BL Roots Run Deep in Stock Family Tree By Jennifer Nimmo Director of Communications
There are families who have been around since Bishop Lynch High School’s early days, and then there is the Stock family who played a part in the very inception of Bishop Lynch. Walter Stock, Sr. grew up in Chicago where he attended Fenwick High School – a Dominican Catholic college preparatory school established in 1929. When Walter Stock and his wife Pat moved to Texas with their two oldest sons, they settled in East Dallas and the family’s brood grew to 13 children over the years.
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Mr. Stock stayed close to his alma mater. So, when Monsignor Weinzapel at St. Pius X Catholic Church began discussions with the Dominican priests about starting a Catholic college preparatory high school in East Dallas, Mr. Stock was in the mix.