First published in the Wakefield Daily Item Forum, April 12, 2021. I loved the Wakefield Warrior. I really did. Well, it wasn’t romantic love, or some kind of weird, obsessive attachment. But there was love involved. I own a classic gray Wakefield hoodie with red highlights and the Warrior mascot emblazoned on front. I’m a big hoodie fan and it has been one of my favorites for years. I’d wear it all the time, running around Lake Quannapowitt on a brisk morning, or walking the dogs in Breakheart Reservation, or raking leaves in my backyard. I’m not a townie – I didn’t grow up here or graduate from Wakefield High School – but I love this town. I’ve lived here over twenty years and my kids were born here and went through the schools. As they grew, I sported the hoodie on countless occasions at my kids’ soccer matches, track and cross-country meets, and hockey games.
I in a strange way, we are completely opposite of you I spent half of my life in the Town I Love and now live elsewhere, but my heart still lies with in the town of Wakefield borders, from the West Side, to The Gulch , From Paddy Heights, to Greenwood, from Moulton Park to the Highschool and always fun at the Lakes, Q and Crystal.
That was about the most Eloquent and best written piece of this whole issue.
All I can say is TY you have swayed me some which no one else could. I really appreciate your thought provoking piece.
Jeff, I am from Dartmouth, MA. We are working to encourage our town to listen to Indigenous voices and change our mascot. Your piece is so thoughtful. Can I share the link to it?
Dear Mr Kehoe
I in a strange way, we are completely opposite of you I spent half of my life in the Town I Love and now live elsewhere, but my heart still lies with in the town of Wakefield borders, from the West Side, to The Gulch , From Paddy Heights, to Greenwood, from Moulton Park to the Highschool and always fun at the Lakes, Q and Crystal.
That was about the most Eloquent and best written piece of this whole issue.
All I can say is TY you have swayed me some which no one else could. I really appreciate your thought provoking piece.
John E Butler
Jeff, I am from Dartmouth, MA. We are working to encourage our town to listen to Indigenous voices and change our mascot. Your piece is so thoughtful. Can I share the link to it?