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Plainfield man inducted into state senior hall of fame Walter F. Voyt, 69, of Plainfield, is the 2014 inductee of the Labor Force category
Extra eyes and ears can be important in a school of 900 fifth- and sixth-graders. Joliet’s Orenic Intermediate School Principal Larry Piatek, assistant principal Kelly Sester and “Top Dog” dad Kevin Modzelewski are enthusiastic about a program that brings volunteer fathers and father figures such as granddads and uncles to school.
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Now in its second year, the program has 45 fathers and father figures, and Sester said the schedule if full until this coming January. When the program was first proposed it was advertised as “Dads For Donuts”. “What better way to get attention,” said Piatek.
The innovative program is called Watch D.O.G.S. Program. It is open to all fathers and father figures who have a student at the school. Volunteer fathers are able to help for half a day Tuesdays or Thursdays in a classroom, library or PE class, greet students in the morning during arrival, have lunch with their son or daughter, monitor hallways, check doors, and just have a presence in the school.
A Plainfield man was among four people who will be inducted this year in the Senior Illinois Hall of Fame. Called a “true American chemist and inventor” by the Illinois Department on Aging, Walter F. Voyt, 69, of Plainfield, is the 2014 inductee of the Labor Force category. Voyt worked 31 years for Amoco Chemical Company in Joliet and is also a successful inventor. He developed important secret trade products and patents, including improving the cost and reliability of purifying industrial wastewater. He spent years studying how sunlight caused skin cancer, which has helped generations of sunbathers through the development of sunscreens; it was his patent sold to the Johnson & Johnson Company The department hosted a ceremony Oct. 22 to recognize special contributions made by older adults in the categories of community service, education, performance/graphic arts, and the labor force, in regard to their employment. The recipients of the Governor’s Unique Achievement Award were also acknowledged
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