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In Memory of
Donald A.
Kreinsen
Kreinsen
1930 - 2017
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One Decade with Don
Don and Loretta and their family were dear friends of Carol and me from the time we moved onto Carling Rd. in 1968. We left them 10 years later by our move to Idaho in 1978. Don and I shared a commonality that he’d often laughingly point out; we both had a Jesuit education; he from Boston College and I from St. Louis University. Don would remind me that “we both learned from the Jebbies”.
The 1967 World Series was between the St. Louis Cardinals and Don’s pride, the Boston Red Sox. The series went to 7 games and the Cards won, taking the 7th game. This contest remained current on Don’s sportsman’s plate when we met in late 1969, so Cardinal / Red Sox baseball was always a potent and fun topic of discussion.
And oh, did we have some wonderful, lively and always friendly enjoyable debates about most any topic we struck upon. Sharing education by the Jebbies surely did not mean that we always agreed, only that we loved to discuss and debate, louder and faster as it got later, always with a grin and a laugh.
And the “Jebbies” were not to be confused with the “Jennies”, the former the educator, the latter the cranial lubricant. At times our conversations would have the benefit of them both. Don was enjoyable company, at all times the supreme gentleman a truly kind man.
We all know Don’s dedication to sports. Not only as a fan but actively giving his time and talent as a coach for St. John’s winning basketball team and the Rochester Rams Football team. And who could ever forget his dedicated participation in the Minstrel Show? Don was my thorough insurance man and my friend, I hope to have the privilege of us meeting again……to discuss the Cards and the Sox maybe from a box seat above!
Jack Willisch
Idaho Falls, Idaho
Posted by Jack Willisch
Wednesday September 6, 2017 at 1:01 pm
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