Fall 2011 Issue - Covington Catholic High School

Covington Catholic High School
1600 Dixie Highway
Park Hills, KY 41011-2797
(859) 448-2247
www.covcath.org
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Walking down the front hall of the main academic
building, you may notice that the chapel doors
have new stained glass windows. This feature was
an original specification when the building was
constructed in 2003. However, because of budget
cuts, the windows were eliminated from the plans.
tim Haders, CCH art teacher, always lamented that
the windows were unable to be included. When his
brother William Haders passed away suddenly from
cancer in 2007, he asked that memorials be sent
to the school. Funds were also raised through the
William Haders memorial Wiffle Ball tournament.
as donations poured in, tim felt that the windows
would be a significant way to remember William.
shortly after mr. Haders’ death, CovCath lost another
important member of our extended family. mr. gene
eckerle passed away in march of 2008. a father of
four graduates, tom ’84, Kevin ’88, andy ’91 and
matt ’96, gene helped start the Christian awakening
retreat program at Covington Catholic. He led it
for many years, and eventually passed leadership
onto his son tom, currently a CCH science teacher
and baseball coach. gene was a man of deep faith
who mentored many CovCath students in their own
faith journeys. gene’s memorials were also given to
CovCath, and his son tom asked that they fund the
stained glass windows as well.
The windows, pictured, were installed in september
of 2011. Thank you to the Haders and eckerle
families for allowing us to remember their loved ones
in this special way.
A Lasting Tribute
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