Green White Passing

Sad news. One of the biggest Green White supporters (and members) going back to the earliest days of the club has passed away. Wilhelm Franz (shown here on the right with founding members Eckhard Kaempfer--my dad, and Martin Schneider--former club president) has passed away. He was the writer of the first Green White newsletter (Gruen Weiss Vor!) in the early 60s, and is featured prominently in the Green White book I wrote (also called "Gruen Weiss Vor"). His funeral mass will be held at St. Mary of Woods in Chicago on Friday morning at 10am (7033 N Moselle Ave). Mr. Franz was a very nice man, and a big supporter of mine. He's the one that first brought me into the emcee world as the Master of Ceremonies for the Sport, Radio & Press ball in 1989. Rest in peace, Willi. You were one of the good guys.