Knights of the Month at Bishop Nicholas A. Gallagher Council # 8482

BISHOP NICHOLAS A. GALLAGHER COUNCIL # 8482
KNIGHTS OF THE MONTH

October 2022

Don Delahaye

September 2022

David Lewis

We all know Dave Lewis as one of our past Grand Knights, but did you know that he has held a few other positions in the Knights of Columbus. He is a former District Deputy and past Chapter Treasurer, as well as past Grand Knight of Council 12385. Dave was the State Convention Treasurer for the last two conventions held in Houston and currently serves as the Youth Coordinator for Clergy Appreciation Night. Dave is
a regular usher at Prince of Peace, generally at the 7:30 am Mass.

August 2022

Andrew Lewis

Andrew is a relatively new Knight who has stepped right into our fraternal activities. Andrew assisted me as coordinator for the Family Fun Day last June, even having to split his time between there and the swim team meets.
Andrew is active in the ACTS retreat ministry, serving as co-director at the most recent retreat. He is also active in scouting currently serving double duty as cub scout pack committee chair and den leader.
Andrew and his wife Chaillie have 3 young children with one more on the way. Andrew is a fine example of the spiritual leader of a strong Catholic family

July 2022

Mike Brzezniak

When you join us for dinner at a Fraternal Members meeting chances are you are eating Mike Brzezniak’s cooking. Not only is Mike preparing the majority of our Fraternal meals, but he is creating new and innovative recipes that utilize our event leftovers. When Mike is in town, he can be counted on to show up and help out, particularly when his culinary skills are required. Thank you Mike for all that you do for Council 8482.

June 2022

Isidor Padilla

He cooks, he cleans up, he shows up – since joining Council 8482 in June of 2020 at the height of the Covid pandemic, Isidor rapidly become a mainstay for our events, particularly when the events involved cooking. Isidor is a great team player and is willing to fill a hole where needed. Like providing dinner for
the Officers Installation on very short notice. Thanks Isidor.
Isidor is full of ideas on how we can make the best use of the new food
trailer. Oh, Isidor also smokes a mean chicken, as we discovered at the
Ordination reception last month.
Isidor is also an invaluable member of the Home association and currently serves on their board.
Congratulations Isidor on being the Knight of the Month for June.

May 2022

Steve Kuxhausen

Steve helped with fish fry's, installing the outdoor Stations of the Cross, Bingo night, First Friday Meals. The list of events Steve has volunteered to help go on and on. Our Council would not be able to hold these events if it weren’t for the time and service given by Steve and others like him. For all he has
done for our Council we have chosen to honor him as Knight of the Month for May.

April 2022

Garry Modrell

March 2022

Mike Velez

Mike is one of those guys that continually “flies under the radar” so to speak. He never asks for recognition for the things he does, but he always seems to be around when something needs to be done.
Anytime we have an event he is there working, whether it be preparing food or helping to clean up. For all that he does for our Council and our members, Mike was chosen to be honored as Knight of the Month for March.

February 2022

Ed Carney

January 2022

Brian Gray

December 2021

Brian Gray

November 2021

Chris Trotter

Chris is a recent addition to our Council having transferred in from his previous Council. Chris has been active in many ways since joining us. He has volunteered at First Friday meals, provided food for and served at the Keenager’s Thanksgiving lunch and recently was part of the work detail that repaired the fence at Prince of Peace. For all his contributions Chris was chosen as Knight of the Month for November.

October 2021

Tony Pickett

Coats for Kids, Trunk or Treat, First Family Drive Thru Meals. These are just a few of the things Tony Pickett has been responsible for and done a superb job. If it’s happening at Prince of Peace, then Tony is involved. He also volunteers in Prince of Peace’s Pastoral Ministry and at the Mercy Center. For all his contributions to our Council and parish we have chosen to honor him as our Knight of the Month for October.

September 2021

Dave Kreiner

Dave has been a Knight of Columbus since 1975. He is currently an Officer
in our Council serving in the role of Outside Guard. Recently Dave was very instrumental in the development of the Council Survey that was sent to many of you and presented at the Knight’s Night Out gathering. His expertise in analyzing the data has been an aid to developing a vision of the future of our Council. For all his hard work and dedication Dave was chosen to be honored as Knight
of the Month for September.

August 2021

John Adams

John has been a brother Knight for as long as I can remember and that goes back some 20 years. He has served our Council in many ways, most notably as the Treasurer of the Home Association for 15 years, only recently leaving that position. For his dedication and service to our Council John has been selected to be honored as Knight of the Month for August.

July 2021

Joey Camp

Joey is the newest 4th Degree Knight from our Council. He is a regular at our Officer Planning Meetings and member meetings, serving as the Inside Guard. Joey has also served as an usher at the 9:00 Mass on Sunday. For his service to our parish and our Council he was chosen as the Knight of the Month
for July.

June 2021

Jerry Novosad

If you have not met Jerry, the next time you are at one of our meetings or events and you see him, take some time to introduce yourself and get to know him. Since transferring to our Council from Reston, Virginia, he has been one of our most active Knights. He is always there to lend a hand wherever he is needed. Jerry has most recently been named our Council’s “Emergency Response Coordinator”, a position he is well suited for. In the past, Jerry worked for Kenyon International Emergency Services, a world leader in disaster management and recovery services where he was an integral part of their on-site global response team. A good man to know for many reasons. For his continuous contributions to our Council, we would like to honor
Jerry as our Knight of the Month.

May 2021

Bill Vacek

I’ve had the pleasure of knowing Bill for quite some time, not just as a Brother Knight and Prince of Peace parishioner, but as a former coaching colleague. Bill is a member of the Home Association and also serves as an usher at the 7:30 am Mass. He was an integral part of our Fish Fry team, wearing many hats from fry cook to order runner to food server. For his continued service to our Council and parish, we have chosen to honor Bill as the Knight of the Month for May.

April 2021

Jim Vossler

Jim is a long time member of Prince of Peace and Council 8482. He serves as an acolyte, EMHC, and is Past Grand Knight of our Council. He currently serves as our Faith Programs Director. Jim was also the “man behind the scene” at our fish frys and helps with preparing and serving the meals for our members meetings. For his contributions to our Council and parish we are honoring him as Knight of the Month.

March 2021

Isador Padilla

Isidor is a recent transfer to our Council and he has “hit the ground running” so to speak. He has volunteered to cook for Council activities and was a fixture at the Friday night fish fry's. Isidor also serves as a member of the Home Association. For his contributions to our Council, we would like to honor Isidor as Knight of the Month.

February 2021

Eugene "Smitty" Schmidt

January 2021

Ed Benedix

Ed has served our Council as Financial Secretary and Past Grand Knight. He is presently heading up our Retention Committee and doing an excellent job of bringing our membership roles up to date. Ed is our Council Degree Team Captain and also serves as an acolyte at Prince of Peace. He is very active in our parish activities as well as the ACTS Retreat. Thank you for all your hard work now and in the past.

December 2020

Bill Higgins

Bill has been a Brother Knight for 25 years, the last five as a
member of our Council. He is very active, helping with fish
fries and tamale sales.
Bill is also active in the ACTS community having served as a
team member for the retreats held in 2018 and 2019. He is
also active in the Prince of Peace Prison Ministry serving on
the Kolbe Retreat team in the fall of 2019. Bill is a member of
the Militia of the Immaculata, a worldwide evangelization
movement founded by St. Maximillian Kolbe.
Congratulations, Bill on being recognized as Knight of the
Month for November.

November 2020

Ed Carney

Ed has been a very active member of our Council since 2019 and a member of Prince of Peace since 1980. He is part of one of the grass cutting teams at Prince of Peace and is always one of the first to volunteer his services to help at the Mercy Center or anywhere else help is needed around the parish. Ed also is currently serving as the Treasurer of the Msgr. Dan Scheel Home Association. Congratulations Ed on being honored as the Knight of the Month.

October 2020

Jim Armstrong

September 2020

Royce Gerngross

August 2020

Joe Messina

July 2020

John Adams

June 2020

Randy Schleisman

May 2020

Brian Gray

April 2020

Richard Carter

March 2020

Jim McBain

February 2020

Al Kapustka

January 2020

Bob Chaya

Knight of the Month for January 2020- DGK Bob Chaya

March 2019

Jim McBane

February 2019

Henry (Hank) Walker

Hank Walker only joined our Council and the Knights of Columbus in August 2018 but immediately participated in meetings and helped at our functions. Hank attended the first available major degree after his initiation to become a 3rd degree Knight. When Jim McBane asked him to help with the Christmas Advent Fellowship Sunday for vocations, he agreed. This is a major event that our Council would be doing for the first time. Little did Hank know that Jim would be away during part of this event and would need Hank to manage the Advent Fellowship Sonday for both Saturday evening Masses and the Masses Sunday morning. Hank accepted the challenge, worked with the team he and Jim developed, and made sure these Masses were covered. He worked all the Masses, except for a short trip home, to take care of the pets (his goats). Even after Jim McBane arrived, Hank continued to work through the last Mass. Thank you Hank for all your hard work and everything else you have done for the Council since you joined. Congratulations Hank.

January 2019

Paul McGarraugh

November 2018

Dennis Coburn

Knight of the Month (December 2018) Congratulationss

October 2018

SK D. Dennis Majeski

Brother Dennis transferred to our Council in June of this year and immediately began working to help us become a better council. He took on the difficult, demanding, often thankless, and extremely important job of Membership Director. He quickly reviewed the membership status with Supreme and initiated the process to get everything current. He then took on the task of arranging the August 1st degree for candidates already approved, contacted candidates recruited, and recruited candidates. He marshalled through the approval process transfers and new brothers. He went 100 miles an hour at the August 1st Degree getting candidates checked in, payments received, and moving the process forward. He is in constant communication with the Worthy FS Larry, DGK Merv and your GK on issues of membership. Yet he does not consider himself finished as he presents new ideas and keeps your GK honest on the membership process. He has not focused only on membership but encouraged the council to sell Advent and Easter magnets to help raise funds. He encouraged us to step up or honoring of Brother Knights who passed away. Thank you Dennis for your commitment to the Knights of Columbus and your hard work for our council.

September 2018

Bill Vacek

September 2018 Knight of the Month
Brother Bill is one of the first brother Knights to step forward when help is needed. On most hall work weekend you can find him out edging along the fence line and around the hall building. Then he cleans up all the areas he works. He has worked on our gutters so that they will no longer cause water to leak into the building. Bill is a member of the Home Association and actively participates there. Bill is an Usher at the 7:30 am Sunday mass and when he is scheduled he is there to serve. When someone is needed to help on Sunday all one needs to do is ask. Thank you Bill for your service.

David Lewis

August 2018

SK Sam Watkins

Knight of Month for August 2018
Congratulations!