Switzerland County High School's "Mike Night"

From boys' basketball coach B.J. McAlister:

On Friday, February 1^st , Switzerland County Boys’ and Girls’ Basketball teams will be hosting Shawe Memorial for the 1^st Annual “Mike Night”. The goal is to help raise money for the Mike McClure Scholarship Foundation. The Girls’ Varsity team will tipoff at 6 with the Boys’ Varsity following. I have attached an order form for the shirts that we will be selling from now until Saturday, January 26^th. The profit from the t-shirts will go to the scholarship foundation. The scholarship will be available to SCHS students involved in FCA. If you would like to purchase a shirt please print off the form, fill it out, and return it to your building’s office.

 Also, there will be a benefit dinner held in the high school cafeteria that night with all proceeds going to the scholarship foundation. I will have more details later this week.

 Please make checks for the T-shirts payable to Switzerland County Basketball.

 We will also be taking  donation from anyone interested in donating to the Mike McClure Scholarship Foundation.

 The Boys’ and Girls’ Basketball programs are very excited to host this event and honor one of the great residents of Switzerland County.

Email Coach McAlister at McAlister, B.J. <bjmcalister@switzerland.k12.in.us> to order a t shirt.

Below is the obituary from Mr. McClure from this past summer.

Michael Howard McClure, 61, of Patriot, passed away at 2 a.m. Tuesday, August 21st, 2012, at his home.

He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on March 3rd, 1951, the son of William M. "Bill" McClure of Rising Sun and the late Jean (Humphrey) McClure. He grew up in the Rising Sun community and was a graduate of Rising Sun High School, Class of 1969. He received his bachelor's degree from Purdue University in 1974 and his master's degree from Indiana University. Upon graduation he started teaching for the Switzerland County School Corporation. He spent over 37 years teaching in Switzerland County and still taught there until this day. He held various teaching positions at Switzerland County over the years and was the boys and girls golf coach. He also had been basketball coach for the junior high and junior varsity and the track coach. He was a member of the Rising Sun Church of Christ and was an FCA sponsor.

On October 30th, 1982, he married Pam (Burk) McClure who survives. They were together nearly 30 years.

He loved being outdoors and enjoyed golf, boating, skiing, camping, gardening and working on the farm. He was an avid follower of Purdue sports, often shouting instructions at the television screen during games. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, son and brother and will be remembered for the giving of his time and the positive impact he had on the lives of so many of Switzerland County's youth.

In addition to his loving and caring wife, Pam, he is also survived by his son, Lance (Jackelyn) McClure of Patriot; his step-grandchildren, Zach and Makenna Perkins; his father, William "Bill" McClure of Rising Sun; his two brothers, William N. McClure (Pam) of Rising Sun and Steven A. McClure (Lisa) of Wabash, Indiana; his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Bernie and Sue Burk of Vevay; his sister-in-law, Debi Lucas (Bob) of Moorefield; his brother-in-law, Brad Burk (Lisa) of Vevay; and several nieces, nephews and many friends.