2008 RGM fore SPF Golf Classic raises $17,335
Queenstown, Maryland; November 8, 2008
The RGM fore SPF Golf Classic
honors Richard G. Milbourne and raises funds for
Research Awards to find the cures for SPF disorders. Mr.
Milbourne was a leading businessman in the Washington DC
area. His wife, children and other family members
were affected by Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia. Please
read about him
below.
 The
6th Annual Richard G. Milbourne Memorial Golf
Classic was held on Saturday, November 8, at the
Queenstown Harbor Golf Course on Maryland’s Eastern
Shore. Known as the RGM fore SPF Golf Classic, it
was another huge success both in terms of enjoyment
and funds raised for the Spastic Paraplegia
Foundation. Mr. Milbourne was an avid golfer
who played the game well into his 90s and whose
three children have HSP. The day started with heavy
downpours, but the skies cleared just as it was time
to tee off. The rest of the day was warm and rain
free. Golfers were treated to coffee and donuts at
registration, lunch on the course, and a full
dinner. The day ended with live and silent auctions.
The committee for this event consists of Annette
Lockwood and the Easterling and Heinicke families,
who are descendents of the late Richard G. Milbourne.
This golf tournament has raised $100,000 for the
Foundation over the past six years.
Our thanks to the many sponsors, golfers and
donors for making the 6th Annual RGM Golf Classic a
success.
Committee Members: Joan and Jack Heinicke, Rick
and Gail Easterling, Ruth Easterling, Randy and Wendy
Easterling, John and Lee Heinicke, Joe and Sandie
Heinicke, Lisa Lewald, Annette Lockwood, Cindy and Kevin
Compher, LuAnn and John Webb
Sponsors: ExxonMobil Corporation, Ledo’s Pizza
Previous Golf
Tournaments 2007 2006
2005
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2003
Mr. Milbourne overcame an impoverished boyhood to become
one of the District of Columbia's leading businessmen as
founder and President of Acme Iron Works, Inc. He
took up golf as a teen, and it quickly became his life long
passion. An accomplished golfer, he later became a member
of the Seniors International Golf Association and played
the sport all over the country and abroad. He played golf
within months of his passing just before turning 93.
Mr. Milbourne was personally touched by HSP when his first wife Anna Harper
began to have trouble walking. Mrs. Milbourne's brothers
and sisters also had a similar difficulty with their legs.
Not knowing what it was, they called it the "Harper
Shuffle".
Doctors later told the family that the Harper Shuffle was
an upper motor neuron disorder called Hereditary Spastic
Paraplegia. The condition unfortunately passed down to
each of their three children Ruth Milbourne Easterling,
Joan Milbourne Heinicke and Richard P. Milbourne. It also
appears to be now be affecting some of their children as
well.
The inaugural Richard G. Milbourne Memorial Golf Classic
was organized as a family event in tribute to a beloved
father and grandfather who cared deeply for his family. |
