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John and Diane Hefele, Sandy and Doug Ries Photo courtesy of Blacktie-St. Louis
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Richard and Virginia Fister Photo courtesty of Blacktie-St. Louis
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Melanie and Doug Elgin Photo courtesty of Blacktie-St. Louis
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Tim and Nan Munch Photo courtesy of Blacktie-St. Louis
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Jeff and Tracey Swabby Photo courtesy of Blacktie-St. Louis
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Don and Renee Johnson Photo courtesy of Blacktie-St. Louis
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Rebecca and John Reeve, Glenna and Steve Racioppe Photo courtesy of Blacktie-St. Louis
When money was being raised to build Cardinal Glennon Hospital in the late '40s, movie stars, including Maureen O'Hara and Clayton Moore (a.k.a. the Lone Ranger), flew to St. Louis to lend their celebrity cachet to fundraising events. Though there were no movie stars at the hospital's 50th-birthday party at Bellerive Country Club, it was an emotional night of remembrance for those who were part of the hospital from its very beginning. In the course of treating (and delivering) thousands of kids, Cardinal Glennon became one of the pioneers of pediatric medicine.
