St Thomas High School - Thomist Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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LoU1s CHARLES GRAss1 Intramural Football 1, 2, 4. St. James Louie the Tommie booster .... Caulk and Grassi .... energetic and exemplary . . . . intramural football luminary . . . . delves into the sagas of athletic heroes .... a handball artist .... a friend's friend .... thinks St. James is the parish .... has an aversion to B.T.O.'s .... hopes to become an expert in business methods and procedures .... a good language student .... nice going, Louie .... we enjoyed your four years with us .... may success and good fortune attend your future activities. THoMAs ARTIIUR GRIMES RONALD EDWARD GRAW St. Patrick Lightweight Football 45 Lightweight Basketball 1, 25 Varsity Basketball 45 Intramural Football 1, 2, 35 Intramural Basketball 35 Homecoming Dance 45 Soph Frosh Dance 45 Junior Prom 3, 45 Senior Prom 45 Tolle Lege 3. Ronnie, a gentleman and a student .... discreet, gallant and urbane .... a com- petitive athlete .... formerly of Seward .... a grocery clerk .... basketball is his favorite sport .... quondam King of Hearts at a Muldoon function .... likes a strawberry malted .... youngest of four children .,.. Father Burns and Ronnie Graw .... very partial to algebra .... enjoys a spirited ping-pong match with Brown or Noe .... you were a good friend, Ronnie .... let gradu- ation strengthen the ties .... good luck. St. Patrick Intramural Football 1, 25 Intramural Basketball 2, 3. A stalwart supporter of the West End, especially St. Patrick's parochial activi- ties .... a pleasant smile, a helping hand .... inclined towards physics and mathematics .... a hunter and trapper .... has visited Nevada and wants to return there again. . ..the third of four brothers .... insists on well combed hair .... a vigorous intramural football enthusiast .... likes to dabble with machines and hopes to study deeper into the theory of machines .... good luck, Torn, for your future years. JAMES HALLEY HAYES St. Thomas, Beloit, Wis. Lightweight Football 25 Varsity Football 3, 45 Varsity Basketball 45 Intramural Football 25 Intramural Basketball 2, 3, 45 Intramural Baseball 2, 3, 45 Homecoming Dance 2, 35 Junior Prom 2, 3, 45 Senior Prom 45 T Club 4. Approachable and aifable .... All-City Football .... agile dancer .... a good student inclining toward the sciences .... earnest in his reading though partial to fiction .... a competitive competitor .... Bowen, Enright, Hayes and King . . . . a better than average tennis player . . . . expounds a unique theory on social activities . . . .includes a college course in his plans .... hold your ideals, Jim, and your tenacity will bring rewards. ST. THOMAS TOLLE LEGE '48

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RONALD KEITH ERICKSON St. Mary Varsity Football 45 Lightweight Basketball 15 Varsity Basketball 1, 25 Intramural Football 1, 25 Homecoming Dance 3, 45 Soph Frosh Dance 15 Junior Prom 35 Senior Prom 45 T Club 2, 3, 4. A Blackhawk Brave .... Erickson and Fussenger .... blond and blithe .... should be a model for clothing ads in magazines .... appreciates classical music .... adept at aquatic sports .... likes the study of government and politics .... sees possibilities in the future of intramurals .... enjoys an his- torical novel .,.. has definite convictions on scholastic social life .... a likeable boy with hosts of friends .... goodbye, Whitey, it was a pleasure to have been your friend .... best wishes for you. JOSEPI-1 ROLAND FENELON St. Patrick Varsity Football 3, 45 Varsity Baseball 2, 3, 45 Intramural Football 1, 25 Intramural Basketball 1, 2, 3, 45 Homecoming Dance 35 Junior Prom 35 Senior Prom 35 TU Club 3, 4. joe, the smiling blond .... versatile quarterback, an All-City selection .... base- ball's promising outfielder....intramural court luminary .... Fenelon is playing today .... serious in study, attentive in class .... moulder of opinion for the West End Club .... bears a pronounced dislike for a B.T.O ..... Knight of Columbus, a Holy Name man .... his curl is a tonsorial technique .joe's determination to succeed should beget for him a creditable college Clfecfs josisvu PAUL FUSSENGER St. Patrick Varsity Basketball 35 Lightweight Basketball 15 Intramural Football l, 2, 3, 45 Intramural Basketball 2, 45 Intramural Baseball 1, 2, 3, 45 Homecoming Dance 1, 2, 3, 45 Soph. Frosh Dance 1, 25 junior Prom 2, 35 Senior Prom 45 Tom Crier 35 Tolle Lege 4. Joe, the man about town .... sees all, hears all .... a fervent admirer of Father Cibulskis .... Blackhawk A.C ..... U.S.N.R ..... took a navy cruise in the Atlantic .... follows his mother into the alumni .... advocate of formal dances . . . . believes that a boy's abilities should be used and his opportunities seized . . . . always employed .... knows the merit of all shaving creams .... discusses events of great moment with Erickson and Tom Kelly .... studies many col- lege catalogues .... our best wishes to you, Joe, and good luck for your plans. PAUL PETER GILL St, James Intramural Football 2, 3, 45 Intramural Baseball 1, 2, 3, 45 Home- coming Dance 3, 45 Junior Prom 3, 45 Senior Prom 3, 45 Sanctuary Society 4. A brother of john, '42 .... a gentleman, courteous and chivalrous .... a spare- time grocery clerk .... very much attracted to the fairer sex .... maintains that his favorite dish is sauerkraut .... interested in boating .... member of Sea Scouts, Ship 500 .... dabbles in photography .... avid intramural football and baseball enthusiast ..... serious in his studies .... very skillful in the art of terpsichore .... considering the possibilities in the field of accountancy .... we know, Paul, that success will be your portion. ST. THOMAS TOLLE LEGE '48

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JOHN LAWRENCE HEASLIP St. Patrick Varsity Football 25 Varsity Basketball 15 Lightweight Basketball 25 Intramural Football 25 Intramural Basketball 15 Homecoming Dance 35 Soph Frosh Dance 25 Junior Prom 25 Senior Prom 25 T Club 2. The record of three Heaslip brothers at St. Thomas .... strong, determined and alert .... an athlete and a gentleman .... industrious and energetic .... enjoys reading historical works .... an expert dancer .... very partial to mathe- matics .... a drug store clerk .... sees possibilities in the future of pharmacy . . . .exquisite in his choice of clothing . . . . proud of his family . . . . a good boy with good ideals .... we know success will be yours, Jack, you merit it. DONN ALLAN JAcoBs St. Mary Varsity Baseball 45 Intramural Baseball 25 Intramural Football 45 Intramural Basketball 4. Oldest of six children, three boys, three girls .... very tall .... intensely interested in athletics .... favors history as a subject .... would like to study law .... reticent and reserved .... enjoys a spirited handball contest .... fol- lows the Cubs .... likes to swim .... claims that St. Thomas has a tremendous attraction for him .... an intramural booster .... member of the West End Club.. .. well done, Donn, we hope good fortune will be yours. JAMES ARTHUR KAMPMEIER St. Patrick Intramural Football 2, 3, 45 Homecoming Dance 45 Junior Prom 3, 45 Senior Prom 3, 4. Kampmeier and Stevenson .... Kampmeier and Swenson, Sughroue, Gill and Grimes .... employed by an optometrist for three years .... favors football over all sports .... has an aptitude for mechanics .... an equestrian .... holds an interesting theory on jug .... interested in French and Physics .... favors selectivity of curricula .... promotes a flourishing social agenda .... an ani- mated and interesting conversationalist .... good luck, Jimmy, it was great to have known you .... you have our best wishes. DANIEL THOMAS KELLEY St. Jude, Beloit,Wis. Lightweight Football 25 Varsity Football 3, 45 Lightweight Basket- ball 25 Varsity Basketball 3, 45 Varsity Baseball 2, 3, 45 Homecoming Dance 25 Soph Frosh Dance 25 Junior Prom 3, 45 Senior Prom 3, 45 Class Secretary 35 Honor Society 2, 3, 45 T Club 4. Kelley and Lichtfuss .... charming and enchanting .... an excellent student . . . . a pitcher with finesse . . . . Father Corrigan admirer. . . . a must at most social functions .... a believer in the philosophy of the poet .... an ardent interest in physics and chemistry .... has studied the possibilities of law as a profession .... a gentleman, cultured and refined .... a narrator of note .... Cling to your ambitions, Tom, and reach the top .... we treasure your friend- ship. ST. THOMAS TOLLE LEGE '43