A volleyball tournament took place at Hal High on Saturday (April 18) to honour and pay tribute to the late Dan Gimon.
About 40 players took to the courts for a little competition, socializing and camaraderie. “Volleyball was always a huge part of his life, from playing in college, university, and then went to coaching and coached here (at Hal High),”
Dan’s daughter, Natalya Gimon, told The Highlander. “So a lot of the people playing, he’s coached and played a huge role in mentoring, and obviously me as well, raising me. So yeah, it’s just a baseline for everyone.”
Tournament organizer Allie Paul said Dan was a father figure to her and wanted to bring people together to honour him.
“Dan was volleyball. And I’ve been thinking about it for a year, and then just finally decided why not bring people together with something that we all love and have in common?” she said.
