Former Olympian enters to Trapshooting Hall of Fame

Jackie Garrigus said it will be an emotional moment when her late husband, Thomas Garrigus, is inducted into the Amateur Trapshooting Association’s Hall of Fame. Garrigus, silver medalist in Men’s Trap at the 1968 Olympics, passed away in 2006. He is being inducted Aug. 7 in ceremonies at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex’s Events Center along with Fred Nagel, Gary Sherrod and Pat Stacey. “Oh gosh, he loved everything about trapshooting,” Jackie Garrigus said. “I didn’t know him when he was in his heyday. We probably met in the late 80s. He just loved trapshooting and the camaraderie. “He loved to help people tweak their game a little bit. He really enjoyed helping the kids that were beginning to shoot. He would have just felt that this would be a pat on the back for all the effort he put into trapshooting.”...more