EDUCATION THROUGH AVIATION by Bill Pritchett, Education Director
"You must try to generate happiness within yourself. If you aren’t happy in one place, chances are you won’t be happy anyplace." — Ernie Banks
Mr. Cub, Ernie Banks, passed away recently, and the first thing everyone said about him was how great his attitude was in all places and situations. He was also nicknamed Mr. Sunshine. Ernie Banks, the National Baseball Hall of Fame slugger and two-time Most Valuable Player, never lost his boundless enthusiasm for baseball, despite years of playing on losing Chicago Cubs teams.
Tom Ricketts, chairman of the Cubs, wrote in a statement released by the team:
“Words cannot express how important Ernie Banks will always be to the Chicago Cubs, the city of Chicago, and
Transcribed from original scans by AI. Minor OCR errors may remain.
