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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Dear Members of our Campus Community,</p><p class="MsoNormal">We are so saddened to have learned that longtime pioneer in Cardinal women’s sports, Leith Bardon, passed away at her Plattsburgh home Tuesday, April 12. She was 79.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Ms. Bardon joined the SUNY Plattsburgh community faculty as an instructor in physical education in September 1970. Prior to that, according to her obituary, she served as coach of women’s field hockey, one of the college’s first women’s sports teams. In 1974, she was promoted to assistant professor in physical education and associate professor in 1988. She served as chair of the department in 1994.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Ms. Bardon organized and directed intramurals on campus, advised the college’s rugby team and served as a longtime official for swim meets around the region long after retirement from SUNY Plattsburgh. During her tenure at the college, she was instrumental in the formation of the college’s Fitness and Wellness Leadership major, which was launched in 2007. As senior faculty member, she was often called on to carry the college’s mace during commencement ceremonies. She would often forgo the ceremonial white gloves and opt instead to wear her golf gloves because she said they gripped its well-polished wood better.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Ms. Bardon officially retired in 2013 but long remained a supporter of the college and of Cardinal sports.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Calling hours will be Friday, April 22 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Brown Funeral Home,, followed by graveside services at St. Peter’s Cemetery, South Catherine Street, Plattsburgh. Arrangements are entrusted to Brown Funeral Home at 29 Broad St, Plattsburgh, 518-561-3980, <a href="mailto:info@brownfuneralhomeinc.com">info@brownfuneralhomeinc.com</a>.</p><p class="MsoNormal">For a full obituary, visit <a href="https://www.brownfuneralhomeinc.com/memorials/leith-bardon/4902822/index.php">https://www.brownfuneralhomeinc.com/memorials/leith-bardon/4902822/index.php</a>.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Our heartfelt condolences to all who knew and loved her.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Be well, and please stay safe.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Gerianne</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">GERIANNE WRIGHT DOWNS</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">Assistant Director of Communications</p><p class="MsoNormal">Office of the President</p><p class="MsoNormal">151 Hawkins Hall</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">101 Broad Street</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Plattsburgh, N.Y. 12901</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">(o) 518-564-3094</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">(f) 518-564-2094</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="http://plattsburgh.edu/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155cc">plattsburgh.edu</span></a></span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><img border="0" width="180" height="279" style="width:1.875in;height:2.9062in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D85326.A6704D70" alt="Cardinal Pledge"></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></body></html>