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Thursday, November 8, 2012

Alderman's Son Inducted Into Parkway Hall of Fame

Jeffrey Ottenad, the son of Manchester Alderman Marilyn Ottenad, battled cancer and special needs to become an accomplished athlete. This month he is being inducted into the Parkway Alumni Hall.

Jeffrey Ottenad, son of Manchester Alderman Marilyn Ottenad and John Ottenad will be inducted into the Parkway Alumni Hall of Fame.  (For instant news updates follow Patch on Facebook and Twitter.) Jeffrey passed away in 2002 from bone cancer, but lived a life that will never be forgotten.  "Jeff was the first special needs student who was a full fledge athlete at Parkway South," his mother Marilyn Ottenad tells Patch. She said her son was nominated by his Parkway South cross country and track coach Jim Schmuck. "It's amazing. Here is a special ed student who's going into the Parkway Alumni Hall of Fame. While he did graduate with a high school diploma...in my wildest dreams I never thought he would be going into the hall of fame," Ottenad…

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