For purchase click here or go to Amazon.com Joe Murphy’s 300 page book: “Echoes in the Gangway”, showcases growing up in a large Irish Catholic family, in the parish of St. Leo the Great, attending Leo High School, enjoying living in a vital, thriving community….and being part of the pride in the 50’s of having the […]
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Leo Alumni Meetings 2011 / 2012
Leo Alumni Meetings 2011 December 14 Leo Alumni Meetings 2012 January 18 February 15 March 21 April 11 April 18 April 25 Father Perez Knights of Columbus 3422 W. 111th Street Chicago, IL MEETINGS AT 7:30 PM
Continue reading...Leo Runners Overcome Adversity at Home, Excel in Track 2011
By Mike Helfgot Special to the Tribune April 16, 2011 In a city full of broken homes, Denzel Howard’s burned to the ground. Sitting in honors chemistry class at Leo 14 months ago last week, Howard received a text message from a cousin urging him to get home immediately. The track-and-field standout saw smoke and […]
Continue reading...Illinois HR1593 97th General Assembly Resolution Honors Richard Doyle’s ’65 Life of Service!
Illinois HR1593 97th General Assembly Resolution Honors Richard Doyle’s ’65 Life of Service! Illinois State Rep John O’Sullivan’s Resolution (HR1593 97th General Assembly) passed by the Illinois General Assembly and signed by Governor Pat Quinn honors south side Vietnam Era Veteran, Windy City Veteran Director, Local 150 Illinois Operating Engineers member, Father Perez Council Grand […]
Continue reading...Moment of truth at Leo Dan McGrath ’68
Moment of truth at Leo, Trust newspaper veteran McGrath to do his best to revitalize alma mater The last time I truly trusted Dan McGrath was when I turned to him during Game 3 of the 2003 NL Championship Game and asked what the chemical name was for truth serum. ”Phenobarbital,” he said without so […]
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