by Steve Gibson | Mar 4, 2016 | Directors, Slider
It is with heavy hearts that the Board of Directors of the Maywood Bataan Day Organization passes on the sad news that Director Lennel Grace passed away unexpectedly Thursday night. Lennel was not only an active Board member for the MBDO, but a tireless advocate for...
by Steve Gibson | Feb 9, 2016 | Directors, Slider
By acclimation, the Maywood Bataan Day Board of Directors was happy to appoint long-time MBDO friend, Jim Opolony to the board at the February 2016 Board meeting. Most of those familiar with the story of Maywood Bataan Day are also familiar with Jim Opolony, a...
by Steve Gibson | Aug 26, 2015 | Directors, Slider
At the August MBDO Board Meeting, Kyle FitzGerald, Owner/Director at ReUse Depot in Maywood, Illinois, was approved as a Director-At-Large for the Maywood Bataan Day Organization. Please welcome Kyle to our Board. Here is some additional information Kyle shared with...
by Steve Gibson | Jul 31, 2015 | Bataan Related, Directors, Slider
Col. McMahon has added a new gallery of photos taken at the 2015 Bataan Death March Observance by VFW Post 2485 memorial at the Capas National Shrine (Camp O’Donnell), featuring Boy Scout troop 485 and others. You can find this and many other photo galleries by...
by Steve Gibson | Mar 18, 2015 | Directors, Slider
Here’s a great article online about MBDO Treasurer Pat Besaw’s step-grandson on duty in Afghanistan. Find the article by clicking here. In addition, Pat shared an article from 2007 about a cross country trip he took on his bike from his home in La Grange...
by Steve Gibson | Oct 7, 2014 | Deceased, Directors, Roll of Honor, Slider
[Ed. Note] Corrected family information. Thank you Melody. This past Sunday, we lost a great man in Maywood, Leon Conner, 96, a veteran of WWII. He was preceded in death by his son, Thomas Conner, who died in the Vietnam war in 1966. His beloved wife Odie, his...
