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Have you ever wondered why just about every room and field at Xavier is names after someone or something? Almost every day, students at Xavier utilize rooms and sports fields that are named after people that have contributed time, talent, or treasure to Xavier. Below are just a few of these and how they got their names.
The gymnasium was named in memory of Ron Thillen, a long time supporter of Xavier High School. Ron Thillen was born in Waterloo in 1926. He loved sports and had a lot of friends that cared for him very much. Donating to Catholic and charitable causes was very important to Ron and to his parents, and he made a large donation to the school.
Fun Fact: The Chapel was “The Chapel is dedicated by the the heart of Seifert family to the school, Monsignor it provides a Sodawasser, a quiet place priest of the for Archdiocese of reflection Dubuque who and a place served as a pastor to at St. Matthew’s parish. The Chapel celebrate features beautiful stained glass windows, mass.” along with many items from both Regis and -Mrs. Esker LaSalle’s chapels. It is always open and anyone is welcome to come for prayer.
Tom and Diana Stortz donated funds to Xavier and dedicated the Baseball field to Diana’s father, Ken Charipar, who passed away about a year ago. Ken was a respected baseball player and coach for most of his life. The Softball field was named after Bob Erusha as a result of Erusha and his wife making a generous donation to the school. Bob passed away a few years ago and there is a memorial held every year for Ken and Bob.
Fun Fact: Bob Erusha helped put the sod down on the new fields and attended nearly every home softball game.
Fun Fact: “The walls in the theatre The theatre was named after Regis and are LaSalle in order to give these schools painted recognition and as a way to bring tradition of both schools to Xavier. Xavier red and did a campaign called “Take a Seat” green in and asked Regis and LaSalle Alumni to order to purchase a seat in the theatre in represent order to get Regis and Regis and LaSalle alumni La Salle.” involved in the -Mr. Cervantes dedication and creation of Xavier High School.
The soccer field is named after the Highway Equipment Company which is owned by Rocki and Bill Shepard. The Shepards have had four daughters that have attended Xavier, all of whom have played soccer for the Saints. Rocki is the assistant coach for the Saints and helped plan the layout of the field and how it should look.