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Up Your Alley
Up Your Alley The Man, the Myth, the GPYC Bowling Legend!
The Bowling Recreation Center (BRC) is known as a hotbed of excitement and big numbers, many of which were generated – make that rolled – by Howard (“Eddie”) Smith, the first member to roll a perfect
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300 game at the Club. And though he adamantly shuns the spotlight, a bit of well-earned recognition is due his way. Along with fellow members Chris Izzi and Past Com. Bill Vogel, Howard Smith was instrumental in establishing the BRC, which has been a popular gathering spot ever since its major redo in 2018. Howard and his wife, Dianna, joined GPYC in 1984 at the encouragement of members Bud Cornillie and Past Com. Ty Totte. They have four children and an equal number of grandchildren, all of whom keep them busy in their retirement years. They have maintained a home in Grosse Pointe Shores for 43 years now.
Howard’s background is as humble as he is. He spent his high school years in Hamtramck, and after graduating found Howard Smith, GPYC Bowling Chair employment as a lab technician at Magnus Products Corporation in Detroit. He attended night school at U of D and Detroit Technical Institute to continue his chemical education, which ultimately led him to found his business, Edrich Products, Inc.
Edrich is a maker of industrial lubricants for metalworking applications: drilling, stamping, milling and the like. Howard retired from actively running the business in 2003, but still lends a hand in guiding its future. Ownership of Edrich Products was turned over to his very capable daughter, Deborah, in 2014.
Ever the jock at heart (he played baseball, basketball and hockey in his youth), Howard took naturally to bowling. He has been our Bowling Chairperson since 2006 and an integral part of the bowling community at the Club. In addition to posting his landmark 300 game, Smith was Live LIFE fully COVERED named Bowler of the Year in 2006 and 2014. He was also named Club Champion in 2013. He currently bowls in the Monday Men’s League and the Mixed League on Wednesdays.
What keeps Howard going – or rather rolling? “It’s the quality of the people we have in the program,” he says. “We have many great bowlers at GPYC. It’s exciting for me to be around competitors like them.”
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