The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.

Monday, January 17, 2022

Chicagoland Pearl Harbor Survivor Everett 'Jim' Schlegel Dies at 102-- Part 2

Not only did Mr. Schlegel witness war, but he was also a lifelong Chicago Cub fan.  He witnessed Cubbie history at Wrigley Field twice.  "He talked about the Cubs 365 days a year.  It wasn't just from April to September," according to his son Bill.  "It was all the time."

The first time he watched a Cubs game was in 1945 when he saw games 6 and 7 of the World Series and he still had the tickets to prove it.

Then in 2016, when the Cubs went to the World Series, the family started a GoFundMe page for him, but Marcus Lemonis gave him and his son some of the best seats in the house.

Quite the life.

Bled Cubbie Blue.  --GreGen


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