The Joanne Jones Trophy honors one of the originators of Kenmure Fights Cancer. Joanne survived breast cancer for several years, but, sadly, lost her battle. Her bright and joyful persona will long be remembered by those who knew her. Her husband, Ken, relates her journey with cancer.
"In 2007, Joanne was named "Woman of the Year" by Pardee Hospital. Her picture (at right) is still in the Cancer Center at Pardee. At that time, we thought cancer was behind us ... but as we know, you are never cured ... it is just in remission. When her cancer was identified again, she was concerned she would let those people down who had thought this was over.
"Joanne loved to 'cruise.' We had traveled everywhere and had been on ships of all shapes and sizes but she wanted to make one last trip around the world. Dr. Radford gave us the okay to go since there was nothing else to do. She sent a daily email from the ship to her friends, many who are here in Kenmure, and was upbeat until the end. We got as far as Australia when she just couldn't go any more. We came home and she died a few weeks later ... March 31, 2009."
At left, Ambassador Quincy shows off the azaleas donated and planted in Joanne's memory near the Kenmure entrance.
Each year, the winners of the Kenmure Fights Cancer Golf Tournament are recognized on a plaque that is affixed to the trophy. The trophy itself is permanently located at Kenmure Country Club.
Right: Steve Harbison, KCC Club Manager and Ambassador Quincy. Steve sees to it that the trophy is updated each year.
Left: 2014 Winners: Mike Mulcahy, Peter Haft, Dick Brown & Brian Mulcahy.
The trophy was presented by a dear friend of Joanne's, Karen Beer (center). Rear: Master of ceremonies, David Amsler.
The trophy is awarded to the team with the low net score. As of April, 2014, all players are eligible.
Here are the trophy winners to date:
| Year | Winners | Year | Winners |
| 2005 | Kevin Tait |
2006 & 2007 |
Mark Aspinwall |
| Tom Tolles |
Dwight Donaldson |
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| Robert Huffman |
Gerry Fitsgibbons |
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| Donald Hoeffecker |
Richard Ludders |
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| 2008 | Bill Baker |
2009 | Judy Adamson |
| Joe Copeland |
John Adamson |
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| Don Mitchell |
Sarah Buntin |
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| Doug Watson |
John Buntin |
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| 2010 | John McFaddin |
2011 | Suzanne Gray |
| Paul Rapp |
Al Beers | ||
| Sam Rumford |
Darla Krause |
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| Kevin Tait |
Jim Krause |
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| 2012 | Alan Guyton |
2013 | Donald Mitchell |
| Brandon Nudd |
Joe Copeland |
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| Karston Randolph |
Jim Howard |
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| Jason Wells |
Tom Aschenbrenner |
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| 2014 | Dick Brown | 2015 | Judy Pendergast |
| Peter Haft |
Bill Pendergast | ||
| Brian Mulcahy | Lois Mikrut | ||
| Mike Mulcahy |
Al Pennington |