
Rick Alcorn (husband, father)
Yi-Ching "Anita" Chen (wife, mother)
Sharon Alcorn (daughter), Nov. 1, 2016, Federal Street sidewalk, outside the Willie Stargell statue entrance to PNC Park.
"For the last year and a half, I've (Rick) been piecing together a number of complete Pirates uniforms of different eras that I wear to games, for Halloween, to play wiffle ball with my daughter, etc. I convinced my family to jump on board and have bought/created matching 1979 uniforms for them, too. It was too late to wear them to a game in 2016, but we figured they could be used in the centerpiece photo in the 2016 version of our annual Holiday Season photo card. Of course, the most appropriate location for the family photo was with the statue of Pops, my all-time favorite Pirates player and the hero of my youth.
"After a finance-induced absence of several years, we resumed attending several Pirates games per season in 2010, when my daughter was 4 years old. Baseball was the initial draw to visit Pittsburgh from our home in Youngstown, Ohio. However, we quickly discovered the riverfront park and bike trail system, Point State Park, the museums, the cultural district around 6th and Penn, the Holiday activities around Market Square and PPG Place, the Strip District, etc. Visits started with baseball, but began to also include these other locations and activities. Day trips soon weren't enough and 2 or 3 day stays were in order, complete with bringing our bicycles. It gets harder and harder to leave, once we're in Pittsburgh. While we're rooted in Youngstown at the present, I can definitely envision retirement in Pittsburgh. The Mexican War Streets neighborhood intrigues me, with its historic housing and proximity to the North Shore and Downtown areas. I'd like to explore some of the other neighborhoods nearby, too. We aren't yet Pittsburghers, but it definitely feels like home."
Submitted by: Rick Alcorn