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Congratulations to our newest inductee to the Alumni Hall of Fame: Ms. Linda Krier! Elementary School-Class of 1970 High School-Class of 1974 Linda Krier is a lifelong parishioner of St. Benedict Parish and an alumna of both the Grade School and High School. She is proud to have a long family history in the parish. Her grandparents moved into St. Benedict Parish in 1919 and family members still reside in the first house purchased within the parish boundaries. Both of Linda’s parents, her siblings, as well as her nephew are alumni of the schools. For her entire life, Linda has been an active volunteer in both Parish and School activities. She served on the St. Benedict High School School Board from 1993 until 2004, and was president of the board from 1998 through 2004. Prior to 1993 the High School did not have a School Board, and the archdiocese did not have a model for such boards. The first year of this period was spent consulting with educational, religious and St. Benedict legacy experts on drafting the first constitution and bylaws for a High School Board. It was during this period that St. Benedict was gifted the majority of the funds needed to build a (L to R) Fr. Jason Malave, pastor, Ms. Rachel Gemo, CEO, Ms. Linda Krier ’74, Mr. Lynell “Tony” Couty new pre-school building (now known as Building ’84, Alumni Association President, Fr. Rodlin Rodrigue, associate pastor, Mr. Joe Accardi, M.A.O. #3). In addition to serving as co-chair of the major gift portion of the Centennial Campaign, Linda, along with the then School President, worked out the logistics of having the preschool exist in the High School while the building construction was in progress. Linda is currently an active supporter of the Protégé Program which matches high school students and prefessional internship while giving them job related skills during their junior and senior years. In the parish, Linda is currently a member of the Parish Pastoral Council (PPC) and the Team Mission Coordinator for the Parish Transformation Committee. She also serves as a Eucharistic Minister. In the past she has served on the Finance Council and as a Lector. She is a graduate of Loyola University of Chicago with a Bachelor of Business Administration. Ms. Krier’s family and friends came out to celebrate at our reinstituted annual Alumni Hall of Fame Induction and Dinner on HS Scholarship Sunday, May 4, 2014.
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64 Years of Quality Catholic Secondary Education