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Uncle Val Udell
Val was an educator for most of his career. The bottom right picture shows Val when he taught biology at Olney High School. By a stroke of luck, I avoided Val's classes; only one of us would have survived and it probably wouldn't have been me. He did not suffer classroom fools gladly. I met the Udell brothers for the first time at their 90th birthday party, but in a way I’ve known them as long as I could read. You see, Gene and Val were in my mother’s Gratz High School graduating class, June 1934. Clearly, the Udell brothers were the cream of the June 1934 Gratz High School crop; Val was Class President and Gene was Student Association President. They went on to have fulfilling careers, but they were always part of SGF. They ran the camp, built the traditions and hired successors like Mel Drukin who continued to grow SGF. When SGF got the Udell brothers, we got the absolute best and there is a direct connection from Gene and Val to what we are trying to achieve today. - Mark Blass, November 2008 The Many Faces of Val Udell - Hall of Fame Counselor and Co-Director
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