Honorary Life Members

Stuart Raynolds: Has probably held more offices more times and over a longer stretch than any other two IJA members put together. He was an early disciple of Harry Lind and learned club making from him, bringing quality custom clubs into the 20th century through his expertise in chemical engineering. Inspired to juggle by his father who was also a magician, he performed professionally throughout college at Cornell, often with Bud Carlson, son of Violet Carlson Beahan (Harry Lind's daughter). Now a senior research fellow in textile chemistry at DuPont, Raynolds continues to sell his professional quality epoxy resin clubs.

 

Roger Dollarhide: In the days when new members had to be sponsored, Dollarhide had the distinction of being recommended by Harry Lind in September of 1956. He quickly showed himself as one of the more active and contributing members. He lived up to his professed lifetime contract with "Add Another Ball, Inc."  by being one of the few early pursuers of numbers juggling.

 

He brought that dedication to IJA conventions in the form of championships, and was championships director from 1969 ­1979. He is proud of the fact that the championships he initiated to involve more members and earn more publicity for the IJA have become a hallmark of conventions.

 

Among his personal accomplishments was his signature trick of a six ball shower - a major feat at the time but one he says "pales" by comparison with what is going on at today's conventions (thanks in no small part to his own efforts at promoting numbers, however). Dollarhide says he "spent his youth practicing" and was drawn to juggling as a sport for those, like him, who weren't athletically inclined, where mistakes could be made in private.

 

He moved from his home in Washington to California specifically to be near Homer Stack in order to learn more. He became active in the IJA and organized a convention in 1968, the first on the West Coast, when the planned convention fell through. He was convention chairman in 1971 and 1972, and "Newsletter" editor 1969 -1971. He was elected president and also served for many years as the IJA's official photographer. Today he lives in Connecticut as a professional commercial photographer.