Jerry Marszalek:  

Life The Marszalek family had 5 of 6 children attend CODY. Brothers : John '60, Jerry '63, Jim, '67 & sisters : Barbara '65, Cindy 70's. I married fellow classmate, Eleanor Greco on May 21, 1966. We have 2 adult daughters. Gayle is a teacher in South Redford Schools & has 2 children; Jacob 17 & Alyssa 14. Ellen is a surgical nurse at Providence (Novi) has 2 children; Angelo 14 & Alexandria 11. I REALLY LOVE my grandkids. They are a special gift from God. I'm sure most of you share the same feelings for yours.. Sadly, Ellie passed away on Oct. 25, 2014 I miss her so. We had shared love for more than 53 years. She was my Cody High School Sweetheart. Ellie was very special to all who met her. I'm still good friends with Mike O'Neil. We've known each other since 4th grade. We always played ALL DAY LONG on Leslie School's playground. We played softball together for many years, but now are limited to golf. Mike & his wife Debbie were Ellie & my best friends. We tried to go out once a week to a movie & dinner, or sometimes a comedy club or concert. We had gone on short overnight trips with them. I retired from teaching after 35 years in Dearborn Schools in 2002. I really loved teaching.. Education has changed! It was the best thing I have recently done. I was coaching the Boys Wrestling team at Fordson High School (35 yrs). In 2006 I was inducted into the Michigan Wrestling Association's Hall of Fame. I also received recognition awards from The National Wrestling Coaches Assoc. & local All-American Officials Assoc. I have had numerous surgeries to repair old injuries. I had 5 back surgeries to fuse 4 vertebrae and clean up a MRSA infection. I have 2 knee replacements on the same knee. It became loose after awhile & needed to tighten it back up. I had been playing high level softball for many years and was actually good at it. We won State Championships several times. My physical activity now is limited to golf for fun (using a cart is a must). I belong to the "KONTINENTAL DOO WOP KRUISERS" which is a car & music club. We have quite a few of Cody people in the club. We have Car Shows each Tuesday in the summer from 5:30 'til 9:00 at the VFW hall on Schoolcraft just east of Inkster Rd. in Redford. Phil Varilone '63 is a close friend and we were allowed to guest DJ on Bob Silverberg's (Mackenzie '62) OLD & GOLD Radio Show WDTR 90.9 FM. Greg Innis (CODY '68) was a cohost with Bob for the last few years. We really enjoyed the show & loved to share our Doo Wop / R&B music with the listeners. Unfortunately, the program was dropped when the station went to Jazz & Classical. OLD & GOLD ran for over 26 years on Sundays & played only the best, rarest Doo Wop & R&B. Stop up & see us one day or come to the Annual 50's & 60's CODY Picnic at Hines Park Nankin Mills Pavilion each year on a Sunday in August. Comets are aplenty. Planning & running these very successful picnics is a great pleasure of Phil's & mine. Seeing all the COMETS laughing & hugging brings a big smile to my face. 2017 Picnic is Sun. Aug. 6 at Nankin Mills Pavilion of Hines Park. 11:00 am til 6:00 pm. School I was lucky enough to find my lifelong love at Cody. Ellie Greco was in the '64 class. When I first saw her I definitely had my eyes pop out. She was a stunner! We had been married for over 48 years & were very happy. We had dated for 5 years before that. Ellie went to sum...Expand for more