Tim McCormick was a member of the Sunset Team while he flew Navy jets at the Top Gun Fighter Pilot School at NAS Miramar. Tim was killed by a drunk driver on a Sunday afternoon.

Tim was remembered at a WOODY'S CUP game in March, 1991.

"...water polo has been a center on which to focus for most of our adult life. But there have been times when water polo has seemed ridiculous, like a silly game with a yellow ball that not many people understand or care to understand. Our concern over who will ref a big game or how you could have missed that one-on-nobody to win often pales in comparison to things that seem more substantial - things like graduating, finding a job, paying a mortgage, raising a family or losing a friend. Water polo can seem embarrassingly insignificant.

But today should not be one of those times. Today, water polo is the reason many of us knew Tim and for that reason alone, water polo is the most important thing we've ever done. Water polo brought Tim to us, and we all got to share a little bit of life with him. Such gifts should not go unappreciated.

Playing water polo is a tenacious way to be alive. the physical body is fully engaged - the heart beats steady and strong; the lungs pump pure oxygen; the muscles, sleek but powerful, execute feats of awe; the mind anticipates, alert and aggressive.

Water polo equally engages our spiritual body. Playing the game requires a keen awareness of each other. That special connection, the awesome pass to the free man who scores, is the toxic rush of water polo.

Tim McCormick played water polo. It was a way he experianced being alive. He was in tune to his physical existance; he was in tune to his spiritual existance. He was connected with himself and certainly and strongly with all of us. Tim can't get in and play with his Sunset teammates today, but his connection is still here. He loves what you're about to do.

When you play today, celebrate life - Tim McCormick's and your own. Be aware of your heart, your lungs, your muscles, your minds and your friends. Make a connection and experience why Tim McCormick was always smiling.

Nancy H.