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Phil Erickson, who taught and coached hundreds of students during a 43-year career at Lombard Junior High School, died Nov. 7 in Galesburg. He was 83. ....
Patrick Hanlon, the sixth man and occasional starter on the state runner-up 1998 Galesburg Silver Streaks basketball team, died in Chicago on Dec. 29. ....
December 21, 2020 Pete Thierry was as frequent a sight at local sporting events as handshakes, popcorn, and the American flag. The longtime Galesburg resident, former athlete, and unwavering booster of local sports passed away on Saturday at the age of 87. Thierry had tested positive for COVID-19 according to reporting from The Register-Mail. Legendary Knox College coach and athletic director Harley Knosher once said of Theirry, “ that for all the time I have known him (he) has been one of the most sincere supporters of Galesburg athletics in general.” Thierry graduated from Galesburg High School in 1953, excelling as a basketball and baseball player. He also was a halfback for the Fighting Scots at Monmouth College for a year. ....
GALESBURG Several years ago in a nearly-packed Thiel Gym at Galesburg High School, the P.A. announcer read the request oft-heard at games about an owner of an illegally parked car. But this time, when the license number Pacman1 was read to identify the offender, the entire crowd laughed in recognition. Everybody knew Pete Thierry s license number because everybody as they have for the past seven decades knew Pete Thierry. The Silver Streaks No. 1 fan died Saturday morning at St. Mary s Hospital at age 86 from COVID-19, according to his niece Kimberly Thierry, who noted he also recently spent time recovering from a surgery. ....