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WATCHINSKY, DANIEL Birth Date: 16 Mar 1925 Death Date: Jun 1985 Issuing State: MD Residence at Death: PASADENA, ANNE ARUNDEL, MD 21122 SSN: 216-16-2042

Excerpt from Article ...Now It Can Be Told: The Sung Hero of the $150,000 Laurel International a couple of weeks ago was Jockey Jorge Velasquez, who booted Fort Marcy to victory, upholding U.S. racing prestige and collecting $10,000 in pay. But the Unsung Hero was Baltimore Cabbie Daniel Watchinsky, 45, who picked up Jockeys Velasquez and Ron Turcotte at Friendship International Airport when their plane was 90 minutes late from New York. Watchinsky booted his 5-year-old taxi 15 miles to the track in about 15 minutes, on the rail all the way, and got them there one minute under deadline for entering the race. A friend met them and paid off the taxi while the jockeys dashed inside. After the victory, Velasquez agreed that Watchinsky had saved the day and said, "I geeve heem nice teep if he steel there." Well, this is to remind Velasquez that Watchinsky is still there—right at the old international cabstand at Friendship—and he still ain't got that nice teep....

WATCHINSKY On June 4 1985, DANIEL. beloved husband of Gladys Watchinsky, devoted father of Marc Howard Watchinsky and grandfather of Jennifer Nicole Watchinsky, beloved nephew of Belle Desser. Graveside services on Thursday, June,, 6 at 11 A.M. at United Hebrew Cemetery, Washington boulevard. Please omit flowers. Memorial contributions to I.C.U: c/o North Charles General Hospital or Save-A-Heart Foundation, 14 Old Court road, 21208. Shiva through Sunday, morning at 7 Slade avenue, Apt. 703. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Funeral Home, Inc., 1100 Reisterstown road, Pikesville, 21208.