Mary’s during that time in the 1950s when there was so much hope and prosperity in Lorain and the United States, for that matter, has stuck with the graduates, Naelitz said. “I think we’ve all kind of done that,” said Naelitz, who taught for 45 years. The class motto is: “Let the highest point of achievement today be the starting point tomorrow.”
Two of his teammates, halfback Norm Becko, who owns the winery, and George Rusinko, who became an offensive lineman for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, also attended and were seen chatting together at a table near a giant window with a splendid view of the soaked Legacy golf course. In the fall of 1955, Lawhead was the quarterback of the football team that went 6-3.
