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George Spiroff

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George Spiroff, 49, of Avon, died Sunday, August 24, 2008. He was born in Crestline, April 12, 1959, and grew up in Lorain.

He graduated in 1977 from Southview High School, where he was the All-Ohio pick in baseball. After receiving a full athletic scholarship to Kent State University where he graduated in 1984, he was a four-year letterman, a three-time team MVP award recipient, a two-time All-MAC and a three-year team captain. George set mulitiple team records during his career (home run, single season home runs, career runs batted in, and total bases). He was the NCAA Division 1 All-American pick in 1980.

He later played in Cape Cod Premier Collegiate summer league, and was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the ninth round. He played in the rookie league in Great Falls, Mont., in 1981, Class A baseball in Fresno, Calif., in 1981, and participated in spring training in Scottsdale, Ariz., in 1982, and played Class A baseball in Fresno in 1982 for the San Francisco farm team.

He was a volunteer baseball coach at Kent State University in 1981 and coached freshman baseball at Kent Roosevelt High School in 1984, and also coached JV baseball at Avon High School in 2002, 2003 and had a 19-9 record. He was an assistant coach for varsity baseball at Avon High School in 2004. Mr. Spiroff was inducted into the Kent State University Hall of Fame 1990, and the Lorain Hall of Fame in 1992, and the Akron Baseball Hall of Fame in 2003. He was employed by the U.S. Postal Service, Westlake, as a clerk, where he had worked for over 23 years. George enjoyed spending time with his family, wife, and kids.

He is survived by his wife, Michele (nee Ferrell); daughters, Melanie and Amanda; one son, Matthew; maternal grandmother, Blaga “Betty” Nicoloff, of Lorain.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Vasil and Sandra (Nicoloff) Spiroff; maternal grandfather, Matthew Nicoloff; paternal grandparents, Joseph and Mary Spiroff.

Family will receive friends 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, August 28, 2008, at Misencik Funeral Home, 36363 Detroit Road, Avon, where Parastas will be a 8 p.m.  Services will be  10 a.m. Friday, August 29, 2008, at the funeral home. Interment will be at Resthaven Memory Gardens, Avon.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Kent State Baseball Program, Kent State University, Attn: Athletic Dept., P.O. Box 5190, Kent, OH 44242 in Mr. Spiroff’s memory.

 


Filed by Obituary August 26th, 2008 in Obituaries.

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Comment from donlekan
August 26, 2008, 9:53 am


As a carrier for many years at the Westlake P.O. I came to know George as one of the nicest, helpful, and friendliest people I know. As a business carrier, many of my customers would comment about the great service they got from Goerge. After I retired ,whenever I went to the post office he would ask how I`d been and where we were off to again on vacation. He will be missed.

Don Lekan

Comment from kpmitchell
August 26, 2008, 10:17 am


George was a special person, always smiling always had that knack to make u laugh. The trips to Florida seemed like something was missing when George, Michelle and the kids weren’t there. Thank You Geo for all the memories.

Comment from kbs
August 27, 2008, 11:09 am


I’m a small business owner and stop by the Westlake PO almost every day. George was the nicest, friendliest, most helpful person you could imagine. He knew me by name, always said “hi” to my kids, and could answer virtually any question I ever had about the USPS. I’m still in shock over this news. It’s a tragic loss and my heartfelt condolences go out to the family.

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