Ralph ZZ Wroblewski

Ralph ZZ Wroblewski

1935-08-12 2015-04-25
RALPH H. WROBLEWSKI, age 79; beloved husband of Christine (nee Klonowski) for 52 years; loving father of Ralph (fiancé, Kelly), Mark, Jean (fiancé, Tim Keehn), and Eric (Janet); loving grandfather of Ian, Corinne, Benjamin, Genevieve, and Marissa; brother of Henry (Maryanne) and Mary Ann McClain; Ralph retired full colonel US Army reserves and was a teacher for the Diocese of Cleveland, St. Joseph High School, Holy Name High School, and past Principal of Cleveland Central Catholic High School, Mass of Christian Burial St. John Bosco Church Friday, May 1, 2015 at 10 AM, Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. Friends received at RIPEPI FUNERAL HOME 5762 PEARL RD (AT SNOW RD) THURSDAY 2-4 AND 6-8 PM

I had Mr Wroblewski for American History in junior year. He was an excellent teacher, "college level" if you will. I actually have kept my notebooks from his class - - which includes page after page of the "terms" about which Mr Wroblewski had us write little synopses. (I also held onto my copy of The American Pageant by Thomas Bailey, which is the text that my son used in high school!). Way back then I thought that this stuff had value and would be worth holding onto. I can picture him at the head of the class, standing over the overhead projector, talking about Shay's rebellion or Richard Hofstadter. It was clear that the subject matter had life for him, and he felt a mission to pass on his knowledge and impart a sense of our country's complex history.

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