Thursday, May 18, 2017. John presenting after mass to school and parents. Excerpts of the speech shown here. To honor Kelli’s memory, we award college scholarships to graduating seniors whose work and character reflect Kelli’s spirit. Kelli played tennis for LT, so we ask the recipient to play a sport for 3 out of 4 …
Thursday, May 18, 2017. Brenda speaking at Fenwick. Kelli, the family and I were and still are avid tennis players. We know that in tennis, you swing at what comes your way, trying to connect and hit it back to your opponent. Sometimes you win & sometimes you lose. At the end, you shake hands …
Saturday July 16th. We held our second annual Reception for Scholarship Recipients. This year we held it at Brookfield Zoo, and invited all scholarship recipients, this is the first time we were able to invite everyone of th 47 recipients. We had a great turnout, and spent time with the recipients and their families. Many …
May 20th, 2016. <3 Last Presentation 2016 KJO Memorial Scholarship <3 Like Kelli, Claire liked to encourage people and make them smile – in the case of this young woman, through competitive cheerleading. She was a senior captain who also won a sportsmanship award this year and made the all-Academic Team for cheerleading. She was a member …
May 20th, 2016. <3 Coming Home to LT <3 Arriving at LT for the 2016 presentation of the KJO Memorial Scholarships had a different feeling this year. We knew in our hearts that 2015 was the last year that one of our children would have graduated from LT. As we all know it did not …
May 17th, 2016. A member of the graduating Class of Hinsdale Central was chosen for his notable character and commitment in helping others. James Walker stood out in so many ways. One of his acts in helping others reminded us so much like Kelli’s actions. He refused to leave another student behind because of a …
