Kloska Honored by Coaches Vs. Cancer

Robert Kloska, the director of campus ministry, was recently honored with the Cancer Survivors Award at a fundraising banquet for Coaches vs. Cancer and the Jimmy V Foundation (founded by Jim Valvano the exuberant basketball coach who led North Carolina State to their only national championship in basketball but tragically died of bone cancer at the age of 47.) Locally Coaches vs. Cancer is chaired by Mike Brey, Fighting Irish basketball coach and his wife Tish. Together they have raised over $1,000,000 for cancer research.

According to Robert, “I can’t take much credit for beating cancer. But I did enjoy the opportunity to give credit where credit was due to my wife, children, family, doctors, and God. And, I can’t say enough about Mike and Tish Brey, they are truly wonderful people who do amazing work for the community. Even if I wasn’t one of the biggest fans for Irish basketball, I’d cheer for any team Mike coaches.”

“The best part of my personal meeting with Mike Brey was when Mike used my cellphone to call my brother, the only member of the Kloska clan who is not an Irish fan (a Marquette fan, do you believe it?) and tried to talk him into a new allegiance,” Robert joked.