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For All Catholic High Grads: Greg Sollie Passed Away Tonight -Funeral Info Added

Posted on 1/23/15 at 12:28 am
Posted by TigersSEC2010
Warren, Michigan
Member since Jan 2010
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Posted on 1/23/15 at 12:28 am


He apparently died of a heart attack this evening after going home following the end of school day. Man was a giant. His presence will be missed.

Update:

Funeral arrangements for Greg Sollie have been set for Tuesday, January 27 in the Catholic High School Gym. Visitation will be held 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. and services will begin at 6 p.m. with Brother Ray Hebert, SC presiding. A reception will follow in the CHS Union.
This post was edited on 1/23/15 at 6:43 pm
Posted by boom roasted
Member since Sep 2010
28039 posts
Posted on 1/23/15 at 12:29 am to
Damn, that's sad to hear. He was my favorite teacher. One of the few that actually gave a shite about the subject enough to make it interesting.
Posted by J Murdah
Member since Jun 2008
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Posted on 1/23/15 at 12:29 am to
Sad day. He was a phenomenal teacher. Golden Bear material.
Posted by Lou Pai
Member since Dec 2014
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Posted on 1/23/15 at 12:30 am to
Really awful. He was a character and a sincerely good guy.
Posted by Cap Crunch
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Posted on 1/23/15 at 12:31 am to
Such a great guy. Every time me and my friends would bring him up we'd go on for hours about stories from his class. Can't believe he was taken so soon. This one is hitting me hard.
Posted by boom roasted
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Posted on 1/23/15 at 12:33 am to
I used to love when someone would fall asleep in his class. He was slap the ever living shite out of their desk with one of his rulers. Good stuff.
Posted by Walt OReilly
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Posted on 1/23/15 at 12:34 am to
How old was he?
Posted by J Murdah
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Posted on 1/23/15 at 12:34 am to
How many centimeters did he measure?
Posted by boom roasted
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Posted on 1/23/15 at 12:36 am to
eh?
Posted by Cap Crunch
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Posted on 1/23/15 at 12:36 am to
My favorite was when someone would drop a pen in his class. He'd make a big deal out of bending over to pick it up with his bad back. Then proceed to throw your pen away
Posted by Cap Crunch
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Posted on 1/23/15 at 12:37 am to
Not old enough

Don't even think he was 60
Posted by J Murdah
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Posted on 1/23/15 at 12:40 am to
Whenever he was asked how tall he was he would answer in centimeters.
Posted by Lou Pai
Member since Dec 2014
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Posted on 1/23/15 at 12:44 am to
Yeah he was hilarious. Would hum footballs at kid's faces before asking them questions and flat out pick on kids. Huge Saints fan and I had him the year we won the Super Bowl.

Just an overall really involved guy as well...he would always run the Habitat for Humanity project, apparently he helped run the robotics team, did the DC trip, was obviously a HS basketball referee, worked on the school grounds, etc. Someone on a facebook post I saw said he was the only teacher that came to his 10-yr reunion. He gave a lot to the school and his community and it's such a shame he went before his time.
Posted by Cap Crunch
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Posted on 1/23/15 at 12:45 am to
When I was a sophomore, Mr Stephenson convinced me to go ask Mr Sollie to borrow his slide rule. I had no idea it was his giant one that he had hung on the wall. Basically Stephenson sent me over there so that Sollie could yell at me

Sollie was also the best at giving students random crap when their teacher sent them to the workroom to pick stuff up.
Posted by boom roasted
Member since Sep 2010
28039 posts
Posted on 1/23/15 at 12:45 am to
Haha, I never heard that. He looked about 6'7".
Posted by Cap Crunch
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Posted on 1/23/15 at 12:50 am to
Once during class he tossed me a foam football with some sensor inside and told me to throw it back to him. Well because of the sensor inside the weight was way off balance so when I threw it back, I missed badly. His response was "nice throw, Jordan Jefferson"

But yeah, talking to him off campus was so different than in class. Just a genuine great guy. Definition of a gentle giant.
Posted by TigersSEC2010
Warren, Michigan
Member since Jan 2010
37355 posts
Posted on 1/23/15 at 12:51 am to
quote:

Sollie was also the best at giving students random crap when their teacher sent them to the workroom to pick stuff up.


Yes.
Posted by TigersSEC2010
Warren, Michigan
Member since Jan 2010
37355 posts
Posted on 1/23/15 at 12:52 am to
quote:

Once during class he tossed me a foam football with some sensor inside and told me to throw it back to him. Well because of the sensor inside the weight was way off balance so when I threw it back, I missed badly. His response was "nice throw, Jordan Jefferson"

But yeah, talking to him off campus was so different than in class. Just a genuine great guy. Definition of a gentle giant.



This post was edited on 9/26/16 at 4:21 am
Posted by GeauxPack81
Member since Dec 2009
10479 posts
Posted on 1/23/15 at 12:53 am to
Best teacher I had at CHS, and it's not even close.

He sawed one of my classmates' binder in half whemever he went to the bathroom. All class Sollie was letting people go to the bathroom, but just to mess with this kid he told him no. So when the kid went anyway, Sollie had no choice but to break out the saw
Posted by Cap Crunch
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Posted on 1/23/15 at 12:54 am to
Anytime a student came back with a bowling pen, we knew who it was
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