Rick Stelmaszek [Stelmo] Mendel 67 to be Inducted to Catholic League Hall of Fame

What a guy and well deserved; unfortunately he passed away last Fall.

A few more photos to be posted, but does anyone remember him looking so young and small but I guess we were smaller.

50 Year Reunion Event

Looking for an event at Sox Park Early September
If you get a call, email or letter, let us know.

FIFTY, YES, 50 YEARS AGO

Well let's get something planned.

1) Mendel Golf Outing Friday July 27th at Gleneagles

2) Sox Game Early September [Patio event]

3) All Class Reunion - spring 2019

A small group is meeting this week. Ideas and some plans will be tossed out.

Expect to be contacted.

Lunch

Well this year we actually have a picture but even better we have a story, only with our guys !

Well, it was a typical lunch; a great time,  great stories and of course, Bird Calls !

Communication and logistics are always a laugh.

At about 1:10, our organizer sent an email to several folks who had not yet made it to our table in the back room at Tufanos. Of the 5 emails, 3 replies came that the could not make it. There were two others that we knew were coming for sure and we all wondered where the heck they were. The restaurant was really not crowded and we told the waitress that we were waiting for a couple more and to please direct any folks who were looking for us to our table. No one at the table had the energy or sense to get up and walk to the bar area and look around.

Well around 1:30, one of our two missing Monarchs showed more energy than the rest of us and came walking into our room to our great joy. It seems the hostess did not quite understand the words "Mendel Guys" when Mike asked. So Mike D and John U had a great 40 minutes or so in the bar area and we had to retell half of the stories we had already shared.

As to matters of business, Ron G as the first person who asked about plans for a 50 year reunion was duly nominated and selected to lead this effort. John U who also asked about this effort and who showed some initiative in trying to find us in the restaurant was delegated to assist Ron. Much more later.

Mendel School Song

What are the correct words? There are several versions that I have discovered.

Are these it, as verified by Zeke

Go Ye Men of Mendel ......

or

Here is a link to instrumental version and a version by a great singer.

Mendel Website Developments

Lots of activity. Hopefully things will be up by end of February.

Mendelchs.com and the mendelalumnifoundation sites will be redirected to the new website. Content from the old sites will be ported to the new site.

There will be an extensive Hall of Fame Section will pictures, bios and news articles.

Lunch 2017

This year - SOMEBODY needs to take a few pictures !

We are getting quite organized or OLD; actually carpooling from South Chicago Bank Building Parking Lot. We will get a picture of that too.