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The voice is silent...The spirit echoes on DON POIER WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED as the voice of the Grizzlies. Poier joined the expansion Vancouver Grizzlies prior to their first tip-off and has been synonymous with the team since that time. Poier’s knowledge of the team and passion for the game was second to none. In the early years when the team lost more than it won, Poier was able to inject much needed optimism which encouraged both the players and the fans. When the team finally made the playoffs in the 2003/04 season, no one took more pleasure in the team’s success than Don. Don loved the Lord, his family and the Grizzlies and he thanked God every day for the privilege of doing his job.

Don’s memory will be cherished forever by his beloved wife Barb and the eight children and ten grandchildren they shared in their blended family. Don will also be missed by his Grizzlies family which includes his broadcast partners, colleagues throughout the NBA, players, coaches, staff and of course the countless thousands of fans whose lives Don touched and who will never hear a Grizzlies game without thinking of Don.

“… only in the movies and in Memphis”

Expressions of Sympathy and Remembrance Don Poier Tribute (open to public) - January 25, 2005 The Memphis Grizzlies will open the doors to FedExForum early for Tuesday’s game vs. Orlando so that fans and friends of Don Poier may pay their respects. Between 5 pm and 7 pm, fans may enter through the main doors of FedExForum to go to the Memphis Grizzlies practice court where there will be an opportunity to drop off cards or letters for the family, sign a guestbook, see photographs and hear game calls. Tickets are not required unless planning to stay for the game.

Memorial Donations The family requests that any memorials be sent to the Grizzlies Charitable Foundation in memory of Don Poier. Donations can be mailed to:

Memphis Grizzlies Charitable Foundation 191 Beale Street Memphis, TN 38103

- - condensed from: http://www.nba.com/grizzlies/news/poier_memorial_050124.html

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Results from FactBites:

InsideHoops.com - Memphis Grizzlies announcers Michael Cage, Pete Pranica (518 words)
	Don Poier, who has handled the radio broadcast for the team since their inception in Vancouver in 1995, will be moving to the team's television broadcasts.
	Poier, who expressed his interest in staying on the radio side, agreed to the switch when Randy Stephens, vice-president of broadcast operations, agreed to allow Poier to switch back to the radio broadcast on games that will not be televised by the team.
	Poier served a dual role on the broadcasts when the team was in Vancouver, when he spent five years providing play-by-play on the Grizzlies radio and TV simulcast.

Don Poier, Voice of the Grizzlies, Dies (608 words)
	Poier was the voice of the NBA Grizzlies since their inception in 1995, when they played in Vancouver.
	An avid golfer, Poier and his wife Barb a few years ago bought a recreational vehicle and were enjoying trips on the road, according to a 2003 interview in RV Golfer Magazine.
	Poier will be missed in town, Countryman said, adding that Poier's father has owned a car dealership and lived in town for a long time.

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