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Jupiter Senior Softball

Gerry Elias, Paul Storch said of Gerry’s commitment to the senior softball program and
cofounder and in opening the how crucial his leadership was to its success. Elias was
first commissioner induction ceremony. league commissioner from 1999 to 2002 when the softball
of the Jupiter Gerry’s wife, program transitioned “from 12 to 13 guys playing league
Senior Softball Mariette, sister travel ball (in various communities) to 230 who play three
Association (JSSA), Phyllis Rodrigues, mornings a week,” Sewell said. He presented Mariette
was posthumously niece Stephanie and the family framed copies of the Hall of Fame plaque
enshrined in the Riley and twin and of a narrative about Elias’ life and impact on Jupiter
organization’s Hall grandsons, Max senior softball.
of Fame in a Jan. 11 and Jake Boland, The Hall of Fame ceremony coincided with the launch
ceremony. a t t ended t he of the association’s 2023 Winter League and Mariette
Elias, 82, died last ceremony held at was given the honor of throwing out the ceremonial “first
February. He was Jupiter Community Mariette Elias with ball she tossed to pitch.” Gerry Elias is the third person to be enshrined in
chosen as the 2022 Gerry Elias, the 2022 Inductee Park. The event open the senior softball Winter League the JSSA Hall of Fame since its establishment in 2020.
Hall of Fame honoree into the Jupiter Senior Softball drew a large crowd The late Ted Battistone, who died in April 2020, was the
by unanimous vote of Hall of Fame of senior softball players, several of whom shared fond inaugural inductee followed by Mike Richmond, the 2021
the JSSA board last memories of Gerry and the many acts of kindness he inductee.
April. “Gerry was well liked and he made a huge difference performed for others. The year-round slow-pitch softball program is open
and is most deserving of this honor,” Commissioner Association Vice Commissioner Richard Sewell spoke to persons 55 and older and is sponsored by the Jupiter
Senior Softball Association in cooperation with the
Sitting On A Rainbow Town of Jupiter. For information contact Gary Newman
at (917) 623-0791. Registration can be made online at
www.leaguelineup.com/jssa.
Palm Beach Gardens Book Review:
Taylor Hagood, a Professor of Literature at FAU,
Resident, James Patrick and among other impressive achievements author of the

Rooney, Is Proud To upcoming Stringbean: The Life and Murder of a Country
Music Legend had this to say about Sitting on a Rainbow:
Announce The Release Of This debut novel is full of magic, Irish folklore and
history, and romance all wound around experiences
His First Novel: Sitting On A of disability and drama inside a high-stakes wealth
management firm in West Palm Beach. James Patrick
Rainbow: A 21st Century Irish Rooney gives the reader a great yarn with intriguing
American Morality Tale characters and a fully realized protagonist whose defeats
and triumphs are attuned to an excellent soundtrack.
Jim extends his gratitude to the accomplished Professor
Hagood for his generous comments.
Sitting on a Rainbow: a 21st Century Irish American Richard Sewell addresses family and friends of Hall of Fame
Morality Tale (ISBN: 9781958729625 /9781958729571) inductee Gerry Elias
can be purchased through Amazon, Barnes & Noble,
Walmart, Books-A-Million, and elsewhere. The paperback
retails for $20.99, the hardcover retails for $29.99, and the President’s
eBook retails for $6.99. Wholesale orders are available
through Ingram. Review copies, signed copies, interviews, Day
and book club appearances may be available upon request.

About The Author:
First time author James Patrick Rooney was born in
Bronx, New York, raised in Westchester County, and has
been living and working in Northern Palm Beach County for
his entire adult life. After having been blessed to reside in
Sitting on a Rainbow: a 21st Century Irish American such world-class communities as PGA National, Admiral’s
Morality Tale is a story of severe loss and courageous Cove, Tequesta Country Club, Seminole Landing, and Old
resilience, financial markets and malfeasances, Irish Marsh, he and his wife, Cindy, now live in the exceptional
history and mythology, justice served, and broken promises community of BallenIsles. To accomplish this impressive Monday,
remaining to be mended. array, in sum, they always bought early and sold too soon. February 20
Set in West Palm Beach, Florida, in the early 2010s, the Young Jimmy’s first loves included sports, particularly
novel follows Patrick Connelly, a mid-fifties paraplegic ice hockey, a variety of music and culture, and his adopted
who works as a stockbroker and financial advisor at a major homeland of Ireland. When an ice hockey-related injury
Wall Street firm. The protagonist, whose life experience at age nineteen left him a paraplegic, he turned his focus
oftentimes mirrors the author’s, not only faces the adversity away from the physical toward developing his mind. Soon Editorial copy appearing herewith is not necessarily the viewpoint of
of disability each day, but also has a front row seat to the after finishing college at (then infamous) “Suntan U” in Seabreeze Publications of Central Florida. Most editorial copy is created by
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financial difficulties plaguing so much of society. Through Coral Gables, he began a successful thirty-year career in
his journey, from disruption in his career to struggles with financial advisory with a major Wall Street firm. At about
love, powerful friendships to moments of despair at the state that same time, he met his enduring love—his family.
of humanity, readers are pulled into a rich, detailed world Married to Cindy ever since, together they’ve raised
that combines elements of history, Irish myth, finance, the two superb children—Patrick and Megan—who are now
arts, and beyond. As the story unfolds, Patrick must take thriving young adults.
bold action to save his career—and maybe even his life. While managing an ambitious reading group (Old Seabreeze Publications
Complete with a playlist of relevant songs to enjoy Marsh—2005-2014), Jim fell in love with fine literature
while reading, Rooney’s book is a unique approach to and was inspired to write more competently (i.e., several Publisher
memoir, fiction, and education that ultimately digs into college-level creative writing courses and other modes of M. Sean Reid
what it means to live a life of joy and purpose. Readers self-learning). To hone his skills further, he wrote short J. Reid
will encounter romance, business, mystery, and folklore in stories, imaginary book reviews for his reading group, Sales
this textured and detailed narrative, and feel inspired by and later edited and authored articles for a now defunct Tom English, Laura Berrio, Bret McCormick
the main character’s determination to find the magic and lifestyle website (2018-2020). After stepping away from
beauty all around him. financial advisory in 2014, Jim began working on his first Production Manager Lee Nostrant
With messages of hope, lessons from both history and novel. As is often said, starting with a few core ideas the
present day, and a window into the daily experiences of story then wrote itself. Production Department
disability, Rooney’s sweeping story contains eye-opening To learn more, please visit Jim’s related website at: Elaine Donholt • Ruth Nekoranec • Katie Heystek
Sherry Whalon • Dianne Strout • Karen Kalisz
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