ST. V-ST. M HONORS FORMER BJ PRESSROOM WORKER BOB BERDIS

 

St. Vincent-St. Mary will honor long-time former BJ pressroom worker Bob Berdis on Friday, October 1 as their Fighting Irish Superfan.

Ken Krause, a BJ retiree, tipped me off with this:

It will be Bob Berdis Night at Green Street Stadium Friday, October 1, when St. Vincent-St. Mary High School honors their “Fighting Irish Superfan,” a former longtime Beacon Journal press room worker. Though not a graduate of St. Vincent, St. Mary, or St. V-M (where his son was in the Class of 1989), Bob has been a longtime St. V-M Athletic Booster Club member and a constant presence at Irish sporting events, home or away. He will be honored before the St. V-M football game against Youngstown Ursuline.

Some BJ folks might also remember Bob as one of the standout bowlers in the Akron Allied Printcraft League.

Bob’s wife, Syvia Jean Berdis, passed away in 2012 at the age of 75. They lived in Norton and the funeral service was held in Doylestown.

Bob was extremely active St. V-M Athletic Booster Club member, as the Superfan honor indicates.