New Lenox resident George Sablotny (right) and his granddaughter Claire Chekytis, 9, (left) of Naperville, display Sablotny's Grandfather of the Year Award from the Illinois Fatherhood Initiative Monday, Aug. 13, 2012, in New Lenox. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-
New Lenox resident George Sablotny (right) listens as his granddaughter Claire Chekytis, 9, (left) of Naperville, talks about how she nominated Sablotny for the Grandfather of the Year Award from the Illinois Fatherhood Initiative Monday, Aug. 13, 2012.
New Lenox resident George Sablotny (right) listens as his granddaughter Claire Chekytis, 9, (left) of Naperville, talks about nominating Sablotny for the Grandfather of the Year Award from the Illinois Fatherhood Initiative.
ew Lenox resident George Sablotny, who was selected as Grandfather of the Year from the Illinois Fatherhood Initiative as seen Monday, Aug. 13, 2012, in New Lenox. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
Naperville resident Claire Chekytis, 9, who nominated her grandfather George Sablotny for the Grandfather of the Year Award from the Illinois Fatherhood Initiative as seen Monday, Aug. 13, 2012, in New Lenox. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
NEW LENOX — Never in his wildest dreams did George Sablotny, of New Lenox, think he would be called “Grandfather of the Year.” Nor did the 71-year-old grandfather of three ever think he would stand by home plate at U.S. Cellular Field and accept an …
