Dave Mainwaring ’39 grew up in the northeast section of Alliance commonly called Goat Hill. He was the eldest son of David Isaac (D.I.) and Mary Jane Mainwaring. A year after graduating from AHS, Dave married his high school classmate, Goldie Bilcze. He was also earning a degree from Mount Union College, which he used to pursue a career in teaching and coaching at AHS.
Dave’s friend and co-teacher, Virgil “Red” Artino said that Dave worked hard to prepare his students and players for success after graduation, including one named Len Dawson. Len told “Red” that during his high school years, Dave took him under his wing and was like an older brother to him. Len said, “Dave was a good coach, but Goldie was also a good coach”. She was actually Len’s first baseball coach.
In 1956 Dave was appointed the city’s Safety/Service Director and two years later was elected to his first of three terms as Mayor of Alliance. In 1963, he was appointed registrar of the Ohio Department of Motor Vehicles. He also served fifteen years as executive vice-president of the Ohio Automobile Dealers Association.
Goldie ’39, was the youngest of four children. Her promised graduation gift of a visit to her grandparents in Hungary dissolved when war was declared that autumn. Her generation went to war and into the factories and jobs to support the effort. Goldie worked at Alliance Manufacturing Co. Years later she resigned to co-found the Mainwaring-Frasier Travel Agency in Alliance.
When Dave passed away in 1996, Dr. Richard Rush ’56, who played basketball for Dave, joined with Dave’s daughter, Michal Mainwaring ‘61, to establish this scholarship. Additionally, two local auto dealers, Mark Henschen ’72, and the late, Tom Lavery, with the assistance of the Ohio Automobile Dealers Association, spearheaded drives to raise funds for the scholarship. Both Michal and Dr. Rush continued to fund the scholarship annually including a $10,000 donation from the Rush estate at his passing in 2009. Goldie passed away in 2011.
Recipients of the scholarship are chosen by a committee selected by the family. “We are not necessarily looking for valedictorians,” said Michal Mainwaring. “We are looking for the student who will work hard. He or she can be a B student or even a C student in some cases.” She also wanted to make it clear that the scholarship could be used for education outside the collegiate realm, i.e. culinary arts. “What we want to do is support the ambitions of young people who are going to work hard to achieve their goals,” she said. “My parents would be so thrilled to know that kids from Alliance are getting some help in their memory.”
Dave’s friend and co-teacher, Virgil “Red” Artino said that Dave worked hard to prepare his students and players for success after graduation, including one named Len Dawson. Len told “Red” that during his high school years, Dave took him under his wing and was like an older brother to him. Len said, “Dave was a good coach, but Goldie was also a good coach”. She was actually Len’s first baseball coach.
In 1956 Dave was appointed the city’s Safety/Service Director and two years later was elected to his first of three terms as Mayor of Alliance. In 1963, he was appointed registrar of the Ohio Department of Motor Vehicles. He also served fifteen years as executive vice-president of the Ohio Automobile Dealers Association.
Goldie ’39, was the youngest of four children. Her promised graduation gift of a visit to her grandparents in Hungary dissolved when war was declared that autumn. Her generation went to war and into the factories and jobs to support the effort. Goldie worked at Alliance Manufacturing Co. Years later she resigned to co-found the Mainwaring-Frasier Travel Agency in Alliance.
When Dave passed away in 1996, Dr. Richard Rush ’56, who played basketball for Dave, joined with Dave’s daughter, Michal Mainwaring ‘61, to establish this scholarship. Additionally, two local auto dealers, Mark Henschen ’72, and the late, Tom Lavery, with the assistance of the Ohio Automobile Dealers Association, spearheaded drives to raise funds for the scholarship. Both Michal and Dr. Rush continued to fund the scholarship annually including a $10,000 donation from the Rush estate at his passing in 2009. Goldie passed away in 2011.
Recipients of the scholarship are chosen by a committee selected by the family. “We are not necessarily looking for valedictorians,” said Michal Mainwaring. “We are looking for the student who will work hard. He or she can be a B student or even a C student in some cases.” She also wanted to make it clear that the scholarship could be used for education outside the collegiate realm, i.e. culinary arts. “What we want to do is support the ambitions of young people who are going to work hard to achieve their goals,” she said. “My parents would be so thrilled to know that kids from Alliance are getting some help in their memory.”
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