Thursday, November 22, 2018
Helen, Stephen and I are in Florida and will not be attending the service for Joe. He was loved and we will
remember and pray for him on Thanksgiving Day.
On Thanksgiving Day 1990, Joe McNichol threw a touchdown to Steve Strohecker on the opening play of the game
against St Joes. Stephen thinks the play was 121 waggle 4 or 5 which was a play designed as a pass to Keith Tornetta.
At the LaSalle auction that year, Keith's father won the right to call the opening play of the game against St. Joe's. Unfortunately, Keith was covered and the long pass from Joe's son went to Stephen. It was a proud moment for me and I'm sure it was for Joe also. It was a fun yr having my son on the team with Joe as his coach.
It was another November day in 1963, when JFK was shot and Cardinal Dougherty classes were cut short. We were
sent home early. Joe took us home in the Pontiac Chieftain. I can remember listening to the news on the way home. Everyone remembers where they were that day. We were in the Chieftain.
Joe was my business teacher at CD. I was not Joe's best student, and I still have the lumps to show for it.
Growing up in the McNichol household, I can still remember Joe listening to Bubby Holly and the Kingston Trio...characters I knew nothing about at the time.
My condolences to the family. We'll miss him.
