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Larry Herbstritt
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· November 19, 2021 ·

Does anyone remember Mr Makowski and where he went? The Coudersport High School year book was dedicated to him, yet by the following school year he was gone.
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Ray Nelson
He was my favorite advisor. Have no idea where he moved.
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Chris Bigham
This John P. Makowski died last year in MI. He was a former teacher and was born in Oil City, PA: https://www.adamspawpaw.com/obituary/John-Makowski
Obituary for John P. Makowski | Adams Funeral Home
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Obituary for John P. Makowski | Adams Funeral Home
Obituary for John P. Makowski | Adams Funeral Home
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John C Wetzel
Chris Bigham Picture does not look like Our Mr. Makowski. I suspect it is actually a photo of Stephen or Michael. Just sayin'.
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Gerry Hamilton
That dedication is from the 1965 Couderean and the Class of 1965. I had Makowski for two years of Latin, two years of French and homeroom for one year. He was our senior year class advisor. He hosted some of at his home at least twice. One year Makowski organized a group from my class to go Christmas caroling. That was the only time in my life I went caroling, and it is a great memory.
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Larry Herbstritt
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Gerry Hamilton Do you think that obituary is our Mr Makowski? It doesn't mention his time teaching in Coudersport.
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Gerry Hamilton
Larry Herbstritt I do. I found the obit at newspapers.com earlier today, and I thought it probably was our John P. Makowski, but I didn't think the linkage was conclusive. After you asked, I found more at newspapers.com, including the following correct details: father's name Frank, wife's name Jane, Cathedral Prep and Gannon College, as well as an Oil City connection. One of the clips is attached [The Oil City (PA) derrick 29 May 1957 W p10].
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Larry Herbstritt
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Gerry Hamilton I just found on Ancestry.com that Mr Makowski and his wife had one child that was born in Coudersport, Stephanie Anne Makowski, who died at age 15, in Paw Paw April 8, 1976.
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Brenda Kenealy Williams
Great memories of my favorite Latin teacher. He arranged a trip to Pittsburgh for us including John C Wetzel, Andrea Bankert and Camille Keck. We recited the pledge of allegiance and the Lord’s Prayer in Latin every class. And we went caroling too. Very dedicated and good man.
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Brenda Kenealy Williams
Faded copy of The Falcon with article on our trip with Mr Makowsi. Gerry Hamilton will recognize this layout!
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Gerry Hamilton
Brenda Kenealy Williams That brings back a memory or two. Who took the photo?
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Larry Herbstritt
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Mr Makowski was my English (Shakespeare) teacher and French teacher in 9th grade (1964-1965). He was a very important person in my life. It was Mr Makowski who took me and my newly formed band, "The Lads", under his wing and secured access to the music room after school where we could rehearse. Mr Makowski drove Allen Berfield and me to the music store in Olean and bought us sheet music, "This Diamond Ring, "She Loves You" and a Beatles "Fake Book". He set up our first performance in the high school gym following a Friday night basketball game. Mr Makowski was instrumental in Allen, Dale and me having a nice snare drum for Dale to play for that gymnasium show, because we were not welcome in the music department by the band leader, Mr Wilcox. His only request was that we perform a song he loved, "Tammy", which to his delight, we did. Without Mr Makowski, I don't think we could have maintained a continuous discipline as a band. On Saturday mornings he got us into the music room in the high school and recorded us. He then took the reel to reel recordings to the WFRM studios and the radio DJ was kind enough to play a few of them ON THE RADIO later in the day. The band morphed into Ollie And The Go Gos and after the 1964-1965 school year, I never saw Mr Makowski again. I often wondered if he was ever aware that that kid he helped, wound up having a career in music. Seeing this obituary brings tears to my eyes. I had hoped I would, one day, be able to tell him thank you.
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Brenda Kenealy Williams
What a nice tribute. Yes he always did go above and beyond??
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Larry Herbstritt
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Brenda Kenealy Williams I don't want to believe that's Mr Makowski's obituary ???? I found a July 14, 1965 Potter Enterprise that said that John Makowski had accepted a position in the language department at Alliance College, in Cambridge Springs. The obituary states that "He worked as a teacher for Alliance, and Orchard Lake St Mary's Prep, before retiring from Paw Paw High School after 40 years." But it didn't say Alliance College in Pennsylvania.
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Larry Herbstritt
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I think this confirms that the obituary above is for our John P Makowski. This August 21, 1963 Potter Enterprise clip tells of him becoming a "grand knight" of the Knights of Columbus, which is also mentioned in the obituary.
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Larry Herbstritt
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After we packed up our guitars and amps Mr Makowski handed us each a dollar bill, "this is your first dollar as musicians" he told us ?????
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Gerry Hamilton
I found a lot of clips about Paw Paw High School students becoming members of the John P. Makowski Chapter of National Honor Society.
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Glenda Springer Sippel
I have good memories of him as my Latin and French teacher. He actually had an after school group for Polish at one point. I always wondered what happened to him after he left Coudersport.
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John C Wetzel
I’ve been wondering where he went, what he’s up to… one of my favorite and best teachers; I learned so much in his Latin classes. Makeupo, makeupere, makeupi, makeupto…
Yes, Brenda Kenealy Williams, I’ll never forget that Pittsburgh trip either; it was a state-wide Latin competition, an awesome experience, first time 'out on my own' like that.
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Larry Herbstritt
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John C Wetzel It breaks my heart that he lost his fifteen year old daughter.
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Larry Herbstritt
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Didn't the kids have a nickname of "Mousey" for Mr Makowski? I kinda remember hearing that name, though I never used it. He was just too nice to show any kind of disrespect. Ralph "Butch" Haskins, Monty Miles and I used to get out of study hall to go up to his room and clean the chalk boards and erasers.
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John C Wetzel
Larry Herbstritt Maybe, but I don’t remember it. I certainly didn’t use it, nor did I refer to hardly any of our teachers by nickname, it seemed too… disrespectful, like you said.
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Brenda Kenealy Williams
I’ve been thinking about the Christmas caroling. He lived kind of across from Mr Schaub We went in and had cocoa and cookies as I recall. Such a generous, warm person. Spent his own personal time with students in positive ways. Didn’t make many like that.
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Larry Herbstritt
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Brenda Kenealy Williams Yes, Allen and I visited him at his house. I think it was the day he took us to Olean to buy sheet music. He lived down off the road on N West Street, almost across from Louie Schaub and not far from Mr Wilcox.
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Brenda Kenealy Williams
Right down some steps into a warm cozy kitchen. Glad you brought back this memory
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Larry Herbstritt
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Brenda Kenealy Williams I did not realize, really, what an incredible person Mr Makowski was while he was in my life. It was only in my life rearview mirror that realization came to me. Though he was helping my "band", I knew, at least I felt, it was me he was concerned about. There were other moments I shared with Mr Makowski that were not music related that makes me believe that was the case. I can't go into them here. I don't know if he felt he had been successful before he left Coudersport. But he left me with warnings and heartfelt, tough love advice.
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Brenda Kenealy Williams
You’re right. Looking back I see how selfless he was. A treasure!
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Glenda Springer Sippel
Obituary
John P. Makowski, 85, of Paw Paw, MI, passed away on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on June 20, 1935 in Oil City, PA, the son of Frank and Barbara (Jamroz) Makowski.
John attended Catholic School and graduated from Cathedral Prep in Erie, PA. He attended Seminary School for a brief period before eventually graduating from Gannon University in Erie. John earned his Master's Degree in Education from Wayne State University. He worked as a teacher for Alliance, and Orchard Lake St Mary's Prep, before retiring from Paw Paw High School after 40 years.
Surviving is his loving Wife, M. Jane Makowski, Son, Stephen Gerard, Daughters, Michele (Jeff) Sivley and Melissa (Gerald Daniels) Makowski, Son, Michael (Vicki) Makowski, eight Grandchildren, Rachel, Melissa (Courtney), Clayton (Cheyenne), Stephanie, David, Ericka, Emily, & Ethan, two Great-Grandchildren, Cayla and Haylie, Brother-in-law, Melville (Madge) Hazen, and a host of other loving family and friends. John was preceded in death by his parents, siblings, and a Daughter, Stephanie Anne Makowski.
John and Jane were faithful members of Saint Mary's Catholic Church in Paw Paw. He was also a member of the Paw Paw Lions Club, a Fourth Degree member of the Knights of Columbus, and a member of the Paw Paw Eagles. He loved to garden, cook, and read. John was a proud Polish American; he enjoyed listening to their music and passing down the Polish traditions to his family. He had an unshakable faith that gave him strength and strong bonds which he also instilled in his children and grandchildren.
Friends will be received at Adams Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 502 W. Michigan Ave., on Thursday, October 22, 2020, from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm with a Rosary Service to begin at 7:30 pm. and again on Friday, October 23, 2020, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm.
A Memorial Mass will be held at Saint Mary's Catholic Church, 209 Brown St., on Saturday, October 24, 2020, at 11:00 am with Father Joseph Xavier officiating. Interment will follow in the Saint Mary Cemetery, Paw Paw, MI.
Contributions may be made out to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, the Mayo Clinic, Wings of Hope Hospice, the National Honor Society of Paw Paw, or the Polish Heritage Memorial Park in Oil City, PA. To sign the online tribute page, go to www.adamspawpaw.com.
Adams Funeral Home | Paw Paw MI funeral home and cremation
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Adams Funeral Home | Paw Paw MI funeral home and cremation
Adams Funeral Home | Paw Paw MI funeral home and cremation
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Michaela Patterson Golya
Mr. Makowski is high on my favorite list of Coudersport teachers. Known to his students for his generous and supportive yet serious nature, he agreed to be my instructor for Latin 3 during my last year in HS, translating Ciero and others - now a lost language to most including myself. Both he and his wife were the best.
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Larry Herbstritt
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Today, thanks to Gloria Sevinski Richardson, I attended a Catholic Mass that honored John Makowski in the same church where he was once a member of the congregation. I reminisced afterwards with a few who were there.
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Teresa Castano Kisiel
Mr. Makowski, lovingly called "Sir" by the Class of '65, lived across the street from my family home at 602 North West Street. I babysat for his two oldest children, Stephanie and Stephen. And, I took 4 years of Latin, 1 year of French, and a Polish class that he held after school hours from him. Loved this man! He and Jane were very good friends and neighbors with our family.
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Larry Herbstritt
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Teresa Castano Kisiel I first met Mr Makowski in September 1964, when I had him for French and Shakespeare. One day while checking everyone’s fingernails in class he wondered why I had the fingernail on my first finger longer. I told him I was trying to use it as a finger picking tool while playing my guitar. He was quite intrigued that I was playing guitar and by January of 1965 he had taken me under his wing and forced the music teacher to let my little band use the music room after school so we could rehearse. On Saturday mornings Mr Makowski recorded our rehearsals and took the tapes to the WFRM radio station, which they would play on the radio. Mr Makowski arranged for my band to play after a basketball game in February 1965 and asked one favor, that we play in addition to our exclusively Beatles repertoire, the song “Tammy”. Afterwards he gave us each a dollar bill as our first dollar for playing music. He had a loving and giving heart like no one I had ever known.
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