Eli S. (Ted) Lazovich |
| Posted 2007-01-06 by Arizona Newspapers |
| Eli S. "Ted" Lazovich, 69, of Phoenix died June 7 [2003] after an eight-month battle with lung cancer. He was born in Miami. He was co-captain of the 1950-51 Miami High School state basketball championship team. He was the first Arizona high school student to score more than 1,000 points, including 50 points in one game. He also played basketball and baseball at the University of Arizona for four years. After teaching several years in the Osborne School District at Clarendon School, he went to work for the Arizona State Compensation Fund, retiring in 1993. He was a member of the Phoenix Bowling Hall of Fame. Survivors include his wife, Peggy; one son, Marc; two daughters and one son-in-law, Cecile Pettle, and David and Michelle Lazovich Schadler; his mother, Violet; one brother, Bill Lazovich of Tucson; and two grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, June 12, at Green Acres Mortuary at 401 N. Hayden Road in Scottsdale. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Friday, June 13, at Green Acres Mortuary. Memorial contributions are suggested to the charity of the giver's choice. |
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