Gone But Not Forgotten

Paul Seaver, Coach, Milford Youth Center Commission Chairman, Dies at 53

Seaver, a longtime youth and community league coach in Milford, and chairman of the town's Youth Center Commission, died Tuesday of ALS.

Paul Seaver, a dedicated and decorated coach, and longtime advocate for Milford's youth, died Tuesday following a two-year battle with ALS. He was the chairman of the Milford Youth Center Commission, and had served for years as president of the town's Amateur Basketball Association. Mr. Seaver grew up in Milford and graduated from Milford High School in 1977. He initially worked at a family-owned business, Seaver's Express Co. Prior to his diagnosis, he worked at EMC Corp. in Hopkinton. He was a varsity or junior varsity coach in several towns, including Milford, Franklin, and Wellesley. Following his disclosure of his ALS diagnosis, the Milford community rallied around him, holding benefit basketball tournaments and games that drew …

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Wally Seaver Invitational Basketball Tournament to Raise Funds for ALS

Sixteen high school teams from Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island will participate in an invitational basketball tournament in Milford this weekend, to benefit ALS.

Paul "Wally" Seaver, a longtime basketball coach, is the inspiration for an invitational basketball tournament this weekend that is expected to attract 16 teams to Milford. The 1st Annual "Wally" Seaver High School Basketball Invitational will begin Saturday and conclude Sunday. It is expected to draw teams from numerous Central and Eastern Massachusetts towns, including: Milford, Hopedale, Ashland, Uxbridge, Sutton, Wachusett, Lunenburg, Framingham, Franklin and Wellesley. Teams also will travel from Boston (Brookline) and Mount St. Charles in Rhode Island, as well as Rocky Hill in Connecticut. [Editor's Note: See attached PDF for schedule] The tournament is organized by Paul M. Seaver, Wally Seaver's son and a graduate student at …

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