VI REDINGTON

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DUFFY"><U>A.J. DUFFY</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="MALCOLM MCNEIL"><U>MALCOLM MCNEIL</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Chief Paul Theodore"><U>Chief Paul Theodore</U></A></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <IMG SRC="14f5cc00.png" border=0 width="92" height="192" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="402" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 1814 WIDTH="398"><div> <B>VIOLET ELIZABETH REDINGTON</b></div> <div> Violet Elizabeth Redington, 81, died March 4, 2006, at her home in Knik.</div> <div> If it is true that behind every great man stands an even greater woman, Mrs. Redington was living proof. From her birth on July 17, 1924, in Kintnersville, Pa., to her passing of cancer, Mrs. Redington led a life of which most others could only dream.</div> <div> In 1948, with her husband, Ray Redington, his brother, Joe, and his family, and his father, James Wesley Redington, this self-described “little Pennsylvania girl” hit the road to Alaska with no other goal than to have a life of adventure, according to an account submitted by Jo Wood.</div> <div> “On the way to Alaska, they picked up their very first sled dog and hauled him all the way to “sunny Knik,” where they settled. But the marriage of Vi and Ray wasn't to be, and, finding herself single, she and Joe decided on Feb. 18, 1953, in the Wasilla Post Office with postmistress and magistrate May Carter officiating, to see if they could make a go of marriage. Not only did they make a go of it, but together they single-handedly put the sport of dog mushing on the map.</div> <div> “Many stories have been told of Joe Redington Sr.'s exploits and through it all, Vi Redington was his strong right arm. Following one of several plane crashes, when Joe was missing for a few days, Vi was asked if she was worried. Her reply both typified her confidence in her husband and her unflappable nature: ‘Oh, I'm not worried. If the crash didn't kill him, he'll be all right.'</div> <div> “Vi followed Joe as dog musher, homesteader at Flat Horn Lake, traveler (to support Joe's mushing habit, of course) to the Alpirod in Europe, to Great Britain, and most notably, to Nome.</div> <div> “Through all of Joe's seemingly harebrained schemes, Vi kept her mouth shut and just nodded, smiling the smile that lit up everyone who came within range. In even the worst moments, her most aggressive comment was “Good grief!” But her biggest test was yet to come.</div> <div> “'A dog race to Nome is impossible' seemed to be the general consensus of everyone around. But a few hardy (many would say foolhardy) souls, led and inspired by Joe Redington Sr. and supported all the way by Vi, made it happen.</div> <div> “Though not officially known as the “mother” of the Iditarod, few would argue that Vi was the matriarch of the event - hosting, sometimes tolerating, musher after musher in her never-locked home in Knik and in various cabins, including a much-loved place in the Petersville Hills.</div> <div> “Vi's activities outside the mushing realm included her employment as registrar at Mat-Su Community College until computers came on the scene - Vi always hated computers.”</div> <div> Mrs. Redington was active in the Wasilla-Knik Historical Society, serving as its secretary for many years. Along with Joe, she formed the Iditarod Trail Blazers, the group largely responsible for the designation of the Iditarod as a National Historical Trail.</div> <div> “One of Vi's most memorable experiences came in 1981, when she and Joe, in their first formal attire, attended President Ronald Reagan's inaugural ball, after Joe proudly mushed a dog team in the Inaugural Parade,” according to Jo Wood.</div> <div> Mrs. Redington was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 46 years, Joe Redington Sr.; their son, Keith, and her parents, Milton and Cora Hoffman.</div> <div> Mrs. Redington is survived by sons and daughters-in-law, Tim and Lorayne, Tom, Raymie and Barbara, Joee and Pam; daughter, Sheila, and a sister, Myrle Ott; grandchildren, Laurie, Lisa, Joee Ray, Heather, Ray Jr., Vernon, Ryan, Robert, Kerrina and Tommy Ray, Jerry and James, and great-grandchildren, Justin, Wyatt, Robert, Raynee and a great-granddaughter due any day, along with countless friends around the world and most especially, in the mushing community.</div> <div> A memorial service honoring and celebrating Mrs. Redington's life will be held following completion of the 2006 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.</div> <div> A private burial will be in the Wasilla Aurora Cemetery next to her husband, with arrangements by Kehl's Forest Lawn Memorial Chapel.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Iditarod founder's wife dies</b></div> <div> March 5, 2006</div> <div> CASEY RESSLER and</div> <div> DAWN DE BUSK\Frontiersman reporters</div> <div> KNIK - Violet Redington, one of the most beloved women in Alaska history and widow of Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race founder Joe Redington Sr., died Saturday after several years of battling cancer, on the very day this year's race launched its ceremonial start in Anchorage.</div> <div> Mrs. Redington, 81, died at her Knik home, the same place where she and her husband nurtured not only dogs, but also the legacy of the Iditarod.</div> <div> The Redingtons' grandson, Ryan Redington, 23, himself an Iditarod veteran, had just finished his ceremonial start run down Fourth Avenue in Anchorage.</div> <div> "Vi," as she was known to hundreds of Iditarod fans, married Joe Sr. in Wasilla on Feb. 18, 1953, and helped him pursue his dream of creating the Iditarod. In 1999, the Iditarod Trail Committee saluted her contributions by naming her as an honorary musher.</div> <div> Tireless ambassadors of the race, the Redingtons left an indelible impression on not only the mushing community, but most Alaskans who came to the state seeking adventure.</div> <div> “I've known them forever, and Vi was always the nicest little woman you could ever meet,” said Joe Delia, longtime friend of the Redingtons and a member of the Iditarod Hall of Fame.</div> <div> Delia said the race probably wouldn't have happened if it weren't for the dedication and efforts of the Redingtons.</div> <div> “They've done so much for the race. I don't think we'd have seen any dog teams out there - they were dying out, even in the villages.”</div> <div> Joe Redington Sr. moved to Alaska from Pennsylvania in 1948, and he and Vi married about five years later.</div> <div> “Joe and Vi thought a lot of each other,” May Carter said Saturday. Carter is a former U.S. commissioner for Wasilla who married the Redingtons in 1953. “I knew Vi for a long time. She was a friendly little gal who was helpful. She liked a good joke.”</div> <div> The Redingtons settled a homestead on Flat Horn Lake, starting a love affair with the Knik area that lasted the rest of their lives. The couple worked as hunting guides in the 1950s, and began lobbying to have the Iditarod trail made a national historic trail.</div> <div> Together, they helped found the Iditarod a race that essentially defines what Alaska is - big, bold and grueling, a test of the human spirit. It wasn't easy at first - Joe and Vi faced plenty of naysayers - but with Joe taking the lead and Vi offering support, the Redingtons wouldn't take no for an answer.</div> <div> In 1967, 58 mushers competed in a 25-mile race from Wasilla to Knik, in what would be a precursor to the Iditarod. The Leonhard Seppala Race, as it was called, started with a purse of less than $1,000.</div> <div> The 1968 race was canceled due to lack of snow, and with a purse of only $1,000, just a dozen mushers participated in the second event in 1969. Joe worked to promote the notion of a race to Nome, and, in 1973, the first race was run, with Dick Wilmarth winning. Ironically, Joe didn't even run the race, because he was busy promoting it.</div> <div> As Joe was the front man for the race, Vi was always by his side, offering support and encouragement. While small in stature, she was big in helping the race become the worldwide annual phenomenon it has become. “What they did was great. This never would have happened if not for them,” Delia said.</div> <div> The Redingtons' homestead along the Iditarod Trail in Knik was for years a gathering place for dog drivers and race fans, who came to train, buy dogs or just spend hours talking about dog mushing.</div> <div> The walls of their home were covered with photographs, race bibs and other Iditarod memorabilia.</div> <div> Joe Sr., died in June 1999 of cancer, and was buried in Wasilla in his favorite dogsled.</div> <div> Joanne Potts, race director for the Iditarod, met the Redingtons more than 30 years ago. "It leaves a huge hole in my life," Potts said of Vi Redington's death. “I can't remember not knowing her since I've been in Alaska. To me, she is one of the fixtures that are a part of this race.”</div> <div> Colleen Scott, May Carter's daughter, grew up in Knik and remembers playing kick the can with the Redington kids, Sheila, Ramey and Joey. She also cherishes her memories of Vi Redington. “I always thought she was such a gentle soul,” Scott said Saturday. “I think Joe couldn't have done the Iditarod without Vi because she was such a great support system.”</div> <div> A memorial service will be announced in the near future, the family said. Private graveside services will be at Wasilla Aurora Cemetery, and Mrs. Redington will be buried next to her late husband.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> Location: Knik Case number: 06-18314 Type: Expected Home Death- Natural Causes Text: On 03/04/06, at about 1221 hours, AST received a report of an expected home death from natural causes. Investigation determined that Violet Elizabeth Redington, age 81, passed away in the company of family members at her Knik home, about 13 miles south of Wasilla. Author: CLA0 Received and posted Saturday, March 04, 2006 5:09 PM </div> <div> The Associated Press contributed to this story.</div> </td> </tr></table></body>