Thursday, September 22, 2011
A memorial event will continue the route the L-W East freshman was running before he was struck by a car and killed.
- SCHOOLS
- Joe Vince
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Thursday, September 22, 2011
A memorial walk to honor Patrick Mizwick, the Lincoln-Way East High School freshman who was killed after being struck by a car last week, will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. today near the Cook County forest preserves where Mizwicki died. Called Finish Pat's Path, the event will travel the same route in unincoprated Palos Township that Mizwicki, a member of East's cross-country team, was running when the New Lenox 14-year-old was hit by the car. The walk will start at Teason Woods Pavilion at the corner of Calumet Sag Road and 104th Avenue. READ: Family, Friends, Teammates Say Goodbye to Patrick Mizwicki Attendees are asked to arrive before 5:45 p.m. because 104th Avenue will be closed off by police between Route 83 and 123rd Street, …
Monday, September 19, 2011
Members chose to run the Richard Spring Invitational in Peoria on Saturday together so they could start and finish as one in memory of their teammate who died in an accident Thursday.
On Saturday, Sept. 17, I witnessed a beautiful, humbling and inspiring moment at the Richard Spring Cross Country Invitational in Peoria. My son is a member of the Lincoln-Way East High School cross-country team, which lost one of its own, Patrick Mizwicki, during a practice run on Thursday. I went to Peoria on Saturday to support my son, his team and their coach, Ross Widinski. I did not go on behalf of Patch, but what I ended up capturing on film for our family tells a story which needs to be shared. READ: L-W East Students, Staff Mourn Freshman's Death In an age where our youth have learned from our world to focus primarily on "what's best for me," this group of boys pushed through their individual grief and saw the greater good in …
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Friday, September 16, 2011
Counselors meet Friday morning with the classmates of Patrick Mizwicki, who was hit by a car and killed during a cross-country practice.
- POLICE & FIRE
- Joe Vince
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Friday, September 16, 2011
UPDATED (2:45 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16): Information from Superintendent Tom Hurlburt of Frankfort School District 157-C. Social workers and grief counselors visited Lincoln-Way East High School classrooms Friday morning, meeting and talking with students about the sudden death of a freshman classmate. "It's just very tragic," said Stacy Holland, community relations director for Lincoln-Way High School District 210. Patrick Mizwicki, 14, of New Lenox, was participating in a school cross-country team practice near the Cook County forest preserves in unincorporated Palos Township struck by a car and killed Thursday evening. "On behalf of the Board of Education, administration, faculty, staff, and students of Lincoln-Way, we want to extend our …
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A teen was struck by a car and killed Thursday evening while running through the forest preserves.
Updated: 2:14 p.m. with information from Lincoln-Way East High School. Updated: 10:15 a.m. with information from the Cook County Sheriff's Office Updated: 8:55 a.m. A teen boy was running through the forest preserves when he was struck by a car and killed Thursday evening. The accident occurred on 104th Avenue and Route 83 around 5:15 p.m. in unincorporated Palos Township near the Cook County forest preserves. Patrick Mizwicki, 14, of New Lenox, was a student at Lincoln-Way East and was participating in a cross country practice at the time he was hit. Mizwicki was running eastbound on a horse trail through Teason Woods when he stopped to allow a southbound vehicle to pass. He then attempted to cross 104th Avenue, but his view of an …
Ron Kremer
2:20 pm on Monday, September 19, 2011
Rachel, thanks for sharing your story and the photos. My heart goes out to the Lincoln-Way East cross country family and to the Mizwicki family. more ›