William Penn Life, 2013 (48. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

2013-08-01 / 8. szám

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Last call for Chinese auction prizes

Preparations are now underway to hold a Chinese auction at the 13th Annual WPA Picnic-A Great Fraternal Fest to be held Saturday, Sept. 7, at Scenic View, Rockwood, Pa.

If you would like to donate a prize basket, you can either bring it with you to the picnic or send it to the Home Office in advance. Contact Ronda at I -800-848-7366, ext.

112, or at rgrotefend@williampennassociation. org, and give us the details about your prize donation.

Also, place a sign on your prize basket with the name of the prize, the donor’s name and the approximate value of the basket.

All proceeds from the Chinese auction support the William Penn Fraternal Association Scholarship Foundation.

Join us at our annual picnic

We invite all our members and friends to join us for the 13th Annual WPA Picnic-A Great Fraternal Fest to be held Saturday, Sept. 7, from 12:00 to 6:00 p.m. at Scenic View in Rockwood, Pa. For more information about this year's picnic, please turn to the inside of the front cover. To get to our picnic, follow the directions provided here.

From the West

1. Take the PA Turnpike to Exit 91 (Donegal). After paying toll, turn left at stop sign onto Rt. 31 East.

2. Continue on Rt. 31 East for 12.4 miles through town of Bakersville.

3. About 0.4 miles past CoGo's Store, turn right onto Trent Road.

4. Proceed on Trent Road for about 3.0 miles until road dead ends at stop sign.

5. Turn left onto Copper Kettle Road and go 0.2 miles.

6. Turn right onto Ream Road and go 0.5 miles.

7. Turn right onto Lyons Road and go 0.6 miles to Scenic View gate on right.

From the East Take PA Turnpike to Exit 110 (Somerset). Turn right onto Rt. 31 West. Go approximately 5.0 miles and turn left onto Trent Road at Pioneer Park sign. Continue with #4 above.

WPA mourns loss of two former National Directors

STEPHEN DANKO

SOUTHGATE, MI -- The members of Branch 18 Lincoln Park, Mich., the Association's Official Family and WPA members across the nation mourned the recent death of former National Director and Advisory Board member Stephen Danko. Mr. Danko, 95, passed away July 10,2013.

Mr. Danko was a leader at both the branch and national levels for decades, beginning with his election to the WPA Board of Directors at the 1959 General Convention. Several months later, he was elected president of Branch 18.

He would go on to serve 24 years as a National Director and 30 years as president of his branch. In 1983, after his sixth full term on the Board, Mr. Danko was appointed to the newly-formed Advisory Board, a position he would hold for the next eight years.

Mr. Danko was bom Nov. 17,1917, in Hungary. He attended elementary school in his native land before emigrating to the United States in 1929 at the age of 12. He completed his high school education at Homer City (Pa.) High School.

He moved to Michigan at age 17 and took a job at the Ford Motor Co. in 1936.

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Stephen Danko

National Director 1959-1983

Advisory Board 1983-1991

Steve E. Lesco, Sr.

National Director 1975-1983

STEVE E. LESCO, SR.

CLEVELAND - The members of Branch 14 Cleveland and the Association's Official Family were saddened by the death of former National Director Steve E. Lesco Sr. Mr. Lesco, 83, passed away May 27, 2013.

Mr. Lesco was an active member and officer of Branch 14 Cleveland for many years. He served with equal devotion on the national level as a member of the Association's Board of Directors from 1975 to 1983.

He was bom Feb. 12,1930. His love for his Hungarian heritage was fostered amongst the Magyar homes, churches and shops in Cleveland's Buckeye Road neighborhood, where he grew up.

He is survived by his beloved wife, Elizabeth; three daughters, Julie Stypa, Susan Maddle and Teresa Galioto; two sons, Steve Jr. and David; 16 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; a sister, Mary Ann Mraz; and two brothers-in-law, David Setlock and Andrew Setlock.

A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated June 1 at St. Bridget's Church in Cleveland. The family would appreciate contributions in Steve's name to Alcoholics Anonymous, 1701 E. 12th St., Cleveland, OH 44114. May he rest in peace.

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