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From the Editor
Memorial Day list always leads to reflection
1. New name of merged Wilmette churches
announced
2. New Trier junior set to release debut album
3. Fired soccer coach sues Loyola Academy
for false accusations, defamation
4. 10 Loyola student-athletes sign letters of
intent
5. In Memoriam: Wortell, Anderson, Dunne,
Geppert
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Eric DeGrechie
eric@wilmettebeacon.com
Since becoming editor
of The Wilmette
Beacon in 2015, one
of my annual tasks has
been to put together the
list of the brave men and
women from Wilmette
and Kenilworth that died
in battle in a number of
different wars.
The list is made up of
131 heroes that died in
the Civil War, Spanish-
American War, World War
I, World War II, Korean
War, Vietnam War and
Lebanon Expedition.
Back when our country
fought in the Gulf War
(1990-1991), I was nearing
the end of my high school
career and not sure what
I wanted to do in college.
Being the grandson of a
World War II veteran, the
military was a possibility.
The combination of being
proud of my grandfather
and the patriotic fervor in
the country at the time resulted
in me heading down
to the military recruitment
office to learn a little more.
While there, I spoke with
a recruiter and took a
generic written test. I even
scheduled to come back
and take a physical the following
week. I never made
it back. I’m not afraid to
say I got scared and didn’t
go through with it.
In the years that have
followed that decision,
my pacifist views have
become greater, but so
has my admiration for our
troops, especially those
who gave the ultimate sacrifice
on the battlefield.
This year, The Beacon
covered the annual
Kenilworth Memorial
Day Parade last weekend
(Page 4). This is always
an important annual
event on the calendar for
residents of the village
and beyond. We’ll also
be in downtown Wilmette
10:30 a.m. Monday, May
27, for the parade and
service there.
While many will
celebrate Memorial Day
weekend with barbecues,
fireworks and other fun
activities, it’s important
to always remember what
the true meaning of the
holiday is.
New Trier High School posted this photo on May
16 with the caption:
“New Trier received a surprise email from the
123rd Air Control Squadron yesterday, who
recovered these New Trier balloons at their base
all the way in the northern suburbs of Cincinnati!
Thank you for sharing, and most importantly,
thank you all for your service.”
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“I You have until noon to show your support
of Special Olympics Illinois. For a donation
of $10 or more, you get a cup, free coffee
coupon & of course a free donut coupon.
#ILTorchRun Trust us, you Donut want to
miss this! #coponarooftop #WilmettePD
#CommunityPolicing”
@WilmettePolice Wilmette Police
Department posted on May 17
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go figure
250K
Amount
An intriguing number from this week’s edition
ex-Loyola soccer
coach Craig Snower is suing
the school for, Page 3
Letters to the Editor
Treblinka was an
extermination camp
I read John Jacoby’s
article (May 2 edition)
in which he noted that J.
Marion Gutnayer’s father
was sent to Treblinka Concentration
Camp. The substance
of the article is interesting
but I believe that
it is very important to call
Treblinka exactly what it
was — an extermination
camp! Yes, people were
concentrated there but they
were concentrated there
specifically for the purpose
of extermination.
I realize that concentration
camp is the description
we learned to call
the enormous number of
camps and sub-camps in
the Hitler’s horror show
but Treblinka, Sobibor,
and Belzec were only for
extermination and it is vital
that we use the most
accurate description possible.
Jeff Paine
Wilmette resident
Jacoby
From Page 18
of refugees to be resettled
in America -- people from
countries like Afghanistan
and Syria who can’t
return to their homeland
“because of persecution
or a well-founded fear of
persecution”. However,
many resettled refugees
flounder because the U.S.
government “just dumps
them in communities”
with inadequate funding
and support. But there’s
hope. Together, the Wilmette
Rotary Club and
Northwestern University
have created a pilot program
to demonstrate how
refugees, with planning,
mentoring, and support,
can successfully move
from “short-term survival
to long-term success.” The
Club donated $7,000 to
fund the pilot and created
a 501(c)(3) organization
called “COMPASS”
(an acronym) for future
fundraising. NU Professor
Galya Ben-Arieh created
the “Refugee Knowledge
Hub” to coordinate all
types of assistance. Three
local refugee families are
participating in the pilot.
The Club hopes that it
will be successful and
will serve as a model for
other clubs throughout the
country.
Teodor and Fanči
Ipavic were welcomed to
America by members of
the First Congregational
Church of Wilmette. The
Wilmette Rotary Club and
Northwestern University
are now picking up where
the Church left off. Photos
submitted by Ipavic family.
Noel
From Page 16
and demonstrated commitment
to high ideals. Of the
161 seniors selected for
the 55th class of U.S. Presidential
Scholars, four students
were from Illinois.
“One of the traits I admire
most about Asher is
his ability to conflate his
experiences across disciplines,”
said his former
AP English Language and
Composition teacher Megan
Garton,
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