information acquired from the WSHPA Hall of Fame Book, newsletters and other sources

IRENE OSTRANDER       Jackson, MI

inducted 1985

Jean and Irene Irene was a WSHPA member for many years, she was the wife of James Ostrander.

Irene won the class B title in the 1971 Water Wonderland tournament.
She was Class B state champion in 1971

1972 she captured the number four position in the ladies class A division.

Irene won the Ladies State Championship title in 1973.
She won the Class D world title the same year in Eureka California.

In 1974 she finished 2nd in the ladies state championship class.

Irene was a member of the WSHPA Ladies Auxiliary for many years.
She served as the state 2nd vice president in 1971-72.

After her husband passed away in 1977, she donated money to the Chief Okemos Club for a memorial court to be built in his honor.

Irene was a class A champion and a dedicated member, she attended many world tournaments with her husband and son James Jr.