Burton Cup adds to Code Council icon's legacy. |
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"I thought it would be great if we could memorialize him and the event with a trophy, kind of like the Stanley Cup," said Tole, director of Development Services for Pleasanton, Calif.-based 4Leaf Inc., an engineering and construction management ICC partner for 12 years. Tole told Code Council Chief Executive Officer Dominic Sims he would sponsor the cup, and Sims asked Code Council Chief Operating Officer/Chief Financial Officer John Belcik, who handles the financials for the golf outing, to look into it. "We started looking at different types of trophies, and what would be best to honor Ron with," said Belcik. "We found a nice design, and then we talked to a few of his close friends on how we could personalize it further." Belcik said they added an image of Burton, as well as his favorite greeting: "How Are Ya?" The trophy stands about 18 inches tall with a wooden base. Thus was born, the Burton Cup. The Ron Burton Annual Golf Outing was conceived by several of his friends — and Past Presiding Officers of ICC — as a way to continue the educational legacy of a widely respected man who drew concurrence on safety — and have some fun with fellow golfers, as Ron himself loved to do, before his sudden passing in November 2014. They also suggested the funds raised at the outing be used toward training future code officials, something Burton devoted much of his career to. The event has raised about $30,000 in each of the two years it has been in existence. Tole said he's honored to sponsor the Burton Trophy, and hopes its legacy shines for decades. In fact, he hoped the winners of the first two events would be inscribed on the award, just like the Stanley Cup. Done and done, Belcik said, "And now it's ready for this year's winner in Columbus." | |||||||||||||
