Lockport Township High School - Lock Yearbook (Lockport, IL)

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09101. HUUE H 7' F UL UNES 7' 'ER V55

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Presen+ed and published by Hwe I955 Lock Sfaff of Loohooh+ Township High School 1555

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DEDICATICDN WiTh sincere graTiTude, The Locl4 sTaTT dedicaTes The Lock oT l955 To The mem- ory oT The laTe Dr. Emil J. Viskocil, who Through loyalTy, ThoughTTulness, honesTy, and service aided in The progression oT Locl4porT Township l-ligh School and The communiTy. Dr. Vislcocil was born and educaTed in LoclcporT. While aTTending LoclcporT l-ligh, he was an enThusiasTic parTicipanT in many exTracurricular acTiviTies-Track, baslceTball, and dramaTics. During his senior year, he broughT Tame To L.'l'.l-LS. by winning TirsT place in The sTaTe iavelin Throwing conTesT, The TirsT in The hisTory oT LoclcporT l-ligh To do so. During his school years, he was very deeply inTeresTed in science and lcnew Trom The beginning ThaT his True vocaTion in liTe was To be ThaT oT a docTor. ATTer receiving his bachelor oT arTs and docTor oT medicine degrees aT Loyola UniversiTy, he pracTiced in LoclcporT and became a Tamiliar Tigure, well-liked by everyone because oT his sincere aTTiTude Toward his worlc and his wonderTul sense oT humor. l-le was acTive in many civic organi- zaTions-The LoclcporT Lions, The Loyal Order oT Moose, a member oT The Perez Council No. II76 oT The KnighTs oT Columbus, pasT presidenT oT The Will- Grundy CounTy Medical SocieTy, vice- presidenT oT The LoclcporT Township High School Board oT EducaTion, and a mem- 1900-T954 ber oT ThaT organizaTion Tor eighTeen years. Dr. Vislcocil sTrove To obTain The besT in healTh, welTare, and educaTion Tor his communiTy, and his deaTh resulTed in The loss oT a good Triend, ciTizen, and docTor. 5