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

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RICHARD ALVIC SMITH Sr. Mary Varsity Football 2, 4g Lightweight Basketball 1, 2, Varsity Basket- ball 3, Intramural Football 1, 3, Homecoming Dance 3, 43 Soph Frosh Dance 2g Junior Prom 35 Senior Prom 3, 45 T Club 3, 4. Tall, quiet and graceful in gait .... an athlete and a student .... neat, courteous and amiable .... a center and an end .... Smith and Clifford .... Seen at most social functions .... fascinated by Father Lawrence's lectures .... enjoys the bridge table .... a visitor at the lake resorts in the summertime .... interested in the study of pharmacy .... if Dick plans the future as well as he planned the past success seems to be his lot .... well done, Dick. RALPH WAYNE STOCKDATE St. Peter Intramural Baseball lg Homecoming Dance 1, 23 Soph Frosh Dance 2, 3, 4, Junior Prom 3, 45 Senior Prom 45 Tolle Lege 4. Wayne the fair .... Ad Altare Dei .... Eagle Scout B.S.A ..... his first aid knowledge received city-wide attention when he assisted an injured person .... interested in photography and rillle ranges .... a good natured boy .... likeable and liking .... loves an optimist .... would prefer to make his way in aeronauti- cal studies .... faithful to his obligations .... courteous and respectful .... enjoys baseball and likes to play it .... you have our best wishes, Wayne, for a future filled with success. FRANCIS EUGENE SUGHIxoUE St. Patrick Intramural Football 2, 3, 45 Junior Prom 3. The third Sughroue at St. Thomas .... from Pecatonica .... perfect attendance until an appendectomy laid him low as a senior .... a charming smile .... Sughroue, Swenson and Gill .... likes roller skating and intramural football . . . . a good student . . . . blends the studies and the social graces . . . . a gentle- man .... claims he wants to see some of this earth and hopes to travel about it someday .... good luck, Gene, and may good fortune smile upon your en- deavors. JOHN THOMAS SULLIVAN St. Patrick Homecoming Dance 3, 49 Junior Prom 3, 4g Senior Prom 3, 4g Honor Society 2. Follows his parents into the alumni association .... Jim is the strong and silent t e . . . . a leasant smile . . . . Sullivan, Brown, Graw, Lawson .... enjo s social YP P 1 Y I conquests .... adept at the bridge table and on the golf course . . . . a connoisseur of modern music .... fastidious in dress inclining to brown and grey ensembles . Jim has his eye on a college education hoping to major in economics and business administration....nice going, Jim, it was pleasant to be associated with you. ST. THOMAS TOLLE LEGE '48

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gil? ' fi , ,I CARL PHILIP SALALIONE St. James Varsity Football 2, Intramural Football 1, 25 Homecoming Dance 1, 2, Soph Frosh Dance 1, 2. Philip the butcher, the traveler, the commuter . . . . gathered part of his educa- tion at Cascia Hall, Oklahoma . . . . enthusiastic sport spectator . . . . frequent visitor to the Wisconsin lakes . . . . an east side soda fountain habitue . . . . owns a magnificent record library .... has plenty of telephone numbers .... in the center of the social swirl .... :I friend's friend .... helpful, co-operative and courteous . . . . keep at it, Phil, and some day take over the American Meat In- stitute. RONALD NICHO1,AS SANTOSUOSSO St. Peter MICHAEL JOSEPH SHEEHAN Varsity Basketball Manager 33 Homecoming Dance 1, 25 Soph Frosh Dance 1, 25 Junior Prom 1, 2, 35 Senior Prom 2, 3. Ronnie, the man about town .... a multitude of interests .... collecting pipes, admiring horses, tinkering with machines, making the round of social calls . . . . gracing the dance floor .... affable and accommodating .... hopes to pursue studies in mechanics .... considers St. Peter's parish the tops .... so long, Ronnie, your four years with us helped make life wonderful. St. james Varsity Baseball 4, Lightweight Football 1, 2, Intramural Football 1, 2, 3, 4, Intramural Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4, Football Manager lg Junior Prom 3. Michael the fair .... intramural star .... pal of Fr. Burns .... sportsmanlikc competitor .... Boys club booster .... fascinated by physics and chemistry . . . . an apprentice butcher . . . . Sheehan, Rafferty, Sicotte . . . . admires the lit- urgy at St. james .... neat dresser .... handball artist .... inclines toward his- torical novels .... a good student .... promises to investigate the advantages of social life .... it was nice being with you, Michael, and success and good fortune should be yours. GEORGE EMIL SICOTTE St, James Lightweight Football 2, Varsity Football 2, 4, Varsity Basketball 3: Varsity Golf 1, 2, 3, 43 Captain 4g Intramural Football 1, 2, 3g Intramural Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4, Intramural Baseball 1, 2, 3, 43 Homecoming Dance 45 Soph Frosh Dance 1, 2, Junior Prom 35 T Club 4, Intramural All-Stars Football 1, 2, 33 Intramural All- Stars Basketball 1, 2. The third of four brothers at St. Thomas .... two sisters at home .... came from Rhode Island in 1937 .... spoke only French then .... learned English in Rockford .... a newspaper boy for seven years .... now employed by the Car- Pet-Line Company .... interested in all sports .... great forward passer.... rhythmic golfer .... enjoys a good jitterbug number at which he is adept . . . . well known among the young ladies . . . . a gentleman, respectful and cour- teous .... a smart dresser .... we'll miss you, George, you were a good friend. sr. THoMAs TOLLE LEGE was 31

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HAROLD EUGENE SWENSON St. Stanislaus Intramural Football 1, 2, 3, 45 Homecoming Dance 3, 45 Soph Frosh Dance 25 Junior Prom 2, 3, 45 Senior Prom 3, 45 Sanctuary Society 4. Swenson and Sughroue .... diligent and ambitious .... owns a captivating smile .... sharp in his appearance .... neat, courteous, punctual and pleasant . . . . employed by a local grocery chain for four years . . . . hopes to study that business .... favors football as a sport .... enjoys an evening of camaraderie listening to records .... carries a full social calendar .... good luck, Harold, your presence made our stay at St. Thomas a pleasure to be remembered. W1LL1AM JAMES TIMM St. Peter Homecoming Dance 1, 25 Soph Frosh Dance 1, 25 junior Prom 1, 2. An integral part of the john Street Market .... community chauffeur for his cronies .... a golfer, a fisherman, a lake resorter .... dabbles in mechanics and tinkers with automobiles .... seldom seen walking .... a rooter for Father Cibulskis .... Timm and his followers .... reads mystery stories .... a col- lector of license plates .... prefers sport jacket to coat .... keep in the grocery business, Bill, and some day become an executive in the field. JOHN ROLLAND WALSH St. Thomas, Beloit, Wis. Varsity Baseball 45 Intramural Football 2, 3, 45 Intramural Basket- ball 2, 3, 45 Senior Prom 45 Honor Society 2, 3. Jack, one of Beloit's finer citizens .... gracious and cultured .... scholarly and athletic .... dabbles in philately .... a devotee of classical music on records . . . . partial to biographical literature . . . . includes a collegiate degree among his plans .... an adopted member of the West End group .... enthusiastically intramural minded .... sparkplug of his team, figuring in most scoring plays .. . . Jack's devotion to his responsibilities augurs well for his future. ROBERT FANE WHITE St. Patrick Varsity Football 3, 45 Intramural Football 1, 25 Intramural Basket- ball 1, 2, 45 Homecoming Dance 1, 3, 45 Soph Frosh Dance 1, 3, 45 junior Prom 1, 3, 45 Senior Prom 3, 45 Class President 45 Vice President 15 Treasurer 35 Honor Society 2, 35 T Club 3, 45 Tolle Lege 4. Athlete, scholar, gentleman .... prominent on all social committees .... Mul- doon altar boy .... USMC reserve .... Ad Altare Dei recipient, also American Legion Medal .... hopes to earn a degree in chemical engineering . . . . devoted to the outdoors questing for pheasants' and rabbits .... stalwart varsity end . . . . rabid intramural devotee. . . . much in demand for escort duty at evening soirees .... booster for the west end and St. Patrick's parish .... gives every indication that he will pursue successfully the goal he hopes to attain. ST. THOMAS TOILE LEGE '48