Chris Schwartz
Today I am 57 years old. I still have wonderful memories of Mr. Issel. I remember that he had five fingers on one hand because of a snowblower accident or at least that’s what he told me when I attended his sixth grade class. He was a kind man and a patriotic man and one of the things I will always remember about him is the tennis balls, he would cut them open and put money in them and then throw them out into the classroom periodically. The kids would go crazy and there was no greater honor than catching one of Mr. Issel’s flying tennis balls. I’m glad that he lived to be 97 years old, again have very fond memories of him.