was a blast. I met so many
new people. Everyone was joking around
giving people nicknames... it was a fun
crowd to hang around with. |
Saturday I played with my
brother and Sunday with my wife. “The Stork”
and I made the playoffs but got eliminated
by two of our friends. It wasn’t too
disappointing when we later saw them go on
to win the tournament with such happy
smiles.
On Sunday, every game and every team was
just as fun. Amazingly with a 3-3 record we
made the playoffs. We were tired and ready
to go home but it was too nice out. In the
playoffs we fell behind 11-3. I was shocked
much later when the tying point and then the
winning point touched sand! Amazing! Two
matches later, an exhausted “Dupe” (that’s
me) stood in and served the final point of
the day.
You don’t have too many weekends like that.
We pooled our tokens got new shirts, hats
and balls and began thinking how much fun it
would be at the upcoming Toyota tour. Mike
these tournaments have been a big part of my
life over the years. I sincerely wish you
well and really hope the JSVBA continues to
prosper. Sure, we pay entry fees to your
business, but I think thanks are well earned
by you and your staff!
Thanks again,
Richard Mehlin |
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