Gerald Novotny

Gerald Novotny is the third generation in his family to be a member of Sokol Milwaukee, where he took gymnastics classes as a child. All of Gerald's ancestors were Czech, making him either a third, fourth or fifth generation Czech-American. He is retired after 40 years as a civil engineer with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, and in 2005 he rejoined Sokol and has been a director of its gymnastics program since 2010.