LeRoy Zellner 
Leroy was a member of the Knights of Columbus some year ago, but because of the fact that he often had to work nights, he was unable to take part in many meetings or activities of his Council.  He dropped out eventually, and doesn't remember which Council he was with in the first place.  After a new Council started to grow in the St. Bernard area, Richard Rebman persuaded him to get involved once again.  That was just about the same time that Father Pleier came to St. Bernard, and getting back into the Knights wasn't too difficult, since LeRoy had known that the Knights were something good to be a part of, as long as the time was available.  He had always known about some of the activities of the Knights, though he wasn't able to find the time to be a part of them.  Since getting involved with Council 10243, he has taken part in a couple of things including the Summer Blast at St. Bernard and brat sales at Festival Foods. 

He still works nights, which keeps him from many meetings.  He works as a custodian for the Green Bay School System, and his 'turf' is Langlade School.  For the past 13 years he has discovered that the role of custodian is much more than just cleaning up after classes--there a seemingly endless string of activities that take place, and setting things up and taking things down is also a part of the job.  He looks forward to retirement in about three years.  Before getting involved in the School System, he worked at Beatrice Cheese as a cheese grader for 26 years.  These days there's a little more time for yard work during the day, and he occasionally has the help of any number of children.  He and his wife of 38 years, Linda, have three children and one foster child and that has provided them with a total of thirteen grandchildren.  With three of their children in the area, grandchildren are not always that far away.  He also likes to try and keep healthy by walking every day for at least 30 minutes.

A native of Luxemburg, he attended St. Mary's School in Luxemburg and is a 1960 graduate of Luxemburg High School.  He came to Green Bay on a job-related move.  He and Linda like to travel and have had the opportunity to visit Europe a couple of times.  Linda has worked as an occupational therapist at Brown County Mental Health Center and also cares for the house. LeRoy also served as an Usher at St. Bernard for over twenty years and has been involved as a money counter.  He's also involved with St. Vincent DePaul and he is much more than a custodian just for a school--he also takes care of people.  They have been involved for some time now in a volunteer guardian organization through which they visit and care for some of the needs of people who are essentially alone in the area.  They are like the family that these people don't have.  In all of this, there's a desire to help people.  They feel a strong sense of family values, and in addition to their own family they have been willing to reach out and extend those values to others.  We are glad for their exemple of living out the commitments of our faith and our membership in the Knights of Columbus. 

December 2002