Santa Maria Del Popolo Catholic School Closing Commemorative Celebration at Weich's Inn

Santa Maria Del Popolo Catholic School Closing Commemorative Celebration at Weich's Inn in Mundelein. | Mark Ukena/For Sun-Times Media

Rob Porcelius of Libertyville (Blue), Santa Maria Class of 1982, singing a few songs during the Santa Maria Del Popolo Catholic School Goodbye celebration at Weich's Inn in Mundelein. | Mark Ukena/For Sun-Times Media

Pat Donahoe of Antioch, Santa Maria Class of 1984, ripping some guitar riffs during the Santa Maria Del Popolo Catholic School Goodbye celebration at Weich's Inn in Mundelein. | Mark Ukena/For Sun-Times Media

The Santa Maria Del Popolo Catholic School Goodbye celebration with bands and lots of laughs to say goodbye to a marvelous sanctuary at Weich's Inn in Mundelein. | Mark Ukena/For Sun-Times Media

Several Generations of the Abernathy's family that attended Santa Maria Del Popolo Catholic School, come to wish a great goodbye at Weich's Inn in Mundelein. | Mark Ukena/For Sun-Times Media

Tony Skaronea of Mundelein, plays a few songs to wish the Santa Maria Del Popolo Catholic School a fond farewell at Weich's Inn in Mundelein. | Mark Ukena/For Sun-Times Media

Tony Skaronea of Mundelein, plays a few songs to wish the Santa Maria Del Popolo Catholic School a fond farewell at Weich's Inn in Mundelein. | Mark Ukena/For Sun-Times Media

Rob Aboucher, Class of 1979, Originally from Mundelein now resides in Melrose Park, rocking out on the keyboard with his band, "Silver Machine" during the Santa Maria Del Popolo Catholic School Goodbye celebration at Weich's Inn in Mundelein. | Mark Ukena/For Sun-Times Media

Bill Abernathy of Mundelein, Class of 1984, waves to the crowd as he sings a few hits from his band, "Silver Machine" during the Santa Maria Del Popolo Catholic School Goodbye celebration at Weich's Inn in Mundelein. | Mark Ukena/For Sun-Times Media

Brian Hepkena, of Chicago, jamming some great tunes on his guitar with some Santa Maria Alumni during the Santa Maria Del Popolo Catholic School Goodbye celebration at Weich's Inn in Mundelein. | Mark Ukena/For Sun-Times Media

Paul Kasting of Mundelein, Class of 1983, playing some fantastic acoustic guitar with his band "Silver Machine" during the Santa Maria Del Popolo Catholic School Goodbye celebration at Weich's Inn in Mundelein. | Mark Ukena/For Sun-Times Media

Bill Abernathy of Mundelein, Class of 1984, rocking the tambourine, with band mate, Paul Kasting, Class of 1983, (Background) during the Santa Maria Del Popolo Catholic School Goodbye celebration at Weich's Inn in Mundelein. | Mark Ukena/For Sun-Times Media

Greg Howland of Mundelein, Class of 1980, raffling off some homemade knitted hats that his mother made during the Santa Maria Del Popolo Catholic School Goodbye celebration at Weich's Inn in Mundelein. | Mark Ukena/For Sun-Times Media

The Santa Maria Del Popolo Catholic School Alumni have a celebration Farewell Celebration at Weich's Inn in Mundelein. | Mark Ukena/For Sun-Times Media

The Santa Maria Del Popolo Catholic School Alumni have a celebration Farewell Celebration at Weich's Inn in Mundelein. | Mark Ukena/For Sun-Times Media