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

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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

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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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RICHARD JAMES LAZZERINI St. james Varsity Baseball 3, 45 Homecoming Dance 2, TH Club 4. Lazzerini, Sicotte, Sheehan and Rafferty .... an athlete who tends to hide his talent .... the mystery man at Muldoon .... an ice hockey fan .... reads stories pertaining to hunting and trapping .... very charming .... wavy hair . . . . quiet except when with Sheehan . . . . joins his mother in the alumni. . . . interested in sociology .... says he could learn to enjoy the fantasy of social life. . . claims he wants to travel west, acquire a college degree and establish himself in business .... our support is with you, Rick. JAMES PATRICK LICHTFUSS St. Thomas Lightweight Football 25 Varsity Football 3, 4g Lightweight Bas- ketball 2g Varsity Baseball 2, 3, 4g Intramural Football 25 Intramural Basketball 35 Junior Prom 34 Senior Prom 43 Class President 3g Vice President 45 T Club 3, 4. The third Lichtfuss brother at St. Thomas .... all swell boys .... jim, the personality boy .... a real charmer .... everyone's friend .... a contagious smile .... an athlete plagued with untimely injuries .... a forward, a halfback, Il good batsman .... Lichtfuss, Kelly and Fussenger .... Mayor of Muldoon . . . . likes religion and sociology . . . . admires Father Corrigan . . . . a superb dancer .... a gentleman .... has definite convictions on the role of a Catholic boy .... it was a privilege to know you, Jim ..,. good luck and farewell. CARLO PAUL MANALLI St. Anthony Homecoming Dance 2, 3, 4g Soph Frosh Dance 1, 25 Junior Prom 2, 33 Senior Prom 2, 3, 4. Carlo, the entertainer, is the youngest of twelve children .... personality and a smile .... a singer, a dancer and a natty dresser .... employed in a knitting mill .... Manalli and Lamendola .... a good conversationalist .... favors his- tory over other studies .... hopes to attend a professional school .... reads Bill- board and Variety .... a drawing card in social circles . . . . courteous, chivalrous and congenial .... it was a tonic being with Carlo, and we hope graduation will not deprive us of your company. WILLIAM JOHN MARETH St. Edward Lightweight Football 25 Varsity Football 33 Intramural Football 1, 2, 4g Intramural Basketball 2, 3, T Club 4. Big Bill, the eldest of four children .... intensely interested in agricultural pur- suits .... hopes to study the scientific aspects of farming .... vigorous in sports . . . . friendly, courteous and co-operative . . . . prefers reading pertinent to seeds and soil .... tall and muscular .... inclined to blush .... Father Burns and Bill Mareth....if interest in agriculture is indicative of success in farming, Bill will reach the top .... good luck, Bill. ST. THOMAS TOLLE LEGE '48