Sunday, September 15, 2024
As a young lacrosse player, Conradi’s Gas Station was one of the best places to hang out. The office contained striking old lacrosse pictures, and talking with Fred Conradi and Peter Conradi was captivating, stimulating, and transforming.
I was eleven (1963), my love for lacrosse began. Peter and Maureen gave me the opportunity to be the ball boy for the Junior A team. Watching practices, traveling to away games, being in the locker and observing the games at floor level were unbelievable life-changing experiences. Taping fibers on the players' arms, sweeping the floor in the locker, taking out the garbage, washing the lacrosse balls with a comet and a bristled brush before practices and between periods at the home games were my duties. Peter would give me money for a burger, fries and coke at Hutches on the beach on the way home from away games. I loved it!
The opportunity Peter gave me was a gift. Peter inspired me, I witnessing his love for the game and his players and watched his drive, determination and toughness. Peter built programs and changed lives.
We would stop at Conradi’s for empty oil cans to hang in the top corners of the goalposts. Great targets for young players, many great lacrosse players benefitted from those cans.
So many great memories, life changing for me – Thanks so much Peter for all you did that ignited the flame for the fire for my lacrosse career. You were one tough guy!
Johnny “Gypsy” Mouradian
