Loras College - Purgold Yearbook (Dubuque, IA)

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DEDICATION Forty years ago, the trainer for the then Dubuque Tigers baseball team ran out on the field to aid an injured player and spilled the contents of his medical bag all over the diamond. For the rest of that season, whenever he appeared on the field, the fans yelled, “Hey Doc!” A year later, John D. Kammer came to Loras and his nickname followed him. For thirty-nine years, “Doc” has been trainer, confidant, and friend to thousands of Loras athletes and students. He has received dozens of honors from professional baseball teams and trainers’ organizations, but we here at Loras remember him best as the kindly soul who taped an ankle or gave us some work to do when we needed the money. “Doc” has truly been a friend of all who know him, and his record of service to the college and community at large is extraordinary. It is with prayer¬ ful best wishes and in deep gratitude for his years of service that the 1969 Pur gold staff dedicates this year¬ book to him.

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1969 SERVICE AWARD — Continuing the tradition of recognizing signifi¬ cant contributions to the Loras College community, the 1969 “Purgold” presents the Service Award to those associations whose aim it is to aid, to develop, and to guide less fortunate children. The clubs cited are: Buddy Club, Do-It-Yourself, and Big Brothers. Although collegians exist in a fast paced, chang¬ ing world, filled with numerous pressures, these stu¬ dents take time each week, and share it with a smaller companion who is retarded, living in less fortunate surroundings, or is orphaned. In so doing, they exemplify the true mark of a human being that shows love and compassion for his fellow man. ' c therefore feel it is a necessity to honor these Loras- men who are active in this endeav or, and hence we salute them with the 1969 Purgold Service Award. “That best portion of a good man’s life . . . Ilis little, nameless, unremembered, acts of kindness and of love.” Wordsworth 6