The Crystal Lake Lions Club was chartered on August 4th, 1931. More than 100 people 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. The club has been in operation since then and as the say the rest is history. Below is a list of the past Presidents:
CL Lions Club History
Club Presidents
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
13-14 Jeffrey Thorsen
14-15 Robert Jarvis
15-16 Glenn Bereiter
16-17 Robert Wood
17-18 Douglas Lomen
18-19 Randolph Funk
19-20 Nick Parashis/Bill Davies
20-21 Bill Davies
21-22 Brennan Markee
22-23 Brennan Markee
22-23 Rob Parrish
Melvin Jones Fellowship
Lion Lee Beauprez
Lion Richard Bonkosky
Lion Ranchford Boyd
Lion Michael Cortina
Lion Robert Covey
Lion James M. Danca
Lion William Davies
Lion Randolph Funk
Lion William Franz
Lion Robert Gustafson*
Lion Robert Gray
Lion Hamilton O. Hale
Lion Stephen M. Haugh
Lion Lee Hopp
Lion Dan Igrisan
Lion Arnold Klitz
Lion John Landon*
Lion William Limbach
Lion Raymond J. Loh
Lion Douglas Lomen
Lion Murray McGuire
Lion Rick Miller
Lion Robert Moravec
Lion Dave Moore
Lion Nick Parashis
Lion Rob Parrish
Lion Harmon Peaco
Lion Arthur Pears
Lion Gregory W. Streb
Lion Tom Swett
Lion Frank Vargas
Lion Roger Weis
Lion Rob Wood
Lion James Zambon
* Progressive Fellow
Lions Of Illinois Foundation Fellows
Lion Glenn Bereiter
Lion David Bird
Lion Randy Funk
Lion William Franz
Lion Dr. Robert Gibula
Lion Robert R. Gustafson (3)
Lion Stephen Haugh
Lion Dan Igrisan (2)
Lion John Landon
Lion Rick Miller
Lion Robert Miller
Lion Jim McMonigal
Lion Dave Moore
Lion Bob Moravec
Lion Nick Parashis
Lion Rob Parrish
Lion Steven Pate
Lion Harmon Peaco
Lion Fred Roedigar
Lion Harry Siwkowski
Lion Tom Swett
Lion Jeff Thorsen
Lion Norman Vinton
Lion Roger Weis
Lion Rob Wood
Lion James Zambon
Lion Robert ``Gus`` Gustafson Community Service Award
2014 Bill & Jeannie Rinn
2014 Dr. Joe Herba
2015 Ashley Funk
2015 Paul Leech
2016 Dave Moore
2018 Mike & Jane Littrell
2018 Erik Rodewald
2018 Jay Laederach
2018 John McCrory
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
2012- Club receives 1st Place award in state for 100% contribution
2013- Club receives 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- 2014 Crystal Lake Club donates $38,281.00 to Lions of Illinois Foundation through the Sight & Sound Sweepstakes..
Lion Dan Igrisan, Sight & Sound Sweepstakes Chairman
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.
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