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It seems it’s been a long cold winter and we are all holding our breath for spring’s actual arrival rather than another teaser. Hopefully as you read this, we are enjoying spring! That being said, it’s been a busy winter so my article will be more brief than usual.
Please be sure to send me your news for future issues though! Our last issue of the Times included information about a trip to Washington DC that the 8th grade class at St. Roch was preparing to take from March 9th to 11th.
I had the pleasure of attending the trip as a chaperone and can report that it was an absolutely wonderful experience. Hopefully our next issue will include an article from the students reporting about all of their adventures. I’m including a photo of the kids meeting with Congressman Lacy Clay in his office.
They were able to have this meeting on their final day of the trip and learned about what is involved in his job, what a typical day might involve, and about his life in general.
The students really enjoyed it and appreciated Congressman Clay taking time out of his busy schedule to meet with them.
We also send our thoughts and sympathy to the family of another old neighbor, John D. Flynn, Sr. who passed away on Monday, February 25.
He was better known as Jack and lived for decades on the 6100 block of McPherson with his wife Gerry. Jack lived a good life, passing away at 93.
He was well known for his big smile and eagerness to help out with nearly any task, advising and assisting neighbors, and generations of neighbors, with maintenance tips for these beautiful old houses we call home. Jack was retired from the former St. John’s Mercy Hospital (now Mercy) and also worked at the St. Louis College of Pharmacy, as a building superintendent.
He was an active member of St. Roch and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II on Guam and at other South Pacific locations. Jack is survived by his wife Gerry, and nine of his eleven children.
His life was celebrated on Saturday, March 2 at St. Roch.
January saw the passing of one of our neighbors, Dr. Ronald C. Smith who passed on January 26th and was celebrated at Reliable Funeral Home on February 22nd. Dr. Smith was a former administrator of St. Louis Community College and involved in our neighborhood.
He was 83. Our condolences go out to the Smith family.
Congratulations to our neighbor and frequent TIMES contributor Cecelia Nadal, shown here with Sharon Beshore, Missouri Arts Council Chair and Barth L. Fraker, Vice-Chair, at the Missouri Arts Award for Leadership in the Arts, one of the most prestigious honors given in the Arts by the State of Missouri at the Capitol Rotunda in Jefferson City. Just a few weeks later, Nadal’s Gitana Productions participated in an event with the Missouri Germans Consortium at the German Cultural Society’s Jefferson Hall on S. Jefferson in St. Louis. Special Guests included: John Hayden, Police Commissioner of St. Louis and Herbert Quelle, German Consul General.
There were presentations by historians and artists, speakers Dr. Sydney Norton, Saint Louis University, Dr. John W. Wright, Author, Dorris Keeven-Franke, Director, Missouri Germans Consortium, and Rev. Starsky Wilson, Deaconess Foundation. Both German and African American entertainment followed.
Do you have news to share?
Please send your submissions via email with the subject line News of Neighbors to rachelb@sdtimes.org or drop off a note to the attention of Rachel Boxdorfer at the Skinker DeBaliviere office. Be sure to mark it “News of Neighbors”.
We love to hear about neighbors accomplishments, awards, travels, weddings, anniversaries, births, and more
Original photograph caption
St. Roch class with Lacy Clay.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, April–May 2019.
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