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It’s with our deepest sympathies that we announce the passing of our Vice President, John “Jack” Stengel.

Jack was passionate about serving the youth and community in Puerto Rico, traveling there several times to work on projects. He played baseball himself as a kid and later took part in softball as an adult. A lifelong St. Louis Cardinals fan, he also enjoyed University of Louisville baseball, softball, and women’s basketball. He chaired multiple youth soccer, basketball, and baseball/softball leagues, and was a past Pres/Sec/Treas/VP of both the Jeffersontown and Hikes Point Optimist Clubs.

Jack spent more than twenty years living on a 32 acre farm in Louisville, Kentucky before moving to Prospect where he served on the Rotary Foundation Board for Prospect-Goshen. He was a recipient of the Maurice Johnson Community Service Award and the Spirit of Louisville Honored Volunteer Award, and he held a special passion for volunteering at the Oklahoma and Louisville Pancreatic Cancer Purple Stride events.

Jack began his career at Magnavox Government Division designing satellite systems and microcomputer hardware as well as operating systems software/compilers for military anti-submarine warfare and GPS systems. He later worked for PNC for fifteen years as Corporate VP, Information Systems, and spent eighteen years at Humana as VP Technical Services. Jack’s service included many end user committees and boards for IBM, AT&T, Cisco, Bell South, Microsoft, Novell, and 3COM.

You can make a donation in memory of Jack here. You can leave a personal message in the text box on the last page of the donation form that’s labeled “Add a note to your donation.”

Cordia, KY – Play Ball Puerto Rico, a nonprofit organization focused on revitalizing youth baseball programs impacted by natural disasters, is awarding a grant to the Cordia High School baseball program to help support this year’s David Melton Classic Baseball Tournament and field repairs stemming from the 2022 Eastern Kentucky floods.

The grant, totaling up to $1,550, is aimed at elevating the baseball experience for Cordia players and their community.

In recognition of the grant, the Cordia team is making plans to give back to their community by organizing a free baseball skills clinic for area youth this summer.

“My reason for applying for the grant was I wanted to bring two great programs together so that we can make an unforgettable experience for our players, school, and community,” said Byron Teater, assistant baseball coach at Cordia High School. “Seeing Play Ball Puerto Rico coming and donating to the baseball program shows our students that they do matter, and people do believe in them as much as the coaches do. This grant will go to help showcase our David Melton Classic Baseball Tournament and help repair the field and equipment that the 2022 flood destroyed. We could not be more honored and proud to be part of this great organization.”