History
The Crystal Lake Lions Club were chartered on August 4, 1931. More than 100 crowded the main
dining room at the Crystal Lodge. A young lawyer, Hamilton O. Hale was the charter president and
predicted that the Lions would prove their ever-increasing importance to Crystal Lake. Lion Hale was
right on. The club was sponsored by the Barrington Lions Club.

31-32 Hamilton O. Hale
32-33 Donovan Young
33-34 Harold Lisenby
34-35 Albert Pepping Jr.
35-36 Vernon Knox
36-37 Floyd Hopper
37-38 Maurice Watson
38-39 Frank Schepers
39-40 A.H. Henderson, Jr.
40-41 Harold Bacon
41-42 John Hesse
42-43 Robert Bellows
43-44 Leon Lundahl
44-45 George Lennartz
45-46 Frank Ehlin
46-47 A. Ernest Schroeder
47-48 Walter Hunt
48-49 Wayne McCleery
49-50 Joseph Visin
50-51 W. Boyd Irwin
51-52 Francis Schepers, Jr.
52-53 A.R. Zilly
53-54 Robert Rosenthal
54-55 James Rich
56-57 Louis Goosens
57-58 Dr. James McGough

58-59 Lynn Renne
59-60 Charles Blanchard
60-61 Clement Jones
61-62 John Buckner
63-64 Gregory Streb
64-65 Robert Covey
66-67 John Sherman
67-68 Leo Krumme
68-69 George Grass
69-70 James Danca
70-71 Clyde Davies
71-72 Lee Hopp
72-73 George Clineman
73-74 Dr. J.B. Grewe
74-75 Richard Bonkosky
75-76 Maj. Ernest P. Robbins
76-77 Arthur Pears
77-78 William Limbach
78-79 Harmon Peaco
79-80 Ron Kaniecki
80-81 David Williams
81-82 Murray McGuire
82-83 Mark LeFevre
83-84 Gary Siegmeier
84-85 Hal Meyer
85-86 Haskell Pitluck

86-87 Jon Peterson
87-88 Robert Gustafson
88-89 John Landon
89-90 Jeffrey Flagg
90-91 Gene Mitchell
91-92 Stephen Haugh
92-93 Ranchford Boyd
93-94 Earl Snodgrass
94-95 Steven Pate
95-96 James Zambon
96-97 Carl Meyers
97-98 Thomas McAndrew
98-99 Thomas Cowlin
99-00 Thomas Swett
00-01 Lee Beauprez
01-02 Jeffrey Thorsen
02-03 Karlen Covey
03-04 Bill Franz/James Zambon
04-05 Robert Moravec
05-06 Brian McNamara
06-07 Robert Gray
07-08 Randolph Funk
08-09 Michael Cortina
09-10 Richard Miller
10-11 Patrick T. Gummerson
11-12 Nick Parashis
12-13 Roger Weis
MELVIN JONES
FELLOWSHIP
Lion Lee Beauprez
Lion Richard Bonkosky
Lion Ranchford Boyd
Lion Robert Covey
Lion James  M. Danca
Lion Randolph Funk
Lion William Franz
Lion Robert Gustafson*
Lion Robert Gray
Lion Hamilton O. Hale
Lion Lee Hopp
Lion Dan Igrisan
Lion Arnold Klitz
Lion John Landon*
Lion William Limbach
Lion Raymond J. Loh
Lion Murray McGuire
Lion Rick Miller
Lion Robert Moravec
Lion Nick Parashis
Lion Harmon Peaco
Lion Arthur Pears
Lion Gregory W. Streb
Lion Tom Swett
Lion Frank Vargas

* Progressive Fellow
LIONS OF ILLINOIS
FOUNDATION FELLOWS
Lion Randy Funk
Lion William Franz
Lion Dr. Robert Gibula
Lion Robert R. Gustafson (3)
Lion Stephen Haugh
Lion Dan Igrisan
Lion John Landon
Lion Rick Miller
Lion Robert Miller
Lion Jim McMonigal
Lion Nick Parashis
Lion Steven Pate
Lion Harmon Peaco
Lion Fred Roedigar
Lion Harry Siwkowski
Lion Tom Swett
Lion Roger Weis
Lion James Zambon
Sight and Sound Sweepstakes
Recognition

2005 - Club received 2nd Place award in state for 100% contribution
2005 - Club received 1st Place award District 1-J for 100% contribution
2006 - Club received 1st Place award in state for 100% contribution
2006 - Club received 1st Place award District 1-J for 100% contribution
2007 - Club received 2nd Place award in state for 100% contribution
2007 - Club receives 1st Place award District 1-J for 100% contribution
2008 - Club received 1st Place award District 1-J for 100% contribution
2008 - Club received 3rd Place award in State for 100% contribution
2009 - Club received 1st Place  award in State for 100% contribution
2011-  Club received 1st Place award in state for 100% Contribution

CL Lions selling winning tickets, Lion Dan Igrisan (2006), Lion Jim
Lantz (2007), Lion Bob Gustafson (2008), Lion Nick Parashis sells
$5,000.00 grand prize winner! (2009), Lion Jeff Thorsen (2010). Lion
Dan Igrisan (2011)


Since 1996- 2011 Crystal Lake Club donates $28,363.00 to Lions of
Illinois Foundation throughthe Sight & Sound Sweepstakes..

Lion Dan Igrisan, Sight & Sound Sweepstakes Chairman
Club Presidents
DID YOU KNOW ???

July 4, 1983 - The first 4th of July Gala was run by the Crystal Lake Lions Club at the Crystal Point
Mall

July 4, 1984 - The first 4th of July Parade in a decade was run by the Crystal Lake Lions Club in
conjunction with the 4th of July Gala. The Gala featured the "Taste of Crystal Lake" with Crystal
Lake restaurants and  20,000 people attending at the Crystal Point Mall.

From the archives in the CL Lions office.