Vale - Adolfs Lacis

A giant of the Sherwood Districts Australian Football Club, Adolfs Lacis was born in Latvia and migrated with his family to Australia as a young boy.

He attended Sherwood State School and played Aussies Rules from 1953 to 1974 and was one of the founding players of the Magpies first even Junior teams in 1957. We was a strong on-baller as a player, before serving on the committee from 1973 to 1980, President in 1980. He also rejoined briefly in 1983, and spent time on the Social Club Committee in 1999-2000 and 2003-2005.

Aside from Adolfs huge contribution to the club as a player and his service as a board member, he was also very generous - donating trophies, contributing to field maintenance, equipment, capital works and in the 70's and 80's underwriting player payments.

In fact, it should be duly noted that in periods when the club experienced financial hardship - Adolfs was always first to lend assistance and provide financial support.

Adolfs also had a strong interest in the growth of female football and was a major sponsor of the clubs women's teams from 2000 to 2010, and again supported the female football development from 2019 with donations of match day awards in Senior Women's football and equipment and specialist coaching in youth girls football.

Adolfs was awarded Life Membership in 2009.

He studied at the University of Queensland and was somewhat of a quiet achieve, speaking many languages and attaining 5 Bachelor Degrees in Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, Economics, Commerce and Business. He developed an enduring friendship with another young migrant in Dick Jakavicius who was from Lithuania and together they became stalwarts of the Magpies for over 60 years. As adults they established a construction company - Radcon - and they personally built the clubhouse extensions. Their friendship would endure for well over 60 years and in many respects they were like brothers.

A little known fact also is that Adolfs brother illustrated and designed the Sherwood Football Club logo when he was a boy at Sherwood State School, and it remains the logo still used today.

Vale Adolfs Lacis - one the most significant contributors to Sherwood in club history. The club extends sympathies to his children Leah and Karl and the broader Lacis family.