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St. Catherine's traces its origins to the fall of 1864 when the Racine Dominican Sisters [2] established an all-girls' day and boarding academy. In the fall of 1864, the Racine Dominican Sisters opened a day and boarding school for girls on property they purchased at Twelfth Street and Park Avenue.
In 1912, the name was changed to the Racine Journal News. The newspaper's former radio station, WRJN, was founded in December 1926. Starbuck died in 1929, his son, Frank R. Starbuck, became publisher, and in 1932 the paper merged with the Racine Times-Call, the other local daily, to become the Journal Times.
Gerald Thomas Flynn (October 7, 1910 – May 14, 1990) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Racine, Wisconsin.He served one term in the United States House of Representatives, representing Wisconsin's 1st congressional district during the 86th United States Congress (1959–1961). [1]
Weyrich was born in Racine, Wisconsin, to Virginia M. (née Wickstrom) and Ignatius A. Weyrich. [6] His father was a German immigrant. [7] Weyrich graduated from St. Catherine's High School in 1960 [8] and attended the University of Wisconsin–Racine for two years. [9]
Samuel Curtis Johnson Jr. (March 2, 1928 – May 22, 2004) was an American businessman. He was the fourth generation of his family to lead S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc., a consumer products company headquartered in Racine, Wisconsin.
Three WIAA state tournament records set by Lamont Hamilton led Racine St. Catherine's second-ever WIAA state title win, 26-22, over Baldwin-Woodville.
She contributed more than 1,750 works to the Racine Art Museum and made an additional gift of two hundred artworks in 1991. She was actively involved in the creation of the new RAM building in downtown Racine, Wisconsin in 2003, and the galleries were named after her. [3] She was a board member emerita of the Racine Art Museum. [2]
Matheson worked in the Racine County Sheriff Department and served as sheriff. He was a Republican. [1] Matheson served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1951 to 1955, failing to retain his seat in the 1954 election. [1] He was killed in an automobile accident, when he fell asleep and hit a tree while driving home in Racine, Wisconsin. [2] [3]