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

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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

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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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WILLIAM CHARLES KELLY Sr, Patrick Varsity Football 2, 4, Varsity Baseball 2, 4g Intramural Football 15 Intramural Basketball 1, 2, 3, 43 Intramural Baseball 1, 33 Home- coming Dance 2, 3, 4g Senior Prom 3, 45 T Club 3, 4. Tall, good looking and decisive .... All-City football .... intramural basketball stalwart .... popular with the ladies .... owns a stylish wardrobe .... prefers to read in the field of American history .... possesses ideals and strives to attain them .... graceful dancer .... a philatelist .... a connoisseur of classical music .... Father Lyne and Bill Kelly .... good luck and God bless you Bill MICI-IEAL you are a swell fellow. RAYMOND CLARENCE KING St. James Lightweight Football 2g Varsity Baseball 3, 4, Intramural Football 1, 4g Intramural Basketball 1, 2, 3, 43 Homecoming Dance 1, 3g Soph Frosh Dance 1, 24 Junior Prom 3, 4g Senior Prom 3, 43 Sanc- tuary Society 4g Tom Crier 1, 2, 33 Tolle Lege 4. Ray and Roger. . , . a natural joiner and collector .... always employed . . . . industrious and energetic .... a boy of many hobbies .... enjoys well-rounded social circuit .... U.S.M.C. Reserves .... likes chemistry .... a fisherman and boatman .... always neat .... an East side proponent for St. Thomas .... well known at Muldoon .... nice going, Ray, your energy and ambitions will help you realize your lofty goals. JAMES LAMENDOLA St. James Homecoming Dance 2, 3, 4g Soph Frosh Dance 1, 2, Junior Prom 2, 35 Senior Prom 2, 3, 43 President of the C.Y.R. Mike the merrymaker .... melodic and mirthful .... a mainstay at the Man- darin Gardens for five years .... interestingly adept at painting and sketching . . . . quite friendly and extremely popular. . . . an infectious smile . . . . prefers sociology .... professes a penchant for travel .... mildly indulges in ice skat- ing and winter sports .... popular at Muldoon and the C.Y.R ..... We know we will miss you, Mike .... you were a great classmate .... success and good luck. DONALD RICHARD LAWSON St. Peters Soph Frosh Dance 25 Junior Prom 35 Senior Prom 4. Lawson and Mullane .... has two sisters .... an A SL P grocery clerk for three years .... a cafeteria buddy for Sullivan .... a philatelist of note .... aiming for further studies in chemistry .... flashes a Winsome smile .... at times, a fashion plate .... takes his baseball statistics seriously .... appreciates the talents of St. Thomas athletes .... an advocate of wide social horizons .... Don's pleasant manner presages a happy future upon the completion of his academic training .... good luck, Don. ST. THOMAS TOLLE LEGE '48