Coach Reeve

When I think of Sister Reeve, a flood of emotions comes to my mind. I played Volleyball, Basketball, and Track  with her as my coach in 1973-74.  Good times;  I loved her contagious laugh. I remember the generosity of her family, staying in her parent's basement as we traveled through Salt Lake.  The long trips in the van, as we traveled to various matches and tournaments.  Trying to keep Sis. Reeve awake, listening to her stories.

I recall the intensity of the games:  If you happened to be sitting next to her on the bench, you would end up with bruises on your legs because she would pound them from her excitement.

Hanging out at her apartment was always a treat, listening to the latest Anne Murray album ( I still enjoy listening to them).

I will forever be grateful for her great example.  Her love for the Lord and his Gospel and the way she lives her life reflects that love.

Several years ago, my family was passing through Rexburg and stopped to visit with Sis Reeve.  She made each of my children feel important in her very special way.  She took the time to show our oldest son the campus of BYU-I.  I always hoped my daughter would be able to come and play Volleyball for her. When BYU-I did away with the sports I realized it wouldnt happen.  My family still remembers her fondly.

My name is Valerie Garrett Biggs.  Today, my husband, Don and I reside in Mesa, AZ.  We are the parents of 5 children, and 6 grandchildren.

Sis Reeve, Thanks for all the memories and especially your friendship.  You will always hold a special place in my heart.  Enjoy your retirement!

 Valerie Garrett Biggs  1040 E Kael St.   Mesa, AZ  85203

I'd love to hear from you.  vbiggs@cox.net

 

 

 

Coach Reeve Retirement

Congratulations Coach.  I played basketball and volleyball for Ricks College in 1976-77. 

 

I think we were the last team to wear the uniforms that were homemade and came with blue sewn in bloomers under a skirt.  There is actually a picture of them in the team pics in this blog – those were fun to do a volleyball roll inJ  

 

Other memories that  make me smile: no assistant coaches, the alphaphete (a wonderful run around the campus - did that stop?), a Coach with a great laugh and smile, kazoo bands down the streets of our opponents city and even a stay at my folks house in Rockland on our way home from a Utah game.

 

From all the lessons learned memories I’ll choose one - I remember driving into Rexburg during summer school in 1976 after the Teton Dam Flood.  The city was devastated from the wall of water that had ripped through.  Sister Reeve was walking down the road with a quilt over her shoulder.  If memory serves, it was the only thing she had salvaged while looking for all her belongings.  I don’t remember that she complained at all.  She just moved on with strength and grace.  Thanks for that great example in how to handle adversity.  It has served me well over the years.

 

Here is wishing you the best in the newest chapter of your life.  If you ever find yourself in Boise please look me up.  I’d love to catch up.

 

Colleen May

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Coach Reeve

Congratulations Coach, on a lifetime of sacrifice and service. You have been a great example of greatness to so many along the  journey.
So many memories that I could write about:
The trauma of tryouts as you stood on that ladder across the net, pounding balls as you yelled out my name. I was too afraid to even tell you that I went by Linn and not Karren.
Then there was the night, one of the nights, of those many long road trips, when we'd sit up at the front of the van reading the map and giving directions. I can't remember now how we ended up going the wrong way, but a whole hour in the wrong direction, was not a good way to prepare for the upcoming match.
One of my all time favorites though, was the morning of the Egg McMuffins. Barbara, Joyce and I had run to McDonalds to get breakfast for the team. We were short on time and it was important that we get some breakfast before the game. You were specific in wanting Egg McMuffins because they had the protein we needed. When we returned with 20 empty english muffins you couldn't believe it! The rest of the trip, and then some, you kept wanting to know how we had pronounced "egg mcmuffin". How could we have messed that up? Did we mumble? I'm pretty sure we rehearsed the words the rest of the weekend. And laughed all the harder each time.
Dancing on the little trampoline in your front room, in our Lavoy nightgowns listening to Anne Murray.
Whether we lost a game, or came out on top; on the court or off,  you always reminded us that,  "Greatness is it's own reward."
Thanks for the memories!
Good luck to you as you continue to affect the lives of all you come in contact with, as you no doubt will.
Love,
Linn  ("Karren")


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Linnea

Coach Reeve

Congratulations Coach Reeve on an amazing career at BYU-I!!  You have influenced my life and so many others.  It was great to see you last summer and have my kids meet you.  Whenever they have to do something difficult, I will say to them," It isn't supposed to be a piece of birthday cake!" and I think of you with a smile.  That phrase you always said is a good reminder that we can do hard things.  Life isn't going to always hand you a "piece of birthday cake".  Thank you, Coach and I hope your retirement brings some wonderful new opportunities!!
 
Sincerely,
Robyn Stewart Mecham

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September 1972 was the first of many changes in my adult life. I left a very small community and a very large, happy family to start my college education.

Sister Reeve's caring and fun personality was attracting to me. I felt safe to be with her. I learned many things that I wanted to use when teaching in the public school and with my callings in Young Women's.  What has impacted my life the most is that she shared with me spiritual experiences of listening to promptings, understanding them, and being grateful for them.

Tim and I just completed a new building in Hamilton Montana for our growing Carpet Cleaning and Restoration business.

I have 3 adult children, two are married, and 3 grandchildren.

Attached photo is Weston's wedding on May 28, 2011

Peggy Mouritsen McKay    plmcrewboss@hotmail.com     1171 Nordheim, Lane    Corvallis, MT 59828

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Congratulations Coach Reeve on all the good you have done over the years!  Thank you for your help to me while I played volleyball at Rick's.  I now live in New Mexico with my husband and our two sons.  Love, Kim Spangler Leonard

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Coach Reeve would do anything she could, to make us a better team.  I remember having a rough game at Utah Valley.  Their fans sat right next to the court and heckled us the whole game.  Well, Coach Reeve was not going to let some hecklers get the best of her team.  The next thing we knew, she had asked the Ricks College Football team to come to our next practice.  They had been instructed to heckle away.  To Coach Reeve's dismay our football team was too nice to do more than cheer and encourage.  However, we learned the importance of blocking out the fans and focussing on the game.  

Coach Reeve also has many qualities that I have admired off the Volleyball court.  I remember as a player watching her several times picking up garbage that she saw on the ground, and putting it in the garbage cans.  I know it is kind of a silly thing, but I have always admired her that.   

Also, because I live in Rexburg, I get the opportunity to watch, as her deep, genuine concern for people, benefits those in our community. She has given motivational speeches to my daughters volleyball teams, and is a wonderful ward primary president, to my niece and nephews.

I found the following quote, that Coach Reeve had put in each of our individual volleyball folders back in 1989.  I would like to express the same thoughts to her now in 2011.

Whatever we do…we're thinking of you.  At times we have so much to do, 

We miss not having time with you… But even when you're not around,

Our thoughts of you can help,  we've found!

When we're surrounded by a crowd,  our thoughts of you sure make us proud,

'Cause when we look at all the rest, we know in you we've found the best!

When we watch you, on the floor, we know you're champions and are giving more…

So we will take this time to say… we respect you and love you more dearly each day.

Happy retirement and thank you for everything,

Christy (Stembridge) Jackson

Volleyball memories with Coach Reeve

Oh so many memories from 2 years of fun and great volleyball at Ricks College playing for JoAnn Reeve!  Where to start… 

 

My name is Kori (Wilson) Livingston and I played for Coach Reeve from 1991-1993.  Some of the first memories I have of Coach is her telling us that the ball is like a light fluffy cloud – I guess that was meant to mean use a soft touch…which, as a setter, did mean something ;)  We go from her softer side to a more intense side as I remember her up on mats hitting balls down at us and yelling our names at the top of her voice with fire in her eyes!  I will always remember when one teammate, Diana, had her turn and Coach yelled, “Di!! (die)” each time she hit the ball at her and we could not stop laughing!  She was even a magician one time when she pulled a fabric softener sheet out of her sleeve and with a surprised look on her face said, “oh look!” (which we turned into “ta da!” when we retold the story).  Coach had a great laugh!  Coach Reeve was also a motivator.  She used Yoda’s “Do or do not. There is no try” to get us working hard and doing our best.  I continue to use that line with my kids!  One night after we won Coach’s 500^th win, a bunch of us, with colored water in squirt bottles, went to her home and wrote “500” in the snow for her.  We had a great year that first year and went 54-1 going into the NJCAA tournament held down in Miami.  Asst. coach Larry Stocking had put together a great motivational video for us to watch before Regionals that year and to this day I can’t help but smile and feel the excitement of that year along with the fun memories when I hear MC Hammer’s “Too Legit To Quit” J  From summer volleyball camps and big red van “races” taking campers to and from the high school (which I won, don’t let anyone else tell you otherwise haha!) to hiking the Tetons for team building, to water tower runs with Larry and finding shortcuts through sprinklers, to jump training in the pool in modest Ricks College issued swimwear, to sprints on the football field, to winning, playing hard and having fun… I THANK YOU, Coach JoAnn Reeve, for the memories!  I’m blessed to have played for you and learned from you.  Happy retirement, it is well deserved!

 

Kori (Wilson) Livingston

 

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I was very shy in high school and was extremely nervous about leaving home and attending Ricks’ College (that is what it was called back then).  JoAnn Reeve was assigned my advisor, my coach and my teacher in many classes.  She helped me tremendously in gaining confidence, and working hard both in classes, and in volleyball.  I was so blessed to get to know and feel her great spirit and testimony of the gospel.  When Coach Reeve’s went on a mission I met her at the MTC and was able to wish her well.  I have seen you several times at The Jordan River Temple when you would bring your sister, you have and will always be a wonderful influence in my life.  Thanks so much for your example, faith and enthusiasm.  I will always remember your laugh!  J   Happy Retirement and I know you will do many great things yet to come.

 

 

Charlene Holden

 

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To whom it may concern,
My name is Rochelle Russell. I went by Rass and was on the team from 1992-1993. I walked onto the team as a middle blocker. I currently live in Buckeye, AZ. I have three children ages 16, 14, and 7 years of age, and will be celebrating my 18th anniversary. I currently am a Resource teacher for 7th grade. I graduated with a dual major with Elementary Education/ Special education K-12.
 
Here are my memories:
 
The first month into volleyball, we were conditioning by using the swimming pool to enhance our jumping. I wasn't paying attention to how close I got to the curb and split my chin open. I received 5 stitches. When it came time to take the stitches out, she volunteered on taking them out. She couldn't wait to use her nursing skills to take the stitches out. She had a great touch and we got all of the thread out. Thanks Coach! 
 
Another time is when our bus broke down in St. George, UT. Our assistant coach Larry Stocking had just ran a marathon. We ended up renting a van and crammed the team into a van. We were 2 hours late for our next game with Snow College. We got off the van, changed, and played the game. With no warm up we won against Snow. Let's just say the bus driver and the team saw a different side of coach Reeves. DON'T MESS WITH COACH REEVES! 
 
Have a great retirement.