‘Uncle Junior’ has 90^th birthday

John Koloskie, Jr., Class of 1944, widow of Julia Monell Koloskie, also Class of 1944, celebrated his 90^th birthday in Monongah.

Among those joining the celebration was his son, University of Albany (NY) deputy athletic director Jerry Koloskie, Class of 1975.

The family affectionately refers to the nongenarian as “Uncle Junior,” as in the character played by Dominic Chianese in “The Sopranos” TV series.

Julia’s brother is the late Raymond “Soak” Monell, whose widow is Elaine Hewitt Monell, Class of 1949, of the Dayton, Ohio suburb of Riverside.

 

Jerry Koloskie

John Koloskie, Jr.