Charity Challenge - In Memoriam

A professional truck driving skills competition to benefit the Kids at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

In 2010 we were saddened by the loss of a great friend, Everett MacMaster. Everett had been involved with the Charity Challenge since before it was even started and with the Maine Professional Drivers Association. Everett participated in the Charity Challenge every year that it has been held. He is pictured here receiving the Robert Deslauriers Volunteer Recognition Award in September 2009. He will be greatly missed by friends and family.

BILL POOLER

On July 24, 2010 we were saddened to learn of the passing of Bill Pooler. Bill had been involved with the Charity Challenge from its inception and volunteered for the Massachusetts Professional Truck Drivers Association and the New Hampshire Professional Drivers Association for the last few decades. Bill could always be seen at the Charity Challenge with his wife Barbara and driving around the course in his golf cart. Bill and Barbara Pooler were previous recipients of the Volunteer Recognition Award, later renamed the Robert Deslauriers Volunteer Recognition Award. He will be greatly missed by friends and family.

BOB DESLAURIERS
In February 2008 the trucking industry lost one of its top professionals and true “Knight of the Highway”. Bob was a fixture at the Charity Challenge since it’s inception in 1997. He was a seven time state champion in the Massachusetts and Rhode Island Competitions. As a long time member of the Massachusetts Professional Truck Drivers Association, Bob either competed in or judged the numerous state and company competitions over the past three decades. Bob worked for many years as a driver at Sweetlife Foods, Northboro, MA and for the past several years at Frito-Lay, Killington, CT. He was an Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War and resided in Woonsocket, RI. In 2008 the Volunteer Recognition Award was renamed the Bob Deslauriers Volunteer Recognition Award in his honor. He will be greatly missed by friends and family.