Pastor Roland O. Meyle

Pastor Roland O. Meyle

All, We would like to express our sympathies to the family of Pastor Roland Meyle, father of GAPA Milwaukee Director and GAPA Chicago member Kurt Meyle, who passed on June 3, 2025. Visitation will be conducted today, June 6th, with visitation and services on June 7th...
Inge Himmel

Inge Himmel

All, We have been informed of the passing of a Friend of the Association,  Inge Himmel, on June 1st, 2025, at 88yoa. Inge and her husband Erich (passed in 2022) were a huge part of the German American community in Chicago. Visitation will be on June 9th, 4-9 pm, with...
James McCarthy

James McCarthy

All, We have been informed of the passing of past Emerald Society President James McCarthy on March 9th, 2025. Jim was a retired 27 year veteran of the Waukegan Police Department, and in his role as Emerald Society President encouraged cooperation between our two...
President’s Message

President’s Message

Fellow members, Since our last Brennpunkt, we have held our Oktoberfest Dinner to which I would like to send a huge thank you to all who assisted in planning as well as attended this event. For those of you who were unable to attend you missed a great event, and we...