Budd Lynch, a part of the Detroit Red Wings' brand, died Tuesday. He was 95.
Lynch, the Red Wings' longest-tenured employee, began working for the organization in 1949, hired by the Red Wings to do play-by-play on radio and TV. He never left, and for the last 27 years he served as the team's public-address announcer. He died after a brief illness at a Detroit-area rehabilitation center.
Frank Joseph James Lynch legally changed his name to Budd after World War II, when he became a dual U.S.-Canadian citizen. He was born in Windsor and resided in Wyandotte.
Lynch was a member of the Canadian Army's Essex Scottish Regiment that landed on the beaches of Normandy, France on D Day, June 6, 1944. A month later, he was wounded in battle, losing his right arm and shoulder.
Sixty-three years ago, GM Jack Adams suggested Lynch call television games for the Wings starting in 1949-50, after he had called Windsor Spitfires games on radio at CKLW.
Over the last 23 years, Lynch helped raise more than $1 million for children's programs at the Guidance Center in Southgate. The Budd Lynch Celebrity Golf Classic was held each summer to help raise money for the program.
Lynch would deliver his signature line, "May we suggest you remove your hat?" before the national anthem was played at Joe Louis Arena. Fans will have to remember to remove their hats on their own the next time hockey is played there.
Lynch is survived by six daughters, Janis, Valerie, Mary, Francey, Patricia and Lori; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Lynch was at the microphone for eight of the Wings' 11 Stanley Cup championships. He has five rings, beginning with the 1953-54 season.
Lynch, the Red Wings' longest-tenured employee, began working for the organization in 1949, hired by the Red Wings to do play-by-play on radio and TV. He never left, and for the last 27 years he served as the team's public-address announcer. He died after a brief illness at a Detroit-area rehabilitation center.
Frank Joseph James Lynch legally changed his name to Budd after World War II, when he became a dual U.S.-Canadian citizen. He was born in Windsor and resided in Wyandotte.
Lynch was a member of the Canadian Army's Essex Scottish Regiment that landed on the beaches of Normandy, France on D Day, June 6, 1944. A month later, he was wounded in battle, losing his right arm and shoulder.
Sixty-three years ago, GM Jack Adams suggested Lynch call television games for the Wings starting in 1949-50, after he had called Windsor Spitfires games on radio at CKLW.
Over the last 23 years, Lynch helped raise more than $1 million for children's programs at the Guidance Center in Southgate. The Budd Lynch Celebrity Golf Classic was held each summer to help raise money for the program.
Lynch would deliver his signature line, "May we suggest you remove your hat?" before the national anthem was played at Joe Louis Arena. Fans will have to remember to remove their hats on their own the next time hockey is played there.
Lynch is survived by six daughters, Janis, Valerie, Mary, Francey, Patricia and Lori; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Lynch was at the microphone for eight of the Wings' 11 Stanley Cup championships. He has five rings, beginning with the 1953-54 season.
Budd Lynch, a part of the Detroit Red Wings' brand, died Tuesday. He was 95.
Lynch, the Red Wings' longest-tenured employee, began working for the organization in 1949, hired by the Red Wings to do play-by-play on radio and TV. He never left, and for the last 27 years he served as the team's public-address announcer. He died after a brief illness at a Detroit-area rehabilitation center.
Frank Joseph James Lynch legally changed his name to Budd after World War II, when he became a dual U.S.-Canadian citizen. He was born in Windsor and resided in Wyandotte.
Lynch was a member of the Canadian Army's Essex Scottish Regiment that landed on the beaches of Normandy, France on D Day, June 6, 1944. A month later, he was wounded in battle, losing his right arm and shoulder.
Sixty-three years ago, GM Jack Adams suggested Lynch call television games for the Wings starting in 1949-50, after he had called Windsor Spitfires games on radio at CKLW.
Over the last 23 years, Lynch helped raise more than $1 million for children's programs at the Guidance Center in Southgate. The Budd Lynch Celebrity Golf Classic was held each summer to help raise money for the program.
Lynch would deliver his signature line, "May we suggest you remove your hat?" before the national anthem was played at Joe Louis Arena. Fans will have to remember to remove their hats on their own the next time hockey is played there.
Lynch is survived by six daughters, Janis, Valerie, Mary, Francey, Patricia and Lori; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Lynch was at the microphone for eight of the Wings' 11 Stanley Cup championships. He has five rings, beginning with the 1953-54 season.
Lynch, the Red Wings' longest-tenured employee, began working for the organization in 1949, hired by the Red Wings to do play-by-play on radio and TV. He never left, and for the last 27 years he served as the team's public-address announcer. He died after a brief illness at a Detroit-area rehabilitation center.
Frank Joseph James Lynch legally changed his name to Budd after World War II, when he became a dual U.S.-Canadian citizen. He was born in Windsor and resided in Wyandotte.
Lynch was a member of the Canadian Army's Essex Scottish Regiment that landed on the beaches of Normandy, France on D Day, June 6, 1944. A month later, he was wounded in battle, losing his right arm and shoulder.
Sixty-three years ago, GM Jack Adams suggested Lynch call television games for the Wings starting in 1949-50, after he had called Windsor Spitfires games on radio at CKLW.
Over the last 23 years, Lynch helped raise more than $1 million for children's programs at the Guidance Center in Southgate. The Budd Lynch Celebrity Golf Classic was held each summer to help raise money for the program.
Lynch would deliver his signature line, "May we suggest you remove your hat?" before the national anthem was played at Joe Louis Arena. Fans will have to remember to remove their hats on their own the next time hockey is played there.
Lynch is survived by six daughters, Janis, Valerie, Mary, Francey, Patricia and Lori; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Lynch was at the microphone for eight of the Wings' 11 Stanley Cup championships. He has five rings, beginning with the 1953-54 season.
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