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This site is maintained by Greg Lopatka, I retired from teaching in the Chicago Public Schools. My Randolph students sent in over 8000 measurements and observations to the GLOBE program. I have been a GLOBE teacher trainer since 1995. Derrick Rose attended Randolph School for 7 years, he was a great kid from a great family. I have a Randolph Memories Page.I had my right hip replaced in July 2005, it was so good, I had my left one replaced in August 2006. I was back playing hockey by Thanksgiving. My friends want to know what I am doing with my free time. Our Daughter Debbie and her husband Dan surprised us for our 47th wedding anniversary. We celebrated our 49th wedding anniversary in June in the Smokey Mountains at our first Lopatka Family Reunion. On June 25th, 2011 we celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary on Mackinac Island at the Grand Hotel. We celebrated our 51st in Galena with Kathie, Michelle and Michael. We celebrated number 52 in the Smokey Mountains where we watched the Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup with many family members when we gathered for our 2nd Lopatka Family reunion that was arranged by my sister Pat and daughter Sandi. We celebrated our 54th wedding anniversary at the Duffer Picnic. We will celebrate our 55th in Kentucky on our way to the 3rd Lopatka Reunion in the Smokey Mountains in June 2016. Here are some links to my activities.
September 11, 2011 Fun with the Grandkids August 4-7, 2011 Bloomington Nationals July 31, 2011 Roselle Champions July 22, 2011 Rosemont Win against 18 year olds June 12, 2011 Champions of the 12th Annual Heritage USSSA State Tournament. April 24, 2011 Happy Easter February 1-2, 2011 Blizzard of 2011 December 25, 2010 Christmas at our house December 20, 2010 Enchanted Railroad at the Arboretum December 20, 2010 Cosley Zoo August 5-8 Softball World Series in Mankato July 30, 2010 Roselle Tournament July 25, 2010 Kathie's Birthday and Car Wash July 17, 2010 Hawk takes a bath July15, 2010 Fun at the Arboretum July 9-11, 2010 Glenn Ellen Tournament June 20-24, 2010 Lopatka Family Reunion in the Smokies June 4-5 Moline Softball Tournament April 23, 2010 Rocket Launch at Steeple Run School March 28, 2010 Romeoville Varsity Softball starts February 26, 2010 I Hit 70! February 10, 2010 Snow Storm January 2010 Skating Party December 25, 2009 Christmas Pictures October 24, 2009 Carmela's 3rd Birthday October 6, 2009 Sabine's Birthday September 5, 2009 Baby sitting August 29, 2009 Michelle's 15th Birthday August 18, 2009 Debbie's Birthday 2009 Revolution Team Statistics July 23-25, World Series Page 3 July 21st -22nd Our First Win Page 2 July 20th, 2009 Kansas Softball World Series Page 1 July 4th 2009 Algonquin tournament June 2, 2009 Rocket Day at Michael's School May 2, 2009 Michael's 9th Birthday May 1, 2009 Visit to Notre Dame April 25, 2009 My Aunt Irene was buried today, just 2 months after we lost my Mom. March 2009 Visit to Arizona Here are some links to happier times Aunt Irene's 100th Birthday April 10, 2009 Michelle is on the Varsity Softball team April 2, 2009 Our 1st Great Grandson was born March 22, 2009 My Arizona Trip March 21, 2009 Michelle hit a home run in her second JV High School Game, she was moved up to the Varsity a week later February 26, 2009 My 69th Birthday Party Christmas 2008 My Mom's last Christmas November 1, 2008 Bass Release at Hidden Lake October 31, 2008 Halloween at Dan's House October 30, 2008 Dan's Hat Trick October 18, 2008 Kankakee Softball Tournament September 21, 2008 50th Reunion for the Holy Trinity Class of 1958 September 7, 2008 Michelle's 14th Birthday Party August 14, 2008 Kane County Cougar Game August 4, 2008 Visit to Aunt Irene and my old high school. July 26, 2008 I went to see Jimmy Buffett on Kathie's Birthday July 25, 2008 Our First World Series Win July 23-24, 2008 Games 3 and 4 July 22, 2008 First 2 Games and Night Life July 21, 2008 Fast Pitch Softball World Series July 11, 2008 Hat Trick for Dan July 4, 2008 Michelle's Softball July 2, 2008 Took the Girls to see the "Big Bugs" June 27, 2008 Our 47th Wedding Anniversary Surprise Party June 24, 2008 Took the kids to the Children's Museum June 22, 2008 Dan gets a Hat Trick in the championship Game June 21, 2008 Grant Golf Outing June 8, 2008 Michelle's Team wins another game June 7, 2008 Duffer's Picnic May 27, 2008 Rocket Launch at Highlands School May 24, 2008 Mom's 95th Birthday Party May 17, 2008 Michael Gets the Game Ball May 6, 2008 Grace plays T Ball May 2, 2008 Rocket Show at Michael's School April 27, 2008 Michelle Wins 2 First Place Equestrian Ribbons April 7, 2008 Pictures of Grace's 6th Birthday Party March 28, 2008 Memories of Wally Phillips Pictures of Easter 2008 at Debbie and Dan's Pictures of Arizona 2008 Page 2, Page 3, Page 4, Page 5 February 1, 2008 Jeff's Hockey in St. Louis December 25, 2007 Christmas at Our House November 17, 2007 Baby Sitting Carmela November 10, 2007 Luke is 9 Days old October 29, 2007 It is a Boy!
October 27, 2007 Children's Museum October 20, 2007 Carmela's First Birthday Party October 12, 2007 Alaska Pictures September 15, 2007 Sectional Championship Game September 10, 2007 Regional Champions September 9, 2007 Michelle leads her team to a 7 run last inning rally August 19, 2007Rainy Cub Game August 18, 2007 Michelle's Birthday with the Bandits August 4-10, 2007 Michelle's School Softball July 28, 2007 The West's Wedding July 28, 2007 Aunt Irene turns 100!! July 23, 2007 Kane County Cougar game July 21st Jimmy Buffett Concert 07-07-14 Michelle Plays 3 Games July 13th, 2007 Played Hockey with my sons and grandson July 6th, 2007 Michelle hits another Homerun! July 4th 2007 Dan and Sabine July 2 2007 Michelle gets the game ball July 1, 2007 Dave and Nancy Visit June 8th, 2007 Our trip to Atlanta June 2nd, 2007 Michelle's Softball May 26th, 2007 Mom's 94th Birthday May 5, 2007 Michael's 7th Birthday April 14, 2007 Fred turns 70! April 11, 2007 Snow March 21, 2007 My first trip to Alaska January 20 Hockey road trip to Indianapolis 11:00 A.M. January 1st, 2007 I played Hockey with my sons 12:30 P.M. We partied on the ice December 25, 2006 Christmas at Our House December 2nd, 2006 Holy Trinity Christmas Party November 18th, 2006 Michelle's Oswego Horse Show November 17th, 2006 I returned to the Ice (only as a Referee) November 8, 2006 Transit of Mercury October 15th Fall celebration 43 floors above the LSD September 30th Michelle's 12th Birthday September 1st Earth is no longer a Planet? August 26th Audrey and Grace visit August 14th my left hip was replaced. August 6th My Sister Pat pays a visit August 4th Michelle's Bandits Party July 19th Kathie gets her first coaching win July 15th, 2006 I watched 6 Games July 8th 2005 Michelle's Softball June 27, 2006 Gone Fishing June 24, 2006 Ken's Car June 23, 2006 Milwaukee Polish Fest May 14, 2006 Happy Mother's Day May 5, 2006 Busy Start of May April 15, 2006 Easter Sunday March 19, 2006 Michelle's Horse Show March 2, 2006 My Son Dan and I went to Toronto and Played Hockey. February 26, 2006 My 66th Birthday February 16, 2006 Audrey's First Birthday New Year's Day 2006 http://www.lopatka.net/1-6-06/index.htm December 10, 2005 Winter Wonderland December 3, 2005 Christmas Party November 25, 2005 Happy Thanksgiving November 10, 2005 Owl Pellets September 10, 2005 Michelle's 11th Birthday Party September 6, 2005 Michelle's Softball Team August 3, 2005 Check out my latest page about the Olden Days. July 15, 2005 Home with a new hip! Wags HockeyJuly 9, 2005 Dan's Team wins summer hockey league championship June 25th, 2005 Carole an I celebrated our 44th wedding anniversary with all of our children, some of our grand children and 100 friends at the Duffer Picnic. On Sunday June 26, I watched the Cubs and Mark Prior shut out the White Sox. May 28th, 2005 we celebrated my Mom's 92nd birthday. March 27, 2005 Easter Sunday In March, April and May, I watched Ken and Jeff get a new garage. I turned 65 on February 26th! Click here for pictures On February 15, we were blessed with our 7th grandchild. Audrey gives us 4 Grand daughters and 3 grandsons. Click here I do enjoy Baby sitting at the DuPage Children's Museum and the Fullersburg woods. In July, Carole and I finally picked up our new 2004 Toyota Prius that we ordered last November. The 60 miles per gallon is coming in handy as we visit my Mom after her fall and hip surgery in June. Mom came home in September and is doing well after therapy. See Family pictures. My sister Pat came to town, so we took a trip with our sister Mary to Ohio, Niagara, Milwaukee and Toronto. I am working part time as a consultant with Morton Arboretum and the Naperville school system for the GLOBE program. For more information about my involvement with the GLOBE program, scroll down to the bottom of this page.I do some volunteer work for Holy Trinity and St. Rita High Schools. Getting ready for the Duffer picnic keeps me pretty busy in May and June. I golf once or twice a year and I go to 2 Jimmy Buffett concerts in August. I went to Denver in March of 2004, to watch the Avalanche play 2 games. We played 2 games too and I worked up a big thirst, but I behaved myself and stayed on my low carb diet and lost 20 pounds. We drove to El Paso, Texas right after Christmas for Ann's wedding. We visited the Odessa Meteor crater on New Year's Eve 2003. We stopped at Carlsbad Caverns on the way home. In May, 2003 my brother, sisters and I threw a surprise party for my mom's 90th Birthday. Go to Mom's Party Pictures. I love it! I have a 3 hour lunch at a tavern in Lemont, every Wednesday with my Hockey friends, I play Hockey with my kids and grand kids every Friday. See Duffer News at: Duffers Hockey I have a 2 hour lunch with my high school pals every month. See Holy Trinity. I take my mom to the bank and Aldi's once a month. see pictures of mom's home at: I went to Las Vegas to play hockey at the end of January 2003. http://www.lopatka.net/2-7-03/index.html On January 12, 2003, I went to watch my Grandson win a tournament in the Dells, Wisconsin. I captured a great video of my 2 year old grandson taking an ice cube out of his pants and eating it. American's Funniest Videos has asked for written permission to view it. Stay tuned...... I went to Kitchener, Canada in November to watch Cammi Granato and the USA team play Canada, Finland and Sweden. http://www.lopatka.net/11-22-02/index.html I went to the Big Island with my Sister in August 2002. She made me eat good foods and walk 4 or 5 miles every day. I lost 10 pounds and I feel great: I went to Salt Lake City for the Winter Olympics in February, 2002: I watch my Grand children play baseball all summer http://www.lopatka.net/Huskieblack.htm I went to Holland Michigan to watch Jeff play Road Trip Pictures. Mid-Winter Classic Pictures I go to a car show on summer Saturdays, My Son, Ken, had his car featured in the Sun. http://www.lopatka.net/Chrome.htm My hockey team was featured in the Sun and Frank and I were the "cover boys." My son Dan, had his first child. Grace was born on April 1st, 2002. Other than that, I don't do any thing but make web pages and watch sports on TV. The Duffers go to Peoria several times a year. We play on Saturday in the Civic center and then watch the Rivermen Play at night. http://www.lopatka.net/11-8-02/index.html Peoria Trip 2001 http://www.lopatka.net/11-23-01.html
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