Perrin Delorey was a 10-year-old Westport Little Leaguer, ice hockey player and Cub Scout. He died in June of 2018. following a car accident after visiting the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Perrin’s memory has been kept alive by his family, friends, Little League and Staples Tuition Grants. On Wednesday, his father James posted on Facebook:
Today is our son Perrin’s 18th birthday.
Perrin was a thoughtful young man with a great future ahead of him. Angela and I talk about him all the time, as do his little sisters, Mireille and Elodie. He truly is present in our family of 5.
Perrin Delorey earned a Little League game ball in May 2018.
Perrin’s friends and classmates are now high school seniors, making plans for career, public service, university. It is both difficult and wonderful to see all of their accomplishments these last 8 years – performing in school plays, excelling at athletics, making music, volunteering in our community, climbing mountains, becoming Eagle Scouts, becoming adults.
These dreams and hopes are like those we had for Perrin, and what we have now for Mireille and Elodie.
Perrin at McGill University.
This year Perrin’s classmates, led by his “identical cousin” Philip, have created the Perrin Ryan Delorey “Do Your Best” Award, a Staples Tuition Grant that – because of the generosity of so many – will be given in perpetuity to help students pursue their dreams of higher education.
The award is modeled, in part, on Westport Little League’s Perrin Ryan Delorey Sportsmanship Award, presented not to the “best” player, but to the player who works the hardest to improve and help their teammates.
Perrin Delorey at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, with Ted Williams. He was a big Boston Red Sox fan.
We are so inspired by all the recipients of this award, and look forward to the continued adventures of Perrin’s peers as they enter adulthood.
What will they teach us? Where will they take us? What will they teach others? What kind of families will they build? How many people will they help? Who will they love?
We had all these questions and great expectations for Perrin, and now have them for his little sisters.
Perrin in a Princeton shirt, from his aunt Francesca Ryan.
Today, on Perrin’s 18th birthday, please, if you can, take a deep breath, say Perrin’s name out loud, and do your best to help someone else’s dreams come true.
(To donate to Perrin’s Staples Tuition Grants award, click here. Then choose “The Perrin Delorey ‘Do Your Best’ Award,” from the drop-down menu — it’s near the bottom of that list.)
Perrin, with his Cub Scout Eclipse Award.
Perrin at the Westport PAL Rink at Longshore …
… and at his mother Angela’s Hamilton College hockey rink.
Perrin with his godfather, Professor Triadafilos Triadafilopoulos, at the University of Toronto.
At Yale Bowl, for the Yale-Harvard game.
A few things in Scouting have changed since I became a Scout as a kid. Now, every youth from every family is welcome. There is a priority on safety and responsibility.
