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 15-May-2011:
Panamerican Squash
President killed
Esteban Casarino reports
Last night Sergio Rodriguez, president of the FPS was
killed in Colombia, it is a really sad news for us all.
I'm sure more news will com, but just wanted you to know.
EC
Report from Inside the Games
I read the
news early this morning with disbelief. I met Sergio, his
wife Marta and the Colombian squash team on my trips to
various Pan Ams.
He was a kind gentleman who looked after everyone.
This is shocking news and my thoughts are with Marta and the
family ...
Linda Davie
PanAm Squash Chief Shooting Mystery
The world of Squash is struggling to come to terms with the
sudden loss of one of its most distinguished international
figureheads.
Sergio Rodriguez Jaramillo, Founder and President of the
PanAmerican Squash Federation (FPS), was shot dead while
being driven in a car in his home city of Medellín,
Colombia.
The Police in Medellin are offering 10 Million Colombian
Pesos for tips that lead to the arrest of those behind the
assassination. They further confirmed that they were unaware
of any threats to Rodriguez's life.
Medellin City Hall officials have condemned and deeply
regret the shooting of the city's much-respected Sport
leader.
Both the Secretary of the Medellin Government and Alonso
Salazar Jaramillo, the Mayor of Medellin, have condemned the
event and have guaranteed efforts to find the perpetrators
of this crime.
The popular 52-year-old worked in the construction industry,
but was totally immersed in sport. He was a key figure in
the success and operations of the IX Southamerican Games
Medellín 2010, and was Mayor of the Southamerican Games
Village.
Alicia Eugenia Vargas Restrepo, Director of the IX
Southamerican Games, regrets the loss of a person so
well-liked in the sports world - whom she describes as a
"marvellous man".
By 1996, Rodriguez was a member of the Executive of the
Colombian Olympic Committee - and later became Treasurer.
His work both in the Olympic movement and in Squash made him
an internationally respected sports leader who was very much
appreciated by his colleagues around the world.
Amongst the achievements of Sergio Rodriguez Jaramillo are:
- Founder of the Squash
League of Antioquia
- Founder of the
Colombian Squash Federation
- Founder of the
Panamerican Squash Federation
- Chief de Mission of the
Colombian Delegation to the Bolivarian Games in Ambato-Ecuador
2001
- Treasurer of the
Colombian Delegations to the Centroamerican and
Caribbean Games from 1997-2006
- Treasurer of the
Colombian Delegations to the Panamerican Games in
Winnipeg 1999 and Rio 2007
- Chief de Mission to the
Colombian Delegation during the Panamerican Games 2003
in Santo Domingo
- Treasurer of the
Colombian Delegation at the Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008
Olympic Games
- President of the
Panamerican Squash Federation (from 2001)
Regular Member of the Colombian Olympic Committee from
1998-2002
- Treasurer Colombian
Olympic Committee 2003-2009
In lamenting the loss of
Rodriguez, World Squash Federation President N Ramachandran
said: "The untimely death of Sergio Rodriguez is a great
shock and a terrible tragedy. First and foremost for his
loved ones, but squash and sport in general has lost a great
friend whose contribution has been enduring. He will be
greatly missed."
The WSF has sent letters of condolence to Sergio Rodriguez
Jaramillo's wife Marta Luz Vega, and his children Marcela,
Federico and Martin. His untimely loss to his family,
friends and sport, is a shocking tragedy.
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