CSHS Class of 1999
JV Cheerleading
Palos Park Soccer
Palos Park Baseball
Palos Park Basketball
Palos Stars Football Coach
Palso Stars Cheerleader
CAUSE OF DEATH:
Alcohol Poisoning. Sixteen-year-old Elizabeth was attending a party at 21-year-old Michael Mraz's home in Orland Park. Around 2AM, Michael dared Elizabeth to drink a quart of 107-proof cinnamon schnapps. If she succeeded, she win $80.00. Around 7AM, unconscious Elizabeth was carried into a friend's car where she then spent the night and was found unresponsive around 1PM. She died an hour later at Palos Community Hospital. Her blood-alcohol level was 0.381 percent nearly 12 hours after she had consumed the liquor. In 1997, Michael Mraz was found guilty of unlawful delivery of alcohol to a minor and contributing to the delinquency of a child by Judge William Phelan in a bench trial in the 5th District Courthouse in Bridgeview. His punishment was one year of court supervision, 200 hours of community service and a $1,000 fine.
OBITUARY:
Elizabeth V. Wakulich, a student at Sandburg High School in Palos Township who, as a sophomore, was a member of the junior varsity cheerleading squad, died Monday of alcohol poisoning. She had only recently turned 16. Miss Wakulich, formerly of Palos Park, participated in soccer, baseball and basketball programs through the Palos Park District, and was a cheerleader and coach for the Palos Stars, a boys football team, according to family members. She was also a former Girl Scout. Miss Wakulich is survived by her mother, Mary Louise; her father, Paul; four sisters, Stephanie Wonderlich, Amanda, Vanessa and Christina; and her grandparents, Arthur and Louise Nyberg. Visitation will be from 2 to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in Lawn Funeral Home, 7732 W. 159th St., Orland Park. Mass will be said at 10 a.m. Monday in Our Lady of the Woods Church, 10731 W. 131st St., Orland Park.
SOURCES:
6-19-1997 Chicago Tribune
ORLAND PARK DEATH PROVES PEER PRESSURE KILLS TEENAGER TOOK DARE TO GUZZLE ALCOHOL
6-19-1997 Chicago Tribune
NO ANTIDOTE TO FATAL PEER PRESSURE
6-20-1997 Chicago Tribune
Elizabeth Wakulich
6-24-1997 Chicago Tribune
LOVED ONES BID FAREWELL TO `GIRL WITH TWINKLE IN HER EYES'
9-9-1997 Chicago Tribune
21-YEAR-OLD IS ACCUSED IN ALCOHOL POISONING CHEERLEADER DRANK QUART IN $80 WAGER
10-08-1997 Chicago Tribune
ORLAND FORUM REACTS TO TEEN TRAGEDIES TRUSTEE SAYS PROGRAMS SHOULD CATER TO YOUTHS
12-19-1997 Chicago Tribune
MAN CONVICTED IN TEENAGER'S DRINKING DEATH
1-28-1998 Chicago Tribune
ORLAND PARK MAN SPARED PRISON IN GIRL'S ALCOHOL DEATH
2-7-2003 Chicago Tribune
Justices say hosts not liable in death ; Alcohol poisoning killed girl at party
5-31-2011 Chicago Tribune
Alcohol ruling puzzles parents: Critics fear adults who hold teen parties will now think that 'less diligence is better'
JV Cheerleading
Palos Park Soccer
Palos Park Baseball
Palos Park Basketball
Palos Stars Football Coach
Palso Stars Cheerleader
CAUSE OF DEATH:
Alcohol Poisoning. Sixteen-year-old Elizabeth was attending a party at 21-year-old Michael Mraz's home in Orland Park. Around 2AM, Michael dared Elizabeth to drink a quart of 107-proof cinnamon schnapps. If she succeeded, she win $80.00. Around 7AM, unconscious Elizabeth was carried into a friend's car where she then spent the night and was found unresponsive around 1PM. She died an hour later at Palos Community Hospital. Her blood-alcohol level was 0.381 percent nearly 12 hours after she had consumed the liquor. In 1997, Michael Mraz was found guilty of unlawful delivery of alcohol to a minor and contributing to the delinquency of a child by Judge William Phelan in a bench trial in the 5th District Courthouse in Bridgeview. His punishment was one year of court supervision, 200 hours of community service and a $1,000 fine.
OBITUARY:
Elizabeth V. Wakulich, a student at Sandburg High School in Palos Township who, as a sophomore, was a member of the junior varsity cheerleading squad, died Monday of alcohol poisoning. She had only recently turned 16. Miss Wakulich, formerly of Palos Park, participated in soccer, baseball and basketball programs through the Palos Park District, and was a cheerleader and coach for the Palos Stars, a boys football team, according to family members. She was also a former Girl Scout. Miss Wakulich is survived by her mother, Mary Louise; her father, Paul; four sisters, Stephanie Wonderlich, Amanda, Vanessa and Christina; and her grandparents, Arthur and Louise Nyberg. Visitation will be from 2 to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in Lawn Funeral Home, 7732 W. 159th St., Orland Park. Mass will be said at 10 a.m. Monday in Our Lady of the Woods Church, 10731 W. 131st St., Orland Park.
SOURCES:
6-19-1997 Chicago Tribune
ORLAND PARK DEATH PROVES PEER PRESSURE KILLS TEENAGER TOOK DARE TO GUZZLE ALCOHOL
6-19-1997 Chicago Tribune
NO ANTIDOTE TO FATAL PEER PRESSURE
6-20-1997 Chicago Tribune
Elizabeth Wakulich
6-24-1997 Chicago Tribune
LOVED ONES BID FAREWELL TO `GIRL WITH TWINKLE IN HER EYES'
9-9-1997 Chicago Tribune
21-YEAR-OLD IS ACCUSED IN ALCOHOL POISONING CHEERLEADER DRANK QUART IN $80 WAGER
10-08-1997 Chicago Tribune
ORLAND FORUM REACTS TO TEEN TRAGEDIES TRUSTEE SAYS PROGRAMS SHOULD CATER TO YOUTHS
12-19-1997 Chicago Tribune
MAN CONVICTED IN TEENAGER'S DRINKING DEATH
1-28-1998 Chicago Tribune
ORLAND PARK MAN SPARED PRISON IN GIRL'S ALCOHOL DEATH
2-7-2003 Chicago Tribune
Justices say hosts not liable in death ; Alcohol poisoning killed girl at party
5-31-2011 Chicago Tribune
Alcohol ruling puzzles parents: Critics fear adults who hold teen parties will now think that 'less diligence is better'
CSHS Class of 1999
JV Cheerleading
Palos Park Soccer
Palos Park Baseball
Palos Park Basketball
Palos Stars Football Coach
Palso Stars Cheerleader
CAUSE OF DEATH:
Alcohol Poisoning. Sixteen-year-old Elizabeth was attending a party at 21-year-old Michael Mraz's home in Orland Park. Around 2AM, Michael dared Elizabeth to drink a quart of 107-proof cinnamon schnapps. If she succeeded, she win $80.00. Around 7AM, unconscious Elizabeth was carried into a friend's car where she then spent the night and was found unresponsive around 1PM. She died an hour later at Palos Community Hospital. Her blood-alcohol level was 0.381 percent nearly 12 hours after she had consumed the liquor. In 1997, Michael Mraz was found guilty of unlawful delivery of alcohol to a minor and contributing to the delinquency of a child by Judge William Phelan in a bench trial in the 5th District Courthouse in Bridgeview. His punishment was one year of court supervision, 200 hours of community service and a $1,000 fine.
OBITUARY:
Elizabeth V. Wakulich, a student at Sandburg High School in Palos Township who, as a sophomore, was a member of the junior varsity cheerleading squad, died Monday of alcohol poisoning. She had only recently turned 16. Miss Wakulich, formerly of Palos Park, participated in soccer, baseball and basketball programs through the Palos Park District, and was a cheerleader and coach for the Palos Stars, a boys football team, according to family members. She was also a former Girl Scout. Miss Wakulich is survived by her mother, Mary Louise; her father, Paul; four sisters, Stephanie Wonderlich, Amanda, Vanessa and Christina; and her grandparents, Arthur and Louise Nyberg. Visitation will be from 2 to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in Lawn Funeral Home, 7732 W. 159th St., Orland Park. Mass will be said at 10 a.m. Monday in Our Lady of the Woods Church, 10731 W. 131st St., Orland Park.
SOURCES:
6-19-1997 Chicago Tribune
ORLAND PARK DEATH PROVES PEER PRESSURE KILLS TEENAGER TOOK DARE TO GUZZLE ALCOHOL
6-19-1997 Chicago Tribune
NO ANTIDOTE TO FATAL PEER PRESSURE
6-20-1997 Chicago Tribune
Elizabeth Wakulich
6-24-1997 Chicago Tribune
LOVED ONES BID FAREWELL TO `GIRL WITH TWINKLE IN HER EYES'
9-9-1997 Chicago Tribune
21-YEAR-OLD IS ACCUSED IN ALCOHOL POISONING CHEERLEADER DRANK QUART IN $80 WAGER
10-08-1997 Chicago Tribune
ORLAND FORUM REACTS TO TEEN TRAGEDIES TRUSTEE SAYS PROGRAMS SHOULD CATER TO YOUTHS
12-19-1997 Chicago Tribune
MAN CONVICTED IN TEENAGER'S DRINKING DEATH
1-28-1998 Chicago Tribune
ORLAND PARK MAN SPARED PRISON IN GIRL'S ALCOHOL DEATH
2-7-2003 Chicago Tribune
Justices say hosts not liable in death ; Alcohol poisoning killed girl at party
5-31-2011 Chicago Tribune
Alcohol ruling puzzles parents: Critics fear adults who hold teen parties will now think that 'less diligence is better'
JV Cheerleading
Palos Park Soccer
Palos Park Baseball
Palos Park Basketball
Palos Stars Football Coach
Palso Stars Cheerleader
CAUSE OF DEATH:
Alcohol Poisoning. Sixteen-year-old Elizabeth was attending a party at 21-year-old Michael Mraz's home in Orland Park. Around 2AM, Michael dared Elizabeth to drink a quart of 107-proof cinnamon schnapps. If she succeeded, she win $80.00. Around 7AM, unconscious Elizabeth was carried into a friend's car where she then spent the night and was found unresponsive around 1PM. She died an hour later at Palos Community Hospital. Her blood-alcohol level was 0.381 percent nearly 12 hours after she had consumed the liquor. In 1997, Michael Mraz was found guilty of unlawful delivery of alcohol to a minor and contributing to the delinquency of a child by Judge William Phelan in a bench trial in the 5th District Courthouse in Bridgeview. His punishment was one year of court supervision, 200 hours of community service and a $1,000 fine.
OBITUARY:
Elizabeth V. Wakulich, a student at Sandburg High School in Palos Township who, as a sophomore, was a member of the junior varsity cheerleading squad, died Monday of alcohol poisoning. She had only recently turned 16. Miss Wakulich, formerly of Palos Park, participated in soccer, baseball and basketball programs through the Palos Park District, and was a cheerleader and coach for the Palos Stars, a boys football team, according to family members. She was also a former Girl Scout. Miss Wakulich is survived by her mother, Mary Louise; her father, Paul; four sisters, Stephanie Wonderlich, Amanda, Vanessa and Christina; and her grandparents, Arthur and Louise Nyberg. Visitation will be from 2 to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in Lawn Funeral Home, 7732 W. 159th St., Orland Park. Mass will be said at 10 a.m. Monday in Our Lady of the Woods Church, 10731 W. 131st St., Orland Park.
SOURCES:
6-19-1997 Chicago Tribune
ORLAND PARK DEATH PROVES PEER PRESSURE KILLS TEENAGER TOOK DARE TO GUZZLE ALCOHOL
6-19-1997 Chicago Tribune
NO ANTIDOTE TO FATAL PEER PRESSURE
6-20-1997 Chicago Tribune
Elizabeth Wakulich
6-24-1997 Chicago Tribune
LOVED ONES BID FAREWELL TO `GIRL WITH TWINKLE IN HER EYES'
9-9-1997 Chicago Tribune
21-YEAR-OLD IS ACCUSED IN ALCOHOL POISONING CHEERLEADER DRANK QUART IN $80 WAGER
10-08-1997 Chicago Tribune
ORLAND FORUM REACTS TO TEEN TRAGEDIES TRUSTEE SAYS PROGRAMS SHOULD CATER TO YOUTHS
12-19-1997 Chicago Tribune
MAN CONVICTED IN TEENAGER'S DRINKING DEATH
1-28-1998 Chicago Tribune
ORLAND PARK MAN SPARED PRISON IN GIRL'S ALCOHOL DEATH
2-7-2003 Chicago Tribune
Justices say hosts not liable in death ; Alcohol poisoning killed girl at party
5-31-2011 Chicago Tribune
Alcohol ruling puzzles parents: Critics fear adults who hold teen parties will now think that 'less diligence is better'
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