Winter 2011 - K-Space Web Page - Central Catholic High School

Francis Patrick “Frank”Gilhooley ’42June 15, 1924 – November 19, 2010Toledo sports broadcasting legend Frank Gilhooley passedaway in November after a long illness. Frank was born andraised in Toledo along with two older sisters. Their father,Frank Sr., played professional baseball for over 22 years,including stints in the major leagues and in the InternationalLeague. His father’s roommate during one year with theBoston Red Sox was Babe Ruth.During high school, Frank played basketball and baseballat Central Catholic, and he went on to do the same at theUniversity of Notre Dame. After graduating with a degree inbusiness administration, he worked at Spicer in Toledo fora short time. Then he got the very unique opportunity oftraveling with the Harlem Globetrotters. But instead of playingbasketball for the Globetrotters, he was one of seven guys fromToledo who toured with the Toledo Jeeps, a team that playedagainst them.In 1953, Frank began working in radio and television sportsbroadcasting. His career included broadcasting the ToledoSox games and handling their publicity during the off-season,doing high school games of the week, broadcasting basketballand football for the University of Toledo and Bowling GreenState University and football for Ohio State University, a briefstint at Channel 11, 17 years as the sports anchor at Channel13, and most recently doing color commentary and callingthe middle three innings for the Mud Hens’ games on 1470-AM. Frank called his last game with the Hens in 2008, but hecontinued to contribute to the pre-game segments. Last May,Frank was the first recipient of the Spirit of the InternationalLeague award, and he is in the broadcaster’s wing of theBaseball Hall of Fame.Frank and his wife Lydia were married for over 50 years. Shepassed away last March.Jennifer (Brickner)Sugg ’96April 16, 1979 – December 6, 2010After an inspirational fight againstcancer, Jenny Sugg died peacefullyat home surrounded by her family.Jenny was featured in the Winter 2010issue of as she battledcancer with faith and an extremelypositive attitude. She was diagnosedwith Stage IV breast cancer at the ageof 28 and soon found that the cancerhad spread to her bones, liver, and lungs. She became a strongadvocate in the fight against the disease, and in 2008, she madeRace for the Cure history with her team of 612 participants.Her 2009 team was the largest team of family members in racehistory with 224 people.Jenny wrote a children’s book, , for her two children and for othersin similar situations who are terminally ill with youngchildren. The book was featured on news programs onboth Toledo 11 and Channel 13. The web site, www.amommycanloveyoufromanywhere.com, was designed so thebook can reach more families and help them through theirjourney.Jenny maintained such a positive attitude throughout her battlethat her mother Teresa told the , “Jenny is notdying of cancer; she is living with cancer.”Jenny herself made a point of enjoying every day with herfamily. “I really do have hope and I thank God every day,” shesaid. “Cancer has been a journey and it has actually led tosome positive experiences that I wouldn’t have had otherwise.I think it brings family and friends closer and it helps us tobecome better people.”Jenny graduated from Christ the King in 1993 and attendedCentral Catholic, where she met her future husband, MichaelSugg ’96. Jenny was a member of the CCHS marching bandand the Lady Irish softball team. She attended the University ofToledo and graduated cum laude with a degree in elementaryeducation. She was a first grade teacher at Old West EndAcademy. Jenny, Mike, and their son Jonathon then moved toAkron, where Jenny taught fifth through eighth grades at HopeAcademy. She was diagnosed with cancer shortly after the birthof her daughter, Samantha, in 2007, and the family moved backto Toledo.In 2009, Jenny was inducted into Central Catholic’s Order ofthe Celtic Cross for the significant, positive impact she madeon the community.The Sugg family has requested that any donations in Jenny’sname be made to the Expecting Miracles Scholarship at CentralCatholic. The scholarship was established to help children whohave lost their mothers to breast cancer. Contact Pat Williamsat 419-255-2280 or pwilliams@centralcatholic.org for moreinformation about scholarships.