Santa Anita’s beloved ‘Paddock Captain’ John Shear dies at age 102 – Press Enterprise

It was inevitable, but heartbreaking nonetheless. No one lives forever, but if anyone deserved an endless life it was John Shear, Santa Anita’s beloved “Paddock Captain” who died Tuesday at a rehabilitation facility in Arcadia. In his 1968 hit song “Abraham, Martin and John (yes, some of us are old […] Read More