Page 8 - Jupiter West - March '25

Page 8, Jupiter West
Jupiter Senior Softball News

John Katulak, a stalwart to Winter League games. Scheduling conflicts delayed his inductee, Katulak’s brass
of the Jupiter Senior Softball formal induction until February. nameplate was added
Association (JSSA) for more The JSSA Hall of Fame was created in 2020 to to the award plaque on
than two decades, was enshrined memorialize “those very few members who have made display at the park.
Feb. 7 as the organization’s 2023 an extraordinary impact on the association.” The Hall of Fame was
Hall of Fame inductee. Katulak’s accomplishments include serving 12 years established in 2020 in honor
A large crowd of senior on the JSSA Board of Directors under five different of longtime JSSA member
softball players plus Katulak’s commissioners. He was assistant commissioner, treasurer, Ted Battistone who received
family members attended the entertainment director and founder of the sponsorship the award posthumously.
event at Jupiter Community prior program with local businesses. Other honorees are Mike
Richard Sewell, JSSA vice-commissioner, presented Richmond, 2021; Gerry
Katulak with the framed Hall of Fame citation which
Navigators Are lauded him for his service and accomplishments, Elias, 2022; and Mike
Manasia, 2024.
including the following. “His intricate knowledge of
The Jupiter slow-
Here To Help the game is legendary to those who play alongside him, pitch softball program is
and it has been said he exudes an on-field presence that
sponsored by the nonprofit
possesses ‘one of the loudest voices’ but also the biggest
Jupiter Senior Softball
Guide You heart. He truly exemplifies the core tenets of the JSSA Association in cooperation
Mission Statement.”
with Jupiter’s Parks and
Katulak, who turns 76 on March 18, said, “It was a great
Recreation Department.
Through Court honor to be respected by all of my peers in softball and I For more information go John Katulak admires his
appreciate it very much.” He was joined at the enshrinement
to www.leaguelineup.
by his wife Debbie, brother Arthur (also a JSSA member)
com/jssa or contact Gary
Hall of Fame citation that he
Document Prep and his wife Millie Frantz. As the 2023 Hall of Fame Newman at (917) 623-0791. received from Richard Sewell.
Smart But Scattered
By Joseph Abruzzo,
Clerk of the Circuit Adolescent Workshop
Court and Comptroller,
Palm Beach County
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Comptroller for Palm Psychologist new skills.
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