Bo Tkach Blog
After a long, courageous battle against ALS, football standout Brett Snyder dies at 41
Brett Snyder was a rugged, tough football player who was beloved by coaches and teammates at Northwestern Lehigh High School and Lehigh University, where he was a key figure as a fullback on Mountain Hawks’ Patriot League championship teams in the 1990s. But Snyder’s...
Bo Tkach Foundation gives back to community
Not long after his son Michael took his own life in March, Roger Berger heard from someone who had been down the same path: Jim Tkach, co-founder of the Bo Tkach Foundation. Jim's son Bo committed suicide in 2007 after struggles with depression and...
One journey ends, another begins
To the outsider, Michael Berger had it all going for him. The 2008 Palmerton High School graduate had a degree in electrical engineering from Lehigh University. Working for FlexLink Systems Inc., he was developing what Proctor and Gamble brass referred to as...
Bo Tkach Foundation donates $2,000 to Krysta Hankee Memorial Fund
For families that need assistance, know that the Bo Tkach Under the Helmet and Hat Foundation and the Krysta Hankee Memorial Fund are there to help. That was the message signaled by representatives of the two nonprofit organizations' members on Wednesday when they met...
Matt Millen Fights For His Life: ‘It’s Getting Late. We Need a Big Stop’
A football stalwart gamely battles a rare disease—a heart transplant looms as a possibility—with an attitude of acceptance on acreage in rural Pennsylvania. Other sections include a look back at the late Chuck Knox's career; notes on Matt Patricia, Mark Ingram, Adam...