The man known as “Mr. Patton Park” to thousands of soccer players, coaches and parents, Randy Powell, passed away Tuesday night after a battle with Leukemia. He was 64.
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Thousands of Jacksonville-area children learned the game of soccer and the lessons the sport teaches on the fields at Patton Park. It was those fields that Powell took great pride in. He would ride from field to field in a golf cart, inspecting each surface to determine which fields needed more care, and which could accommodate the cleats of more young soccer players.
“The bigger piece for me is how many players and families that he’s touched in the soccer community,” Cannon said. “We have thousands of people that come through this park. Can you imagine how many families and players he’s touched? It’s amazing to think everybody that thinks of Patton Park thinks of Randy Powell.
“His main role was to take care of the quality of the fields at Patton Park, but I don’t think he accepted that as that role,” Ruiz said. “He wanted to impact lives and, and that’s exactly what he did. I think many kids today, many coaches and parents alike, will remember Randy, whether it was one interaction or worried whether they’re getting yelled at because they’re playing on the same surface for too long, or just a bright smile that he had all the time.
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