APR 20, 2026
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SPECIAL THANKS to Chris & Sue Gorman for sponsoring today's luncheon at the Alumni House. Monica DaPra & Lori Azarian prepared the luncheon. Brats, Potato Salad, Chips and Birthday Cake. Hats & Horns along with Balloons, Banners & Signs with a rendition of Happy Birthday to celebrate Sue Gorman's Birthday.
Monica DaPra, Sue (Birthday Girl) Gorman, Lori Azarian
Joining Us: Chris Gorman, Sue Gorman, Charlie Presta, Dave Cook, Rick Jones,
George Oteman, John Ketarkus, Jeff Tarkowski, Terry Toll, Tom Konieczko, Dan DeMatthew, Amy DeMatthew, Marty Defatte, Pam Mano, Mark Mano, Lori Azarian, Sam Azarian,
Monica DaPra, Rick Jones, Pete Schiro, Beth Schiro, Sue Falcone, Carole Gregory,
Kellie Arson, Cindi Sanchez, Renee Benjamin, Dave Benjamin, Ryan Andersen,
Lloyd Tremmel, Nick Comande, Joe Osterman, Tim Mattes, Rick Ropiak, Joe Woitach, Bobby Letsch Jr, Frank D'Acquisto, Geri Rodgers, Dave McCauley, Dan Miller
Table Pictures thanks to..........Lloyd Tremmel '60
Out & About............
Catch Nick Comande '76 Saturday at the Racine Library
CRIBBAGE.................SEMI CORRECT ???
Table #1: Pete Schiro/Dan DeMatthew 4 - 1, Frank D'Acquisto/Jeff Tarkowski 1 - 4.
Jeff, Dan, Frank, Pete
Table #2: Charlie Presta/Rick Ropiak 2 - 1, Joe Osterman/Ryan Andersen 1 - 2,
Terry Toll/Dave Dave McCauley 0 - 3
Joe Osterman/Rick Ropiak 2 - 1, Dan DeMatthew/Charlie Presta 1 - 2
Joe, Dave, Rick, Ryan, Terry, Charlie
Table #3: Canadian Cribbage.............
Mark Mano/Rick Jones 8 - 5, Tom Miller/Bobby Letsch Jr 5 - 8
Bobby, Mark, Tom, Rick
CONGRATULATIONS..............
Dan Miller Head Football Coach and Athletic Director for his recent induction into Wiscosnsin Football Coaches Hall of Fame.
Dan Dumont owned & operated Dewey's on 6th & Main for a number of year before retiring. His wife is Gerianne "Geri" Rogers '79. Daughter Jena is an "02 grad, and their son Jason '06 played football & basketball at SCHS.
Jason went on to play at Northern Michigan & later with the Racine Raiders.
FYI................
Back row far right George Oteman '56, wife Mary and family enjoyed Easter Sunday brunch at Racine Country Club with the Easter Bunny
Points to Ponder..............
AMEN...........
Angels in the News..........
Congratulations our Angels: Coach Ryan Thompson Racine County Coach of the Year &
Lamont Hamilton '26 Racine County Player of the Year.
Morgan Detterman '26, our superstar goalie, is going to Wisconsin Lutheran College. We are proud of you and can't wait to keep watching your spectacular saves!
Trip Down Memory Lane............The Good Old Days
April 1969, Jim Chones '69 signed a "Letter of Intent" for Marquette University to play basketball and as they say, the rest is history.........led Marquette to NCAA Tourney - in 1973 Jim signed a pro contract with the Ney York Nets (ABA) and became the 1st Million Dollar in - was an NBA Champion with the Los Angels Lakers.
Young Jim with his mom and Coach John McGuire
In 1969, the great Jim Chones ended one of the fiercest recruiting battles ever staged for a Wisconsin athlete when he announced that he would be attending Marquette University the following fall to play for Al McGuire.
After being named the UPI National Player of the Year and leading Racine St. Catherine’s High School to a record of 26-0, Chones had been pursued by some 200 colleges before eventually narrowing his list of candidates to three: Michigan State, Wisconsin, and Marquette.
The 6’11” Chones cited academics and Marquette’s proximity to his family and ailing father in Racine as the primary factors in his decision.
"That's my first objective in going to school," said Chones. “To get an education."
“In all my years in basketball, I can think of only a few men his size who had his mobility,” declared a delighted Al after Chones' announcement. “Lew Alcindor was one, and Bill Russell, although I didn't see Russell in high school."
Regarding his plans for utilizing the talented Chones, Al, of course, thought of defense first, remarking, "I've never had a big man, a really good big man, in all my years of coaching. Our play will have to be changed, but this opens a whole new world of defense for me. Things I have in the back of my mind that you can never try unless you have a man like this. For instance, he's a one-man zone. With him in the middle, the opposition can never count on anything better than a 15-foot jump shot."
"It's another world," Al marveled.
Indeed, Chones' impact on both ends of the floor would be immediate and dramatic.
During Chones’ first year on varsity, he would average 17.9 points and 11.4 rebounds per game while shooting 57% from the field and anchoring a Warrior defense that would hold opponents to just 62.7 points per contest, the second lowest total in the nation.
With the sophomore Chones at center, Marquette would go 27-0 to become just the thirteenth team in NCAA history to finish the regular season undefeated.
During Chones' time at Marquette, Al's Warriors would go 49-1, winning 98% of their games and never losing a regular season contest.
Not a bad signing.
John Ketarkus '56 visits the past............
LAUGH FOR THE DAY...............
Angels Connecting.................
1st Thursday of the Month - Alumni & Friends meet 9:30am (time Change) at DeRango's
on Washington & West Blvd
Lloyd Tremmel .69, Joe Woitach ;59, John Ketarkus '56
Class of '76 - Committee is meeting and planning for their 50th Class Reunion next summer. Contact Nick Comande - MTCLIMBR@EXECPC.com
Class of '73 - Luncheon was Tuesday December 9th at the Alumni House. Paul Sklba is coordinating the get-together.
Class of '62 - website: SCHS1962.org - Compliments of John McNamee '62
• Class of '60 -They also meet the last Wednesday of each month at Dynasty restaurant.
- contact Renee (Ricchio) Benjamin for details - rsbenjam@sbcglobal.net
• Class of '59 - meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month at Castlewood restaurant
- contact Mary (D'Acquisto) Woitach for details - JWOITACH@yahoo.com
• Class of '58 - meets 1st Tuesday of the month at Dynasty restaurant
- contact Karen (Petersen) Verbeten for details - Kverbeten1@wi.rr.com
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Racine Happenings..............
Recent Rains.............Island ParK Flooding
Ball Diamond in Island Park
Prayers for families of deceased Alumni - Friends
Kathleen "Sue" Pettit '63 P - Todd Pettit's '61 wife,Dave Pettit's '87 mom
Prayers for Alumni & Friends dealing with Health Issues:
Chris Gorman '77 Ankle Saga-------
Not sure if you heard our news from Mayo Clinic concerning Chris’s ankle consultation. No options were good.
Nothing has been decided yet as we will take our time in prayer to ask for wisdom and guidance.
Chris has 4 options:
1. Live with it — but it will continue to get worse, more unstable, and more painful. We don’t know the timeline how soon this will happen. It may also eliminate option 2 and 3 completely.
2. Total ankle replacement — about a 20% chance of success.
3. Total ankle fusion — about a 50–60% chance of success, very complex surgery with a long recovery.
4. Amputation — offers the best chance for improved mobility and quality of life.
We are going to go with option 1 for awhile.
Sue
Lori Prideaux diagnosed with breast cancer for the 2nd time in two years.
Will have surgery in next few weeks.
Mary (D'Acquisto) Woitach '59 dealing with lung cancer
Ron Janaky '58 is at Lakeshore in the memory care unit and his mind is very limited
SPECIAL PRAYERS.............
Joe & Mary Woitach, Jim Mascari, Terry Toll, Joe Ingrasci, Dave Schilling, Fr Joe Hornack, Chris & Sue Gorman's grandson Elijah, Walt Strini, John Hansen, Don Heck, Bob Letsch, Mickey Postorino, Helen (Wilmes) Miller, Mike O'Brien, Dick Albregts' wife, Marty Defatte's wife Donna, Bill Halberstadt's wife Judy, Dan Peterson's wife Donna
Important Dates.................................
Tuesday May 5th - Cinco de Mayo
Sunday May 10th - Mother's Day
Monday May 25th - Memorial Day
BE SAFE - BE HEALTHY - BE POSITIVE