Lynn Classical High School Hall of Fame

The Lynn Classical High School Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony is scheduled for Saturday, May 2, 2009 at the Nahant Country Club. The event will begin with a 6:00-7:00 p.m. social followed by dinner and the induction.

It is with pride that we present the 2009 Inductees into the Classical Hall of Fame.

Tickets are $35.00 each and may be purchased from committee members Warren White, at Lynn Classical High School (781-477-7404) and Dan Dill (781-268-3000, ext. 237).

Thanks to the Classical Hall of Fame Committee for planning and conducting the Induction Ceremonies. On Saturday, May 2nd, at the Nahant Country Club, the following outstanding student-athletes were inducted into the Lynn Classical Hall of Fame:

George Demers, Class of 1943 (Deceased)

Demers didn't have to go to war. He needed to go. Described as an "outstanding academic achiever" at LCHS and, according to Classical's famed Bill Joyce, a leader and influence "on the other boys," Sergeant Demers was destined. Exempt from service as an only child, according to family members, George begged his mother, Lillian, to sign his papers. The two-year varsity football and track team member was accepted on Aug. 9, 1943 to the Army Air Corps elite pilots' program based on high school performance. The program was cancelled, and George, trained as a gunner, arrived in Saipan, Japan, in March 1945. It is presumed that the Lynn Classical standout, described as a "clean, courageous competitor," died on May 24, 1945, on board the "Z Square 7," his B-29 bomber, over Tokyo. He died 11 weeks before the end of the war. He is remembered at City Hall and on a city memorial monument. His family also dedicated the corner of Western Avenue and Mall Street as the "George P. Demers Square."