SPONSOR A BROTHER

Christian Brothers 7650 S. County Line Road Burr Ridge, IL 60527 March, 2007 Monday, May 7, 2007 White Eagle Restaurant 6839 N. Milwaukee Avenue Niles, Illinois 6:00 pm Cocktails 7:30 pm Dinner $50 per person

Join us to honor the members of the Golden Jubilee class of 1957 along with Dragons in the other milestone anniversary classes of 1932, 1937, 1942, 1947, 1952, 1962, and 1967.

Please encourage your classmates and fellow alumni to attend. If you need any information or class lists please call Brother Thomas Hetland at (630) 323-3725.

We make every attempt to seat you with your class. You help make this possible by sending in your reservation early! Please respond today. Use the form on page 3.

Your friends and relatives are also invited -- especially your wives (more have been joining us over the years!). Let them witness first-hand the extraordinary spirit of the St. George alumni.

We are inviting many Christian Brothers who taught at St. George to be our special guests. In the past the alumni have generously purchased extra tickets to cover these costs. Thank you in advance for your continued generosity.

61st Annual Alumni Banquet

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Contributions…

The Brothers say THANK YOU to the more than 800 generous St. George Dragons who in 2006 contributed more than $300,000 to support our students, our ministries at home and abroad, and our retired Brothers. Continued support is critical to insure the future. A special THANK YOU goes out to Jack Alogna ’54 and his wife, Beth, for an exceptional contribution in support of the retired Brothers. Estate Bequests…

Included in the 2006 contributions, above, is a $25,000 bequest from the estate of Raymond Linzer ‘43. The Brothers are especially grateful to those who have chosen to join the Heritage Society by remembering the Brothers with a bequest in their will. Contact the Development/Alumni office at (630) 323-3725 for further information. Congratulations to… Philip Maher ’59, who was awarded the Leonard M. Ring Lifetime Achievement Award by the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. Phil has distinguished himself in the field of personal injury, specializing in birth trauma. He is the second Dragon to receive this award. Phil Corboy ’42 has also been thus honored. Tom Sullivan ’61 who was featured last year in a Chicago Sun-Times article by Joe Goddard enttitled “Former world-class miler still running – just not as fast.” The article mentions St. George and Coach Don Amidei. Memorabilia…

If you are looking for a happy home for that old letter sweater, dragon emblem, yearbook, etc., the alumni office will gratefully provide tender loving care. Please give us a call. We’re grateful to Bill Dieden ’36 for student newspapers from 1933-1940 (including the graduation issue from 1936), plus several banquet programs and alumni directories. to Ray Thill ‘49 for the original alumni directory published in 1949 along with yearbooks, historic photos, and a 1947 student handbook, and to the family of the late Al Smith ’33, longtime mayor of Skokie. Several items were discovered with his wife’s effects upon her death, among them programs, photographs, and an invitation to attend the ground breaking ceremony for the new Brothers’ House which was held on May 22, 1949.

In Memoriam Please remember in your prayers the following members of the St. George Alumni about whose deaths we were recently informed: John Mack '36 George Meehan '51 Edward Ehlen '38 Thomas Schmidling '53 Thomas Benz '39 James Scofield '53 Maurice Cooney '42 Thomas Flynn '54 P. Roger Girard '42 August "Dick" Delisi '55 Thomas Turk '42 John Cullnan '56 William Mathers '45 John McDermott '56 John O'Brien '45 Paul Guza '58 Robert Kremer '46 Robert Shaughnessy '59 Charles Levens '48 James Hudson '63 Victor Angelini '50 Michael McKenna '66 John Hartnett '51

Ed Slingerland, pictured here in the 1963 yearbook, died suddenly of a stroke last November. He was a 1957 graduate of St. Mel, began his teaching and coaching career at St. George, and then continued serving with

Dragon in TIME

Congratulations to Dr. Gregory Druick ’64 who was featured in the December 11, 2006 issue of Time Magazine. The article entitled “The Hospital Wars” (p 64 ff.) examines the tensions between specialized hospitals, providing focused care, and the more traditional hospitals, providing comprehensive general care.

Clip and mail to: Saint George Alumni Association Christian Brothers 7650 S. County Line RoadBurr Ridge, IL 60527 Name __________________________ Year of Graduation ______ Phone ______________________________

Sign me up for the banquet. Please send ____ ticket(s) at $50 each. $__________ (If you order more than one, please let us know the names and years of the others – Thanks)

I’d like to sponsor a Brother. Enclosed is $__________ (Let us know his name and we’ll give him your regards!)

Here is an extra contribution to help the Brothers continue to $__________ support deserving and needy students with scholarships

support special schools and mission efforts train teachers in the Lasallian tradition

care for the retired Brothers

Keep me posted on the (please circle) Golf Outing Cubs Game Alumni Retreat

Out of town alumni stay in touch

In Boston (from left:) Br. Tom Hetland ’65, Jim Livingston ’56, Bill De Gryse ’56, and Br. Charles Kelly ’55 get together last November while the Brothers were in the area for a meeting.

In Santa Monica the annual gathering: (back, from left): Tom Sullivan ‘60, Br. Charles Kelly ‘55, Ed Jeffers ‘63. Front: Stan Wisniewski ‘48, Jack Latta ‘48, Br. Tom Hetland ‘65.

Alumni Retreat! Would YOU like to join us? Since 1958 La Salle Manor in Plano, Illinois has hosted retreats for thousands of high school students in the Chicagoland area. Adult retreat groups use the Manor on weekends and in the summer. If there is interest, we will schedule a retreat for the Dragons. Please indicate your interest on the form below.

The Christian Brothers 7650 S. County Line Road Burr Ridge, IL 60527-4718 (630) 323-3725 www.saintgeorgehs.com

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Golf outing a record sellout The Christian Brothers - St. George -- Cummins & Dowd Golf Outing was a record-setting sellout last September with 140 gathering at Mt. Prospect Country Club to celebrate camaraderie and to support the Brothers. Thanks to the efforts of a dynamic committee, chaired by Skip Braband ’65, and to generous benefactors the outing raised more than $20,000 in support of the retired Brothers. Mark your calendar for Monday, Sept 17, 2007 when the Dragons will tee it up again at Mt. Prospect.

Committee member, Dennis LaLiberty '55 (left), helped arrange for two foursomes from his class. Here he’s golfing with Ralph Dangelmeier ’55, Jeff Gottstein ’54, and Pat Gibbons ’55.

Gene Heidkamp ’65 (far right) was the high bidder at the golf outing auction for the golf bag donated by Don Bianchi ’48 (also pictured). The St. George logo was inscribed on the bag thanks to Rene Pelletier ’65. (Below) The Dragons from ’65 got together for their own golf outing in Scottsdale last November. From Left: Skip Braband, Art McGivern, Bill Tortorello, Rene Pelletier, Gary Greenwall, John DeLeonardis, Mike Beattie and Dan Beattie (’69) all sport new golf shirts emblazoned with the St. George Dragon.