DRC Mourns Loss of Two Members on April 11, 2008

The club mourns the loss of DRC Past President Glenn Carter, who passed away Friday, April 11. He was 61. Glenn was the President of the Dallas Running Club (formerly the Cross Country Club of Dallas) 2005-2006 and was the founder and race director of the Trinity River Levee Run, held each March. Glenn cared and did a lot for this club, and he will be missed greatly.

Everyone is invited to celebrate Glenn's life on April 26 at Maggiano's Willow Bend, 6001 W. Park Blvd, Plano, TX, 75093. Hosted by his wife Julia and their family, people are encouraged to stop by anytime from 12 to 4 PM. Visit www.mem.com for Glenn's photographs from childhood to April of this year.

Pictured: Past club president Glenn Carter

DRC member Arshad Ahmed was killed in a car accident on April 11. His mother and father were visiting from India - his mother was killed as well and his father is in intensive care at Baylor. Arshad's first half marathon was our own DRC Half on November 4, 2007. Arshad had been training with the half marathon pace group coached by Shannon - he will be missed by his fellow runners. Arshad was only 31 years old.

Pictured from left to right: Arshad Ahmed, Angela Brewer, and Rich Bussen at the 2007 DRC Half

Training buddy Angela Brewer had this to say: "Arshad was a wonderful person and an amazing runner. We trained together and ran the DRC Half last year, and he had just decided to run the OKC Half. We ran together Wednesday night and talked about it, and I believe that was his last run. I am going to miss him a lot."

The visitation and funeral were held Sunday, April 13. Arshad and his mother were buried in Denton at The Denton Muslim Cemetery. 

Last revised April 14, 2008