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PAGE 2 — The Georgia Bulletin, November 10, 1988 DEDICATION — Father Theodore Hesburgh, right, visited the Village of St. Joseph for the ceremony naming the new athletic field for John Aisthorpe, second from left. Jay Mannelly, president of the Atlan ta Notre Dame Club, is at left. Sister Mary Frances Bruns, director of the Village, is shown in the center, and Mrs. John Aisthorpe is next to Father Hesburgh. (Photo by Sister Moore) Pope Supports Solidarity; Shipyard Closing Looms VATICAN CITY (NO — Pope John Paul 11 said he was worried about the closing of Polish shipyards in Gdansk and expressed his full support of the trade union Solidari ty, which was born there. Speaking to Polish pilgrims Nov. 4, the pope made his first public comments on the shipyard closings, announced Oct. 31 by Poland’s communist government. The government blamed the country’s economic crisis for the move. “Once again we have reason to be wor ried about the citizens of Gdansk, especial ly for the city’s shipyards,’’ the pope said. “We have always sought to be suppor tive of Solidarity. And in this moment, too, we want to express that support. These words are followed by daily prayer. Those involved and all my compatriots should know this," the pope said. Solidarity leader Lech Walesa, who works in the Gdansk shipyards, threatened on Nov. 6 to call a nationwide strike over the closing. The developments came amid increased tension between the government and Solidarity leaders, after planned talks on the country’s political and economic future were delayed repeatedly in Oc tober. The talks, agreed to in August during a wave of labor unrest, were to have includ ed Solidarity representatives. The church was also to have participated. Angel’s Prayer Inspirational Books. 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After Sister Mary Frances Bruns, C.S.J., director of the Village, spoke to the Notre Dame Club several years ago, John Aisthorpe volun teered to help put the dream into' reality. He visited the Village, looked at the site, and got the Notre Dame Club in terested in raising money for the field. Ironically, he proposed naming the field for a man he admires, Father Theodore Hesburgh, presi dent emeritus of Notre Dame University, Ais- thorpe’s alma mater. Instead, the Village board of trustees selected the name “John Aisthorpe Field,” in honor of his ef forts on behalf of the Village. Father Hesburgh spoke at the dedication ceremony, calling Ais thorpe and his wife, Mary Kay, “the ideal of what we are trying to turn out at Notre Dame — people who care.” “Having traveled the world, my greatest pride is in the Notre Dame pro duct-people like Tom Dooley who gave his life in China...High on that list would be John Aisthorpe. He has been a wonderful local citizen where ever he lived,” Father Hesburgh said. John Aisthorpe gradu ated from Notre Dame University in 1960, and spent 23 years in the Navy, serving as the commander of the Naval Air Station in Atlanta. He retired in 1984. He is a veteran of Vietnam, where he was awarded the Bronze Star with the Com bat V, the Joint Service Commendation Medal and the Navy Commendation Medal. He has been involved in the Notre Dame Club since his graduation. Whenever the Navy transferred him to a new community, he im mediately joined and took an active part in fund rais ing and other events for Notre Dame. His fund-raising ac tivities for Notre Dame earned him membership in the prestigious National Alumni Senate. He has been president of the Georgia Notre Dame Ciub and chairman of many fund-raising events. “The athletic field is a typical John Aisthorpe pro ject. John is like a bulldog who will not turn loose of a project until it is done,” said Jay Mannelly, presi dent of the Notre Dame Club of Atlanta. Aisthorpe received the University of Notre Dame Man of the Year Award in 1983 for leadership and sponsorship of the Atlanta club and the University of Notre Dame. “He’s always given a lot of himself to every project he has done. Notre Dame is very proud of him,” said Chuck Larkin, executive director of the national Notre Dame Alumni. A native of Memphis, Tenn., he has lived in Atlanta since 1978. He has been director of develop ment for the archdiocese of Atlanta since July, 1987. Aisthorpe and his wife are the parents of four children: Beth Ebinger of Miami; Kelly Aisthorpe of Chicago; Tom Aisthorpe of Atlanta and Tim Aisthorpe, a student at Auburn Uni versity. They are parishioners at Our Lady of the Assump tion, where he has served on the parish council. Aisthorpe served on the Village of St. Joseph 20th anniversary committee, the long-range planning committee, and organized a Walk-a-Thon for Marist and St. Pius X students to benefit the Village. He was instrumental in raising the money and volunteers to grade, plant and set up the field. Aisthorpe single handed- ly raised the money to buy a fence, an automatic watering system and a baseball backstop for the field. “The Lord has sent strategic people to us when we needed them and John has been one of them. He's never stopped giving on behalf of the Village,” said Sister Mary Frances. Before Aisthorpe Field was completed, the stu dents played on uneven grass in front of one of the cottages and practiced and played competitive sports at Welcome All Park, an athletic field 15 minutes ■ away. 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