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Jacob ‘10, Tom, Maggie ‘13, Kristi and
Dan Czarnecki at Maggie’s graduation
from St. Louis University.

TOM & KRISTI CZARNECKI
Memorial Award

When it came time to choose a high school for the library into an Academic Resource Center was
their three children, Tom and Kristi Czarnecki were born from this. Tom and Kristi helped make this a
committed to finding a community that integrated reality. They are proud of the legacy of the ARC
faith into education. Catholic Memorial offered a because it is a unique place where any student can
place where Jacob ‘10, Dan ’12 and Maggie ’13 to receive assistance during any hour of the school
live their faith every day and grow into adults who day with any subject.
would put their faith into action.
As their kids started to graduate, Tom and Kristi’s
Kristi’s background as a pediatric nurse inspired gratitude for CMH continued to grow. In
Alumni her to spend many hours setting up and running appreciation for the foundation that CMH
the health room at CMH where she could use her provided for Jacob, Dan, and Maggie and their
nursing skills. She also volunteered in the spirit exceptional collegiate experiences they went on
Parents shop, with drama productions, the auction, and to have at Carroll University, the University of St.
Thomas, and St. Louis University, Tom and Kristi
the haunted house.
felt compelled to help make those opportunities
Tom’s background as an accountant and business
’10, ’12, ’13 owner armed him with the skills and knowledge to available for other CMH graduates. With help
from the CMH Counseling Office, three graduates
help guide Catholic Memorial through a strategic
planning process and ultimately into a capital from the CMH Class of 2017 were chosen to
receive fully paid scholarships for tuition, room
campaign. Tom was a member of the CMH Board and board, and books for four years to attend
of Directors from 2009-2015. It was Tom’s vision Carroll, St. Thomas, and SLU.
and commitment to CMH that influenced many of
the physical changes that we have seen take place CMH is a community that spreads far beyond the
at CMH since 2014. walls of the building on College Avenue. Once
you become part of the CMH family, there will
Tom and Kristi desired to help create a learning always be a common bond that links us all
environment that would benefit all students at together. Whether an alumni, a current parent, or
CMH. They saw how crowded the teaching center, a parent of alumni, there is a sense of eternal pride
where students could receive academic assistance, that comes with being a Crusader. This sense of
and wanted to improve it. The desire to transform pride drives us all to share our talents while being
guided by the values of the Memorial Way to
“The efforts that Tom and Kristi put forth can be seen in tasks great serve the world in a way that creates better
and small - whether setting up a rugby pitch or manning a concession circumstances and opportunities for all of those
stand for the musical, all the way to leadership level gifts that support around us.
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CMH; they always want to do their part,” said Fr. Paul Hartmann.