St Gregory Winter Newsletter 2013

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ST GR E GOR Y A L U M N I A SSOC I A T I ON - OU R 2 5 T H Y E A R !
Winter Edition
January, 2013
Number 49
St. Gre go ry Sch o o l
Alu m n i N e w s le tte r
Hidden Accomplishments...
LET’S HEAR ABOUT THE “QUIET ALUMNI”
Inside this issue:
INFORMATION ON
ST. AIDAN’S
BANQUET CENTER
8
SCHEDULE OF
REUNION PLANS
FOR 2013
1213
RECENT
NEIGHBORHOOD
NEWS
15
NEIGHBORHOOD
MEMORIES ON
FACEBOOK
20
MONTGOMERY FAMILY
OF ST GREGORY PARISH
2223
I am certain that numerous of our Saint Gregory classmates have accomplished
a lot of neat things. Many of these accomplishments will continue to remain
hidden from us unless someone takes the time to make others aware of them.
The “Quiet Ones”… who are they? Classmates who were not sports stars, politicians, etc. I suggest you write a letter to our newsletter staff today and let
their stories be told! In this issue, I want to acknowledge one such classmate’s
hidden accomplishments. See the story of inventor M a r io D e r m o on page 7.
Cheers, GARY MONTGOMERY; SGH60
NEW LOCATION IS A HIT WITH MEMBERS
PARISH CELEBRATES
26ALUMNI DAY EACH JUNE 27
Thank You
For 25 Years
Of Support.
St. Aidan’s Activity Center
Thank you for arranging the Memorial Mass and brunch on August 19th, 2012
at St . Aida n ’s Act ivit y Ce n t e r . The luncheon was delicious. The hall was
beautifully decorated, all in red and white. Really made us think of St. Gregory’s. We are pleased that St. Aidan’s will be used for more meetings and dinners, etc. It’s a great choice. A sincere THANK YOU!
MARIE (REDILLA) MILLER; SGH47
St. Aidan’s Parish Activity Center
17500 Farmington Rd, Livonia
North of 6 Mile Road
St. Aidan’s Hall and the food were an excellent choice for the Memorial Mass
and brunch in August. CAROL (Mc DONALD) GARBACIK FOURMAN, SGH54
FLORIDA REUNION LUNCHEON
DONATIONS
February 16, 2013
R.S.V.P. Time is Right Now
Keep Your
Newsletter
Coming
Coming Events:
Feb 16, 2013; Florida AllClass Luncheon in North
Port, Florida
Apr 28, 2013; Business
Meeting & Luncheon at St.
Aidan’s Hall, Livonia
May 3, 2013; St. Gregory
Night All-Class Reunion at
St. Aidan’s Hall
Aug 11, 2013; Memorial
Mass & Brunch at St. Aidan’s Hall, Livonia
Today is the time to make your reservation for our
Florida event in mid-February, our luncheon at the
Olde World Restaurant in Northport, hosted by the
Boucher family. While our numbers are beginning to
decline, we are still getting a good turnout. We depend on your support, Florida people, to keep this
event going.
Contact I da Plu m e r now with your reservation. We
need a headcount to arrange seating and the buffet
meal in advance. See the details on Page 12.
Thank you for supporting this newsletter and
the work of your St.
Gregory Alumni Association. Your donation
keeps us in business
and in touch with you.
Please donate today.
S. G. A. A.
S.G.A.A. - CELEBRATING TWENTY- FIVE YEARS - 1989 to 2013
Mariann C. Tymn, M.A.
Janice McNulty
Counseling & Psychotherapy
SGH60
Individuals, Couples, Children, Families
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
San Jose, CA 408-666-4887
Insurance Agent
SGH68
FARMERS
Auto * Home * Life * Business
7231 Cooley Lake Rd, W. Bloomfield (248) 363-8377
[email protected]
John D. Dingell VA Medical Center
4646 John R Street, Detroit MI 48201
Pharmacy
SGH63
FRENCH’S FLOWERS & GIFTS, INC
33885 W Five Mile Road, Livonia MI 48154 (734) 427-7820
JUDIE NAGY SGH58
LEIGH PISTOLESI
Michael J. Maher, M.A., R.Ph
Chief, Pharmaceutical Distribution Section
[email protected]
(313) 576-1000 x4614
Reagan Appointee 1986
SGH45
SGH60
REALTOR
Graduate, REALTOR Institute
[email protected] 239.292.2771
BARBARA K. HACKETT
Judge (Retired)
United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
5120 Pinewood Dr
Tel (810) 229-9990
Brighton MI 48116
Fax (810) 229-9929
SGH47
Emery Viazanko, P.A.
SAND CASTLE REALTY GROUP , INC.
Naples, Florida; Office Phone 239.594.2170
(248) 347-7744
Linda D. Bernard J.D., LL.M. and Associates
Attorneys and Counselors
MONTE COSTELLA & CO.
Masonry Contractors
Sharon E. Bernard Esq.
25005 Trans X Drive
Novi MI 48375
FRANCIS COSTELLA, CEO
Attorney and Banker (retired)
SGH60
Delano Valenti
16160 Chapel St, Suite 419
Detroit MI 48219
(313) 520-8380
[email protected]
B. I. A.
(734) 525-5231
BENCIVENGA INSURANCE AGENCY INC.
BUSINESS * AUTO * HOME * LIFE * HEALTH
5651 Middlebelt
Garden City MI 48135
[email protected]
Ph: (248) 644-9122
Email: [email protected]
30555 Southfield Rd, Suite 170, Southfield MI 48076
Carolyn (Jaros) Perry
Independent Beauty Consultant
PEDRO G. NIETO
Spring Hill, Florida
(352) 238-4811
www.marykay.com/cperrypink
Attorney At Law
Bank of America Building
220 E. Main, Suite 100, Uvalde TX 78801
John Bernard
[email protected]
(830) 278-9106
SGH70
Mike McKendry
MorganStanley
SmithBarney
Senior Vice President
Financial Advisor
40701 Woodward Ave, Suite 200
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
[email protected]
(248) 723-1806
www.fa.smithbarney.com/bernard_brent_sheldon
Michael F. Cairns
President
SGH58
SGH68
MARY KAY
SGH60
MARY ANN
BENCIVENGA
SGH65
REALTOR
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8660 South Tamiami Trail, Sarasota FL 34238
(941) 966-8000 E-Mail: [email protected]
SGH63
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[email protected] Ph (772) 473-2738
“We can save you time and money”
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Notes from Friends
The St. Gregory Experience
“Keeping the Spirit Alive”
JOANNE (NEHS) PROGAR, SGH61; Michigan
Five of us 1961grads went down to the IHM Motherhouse
for Sr. Annette St. Amour’s 50th anniversary in the IHM
Community. We had a party and Mass. What a great day
it was for her and us! Also, it was over 100 degrees outside and air conditioned inside. What a blessing! We had
an enjoyable time.
IDA (D’ANGELO) PLUMER, SGH57; Indiana
My mother, MaryAnn D’Angelo, will be 100-yearsyoung in March of 2013. She lives on her own and takes
the bus to get her shopping done.
Here is my mother in a five-generation picture taken
recently.
ROSEMARIE “RAINBOW BEAR” MOHR, SGH69; Florida
I lived at 14851 Turner, between Eaton and Chalfonte, with my two older sisters, Catherine Mohr SGH63
and Trudy Mohr SGH59. I remember walking to Butzel Field (Lyndon & Meyers) to the pool during the
summer and ice skating during the winter; and the roller rink up Grand River at Greenfield; zipping around the
corner to Sanders for a milkshake and a “Bumpy Cake” to take home on special occasions!
SHARON (JONES) COLLINS, SGH56; Michigan
I so enjoy reading the newsletter. Enclosed is a picture of
our Class of 1956 “Class Picnic” in the Spring of 1956. I am
going to try to attend the Mass and brunch event. Hope to
see you all.
Sitting on the bench, from left:
Sharon O’Rourke, Gloria Justin, Barbara Wilson,
Gwen Gerada.
In the middle?
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In The News
DETROIT’S MONSIGNOR JEFFREY MONFORTON
Appointed Bishop of Steubenville Diocese
Archdiocese of Detroit priest M on sign or Je ffr e y M on for t on was appointed by
Pope Be n e dict XVI as bishop of the Diocese of Steubenville, Ohio. Ordained a
priest in 1994, Bishop Monforton has served as pastor of St. Therese of Lisieux
Parish, Shelby Township, and as an associate/weekend assistant pastor at the
National Shrine of the Little Flower Parish, Royal Oak; St. Paul on the Lake Parish, Grosse Pointe Farms; and St. Jane Chantal Parish, Sterling Heights. From
1998 through 2005, he served as priest-secretary to Cardinal Adam Maida. He
recently completed six years as rector-president of Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, and has been serving as pastor of St. Andrew Parish in Rochester since early May, 2012.
The Most Reverend
“I thought you would like to see a photo from my son’s Installation Mass in Sep- Jeffrey Marc Monforton
tember. It was a beautiful ceremony. Many of my St. Gregory classmates from
the Class of 1959 attended the two-day celebration in Steubenville, Ohio. Many priests from Detroit
were here too for this big event”.
GINNY (ACKERMAN) MONFORTON, SGH59; Michigan
GERSHWIN DRAIN ASSUMES NEW ROLE
U. S. District Court Bench
Former Wayne County Circuit Judge Ge r sh w in D r a in , St . Gr e gor y H igh Cla ss of 1 9 6 6 , was sworn in
Friday to the federal bench in Detroit. U.S. Appeals Court Judge Damon J. Keith conducted the ceremony. Pr e side n t Ba r a ck Oba m a nominated Gershwin to the bench in November, 2011. The U.S. Senate confirmed his seat in August, 2012. He had
served as a judge on the Wayne Circuit Court in the civil and criminal divisions since 1997. He was also a judge on Detroit Recorder’s Court from
1987-97. He worked as an attorney in the Federal Defender Office in Detroit
from 1974-86 and was counsel for Detroit’s Transportation Department and
a law clerk for the Third Circuit Court.
Gershwin’s parents may have believed that naming him after famous composers would give him a creative, musical bent, but he found the small
Catholic high school he attended in Detroit gave him an early opportunity to
shine both academically and athletically as he moved toward that goal.
“The city of my childhood had a lot of small Catholic schools,” Drain says,
“Students had opportunities we might not have had at a large public school.
I’m not a great athlete, but I did real well in the small environment of St.
Gregory. We were Class C, and that meant you could play all the sports…
football, basketball, track. That led to additional opportunities. For example, I was able to get a football scholarship to Western Michigan University.
That scholarship might not have come if I hadn’t been able to stand out in
the smaller environment.”
MEREDITH DRAIN
HOLDS THE BIBLE
He also found himself thrust into leadership roles in a school where everybody knew everybody. “I was also president of my senior class. In a different environment with a bigger class, that might not have happened either.”
A confirmed family man, Gershwin is proud that both daughters are now
successful attorneys.
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GERSHWIN’S MOTHER
MEETS CARL LEVIN
Notes from Friends
PATRICIA (CASWELL) DRINKWATER, SGH46; California
Living on Tuller, I walked up Chalfonte, meeting other students on our
way to St. Gregory’s. Always a crossing guard when we came to Livernois; by the time we reached school, we were quite a group. We loved
Scotty’s Fish & Chips. My first job was Kresges and later at the soda
fountain in Cunningham’s, then the bakery in A&P. I found my ration
book, issued during WWII with stamps still inside! So many memories.
Thanks to the Nuns, I’m much smarter. Thanks to you for the newsletter.
I look forward to reading it.
ANNETTE (PATRELLO) QUILLAN, MERCY66; Michigan
I just want everyone to know, that I drove down from Ludington with a friend for the special St. Gregory
Alumni Mass on June 17, 2012. We were very impressed with the friendliness of the people, the service and
the church. I took lots of pictures. I could not believe the confessionals were still there! Some of the communion rail is still there, and the black chalkboards in the classrooms too! I am very happy I went. I attended
St. Gregory’s from 1952 to 1958, then we moved and I graduated from Mercy in 1966.
DOLORES (DUROCHER) LALLMANN,
SGH54; Florida
IF YOU LIVED OR GREW UP NEAR LIVERNOIS
AND FENKELL (Facebook Page)
So nice to see this Facebook page and
remember all the fun times we had
with the kids our own age—no trouble, just fun times. We had to go in
when the street lights went on—
weren’t too happy. I did a lot of babysitting on Monica for the Goldmans
and Teautonts, until I was old enough
to work at Kresge’s on Livernois.
S.S. KRESGE & COMPANY
FRED Mc EVOY, SMR57; Michigan
Re: St. Gregory Alumni Day, June 17, 2012
I had a great time reliving lots of old, but extremely happy memories on Alumni Day at St. Gregory’s. I just
went to St. Gregory School until the end of the fifth grade. My family moved FAR west to the “other” great
IHM school, St. Mary’s of Redford, where I graduated in 1957. We remained fierce, but
friendly, athletic competitors. It was good to see and recognize some of the faces in the crowd.
MARIE (MULLAN) TOMAKOWSKI, SGH44; Michigan
Thanks for all the great reading and for the dedication you volunteers give to the
St. Gregory Newsletter.
My donation is in memory of my husband, Joseph Tomakowski, who passed
away on August 1, 2012. We were married for 62 years.
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MEMORIAL MASS & BRUNCH
AUGUST 18, 2012
This was our first event at St . Aida n’s Com m unit y Ce nt e r
and what a big hit it was, with our alumni. The hall was decorated in our Cherokee colors; from the class pictures and pennants on the walls, from the nametags and balloons and table
decorations, it was a sea of red and white.
We celebrated our Alumni
Memorial Mass with Father
Joe Rom a no, remembering
the seventy-two classmates,
family and friends who have
died in the past year.
Cla ssic Ca t e r ing prepared
a delicious buffet luncheon.
Jim Winowiecki and his crew
deserve a big thank you!
We didn’t hear any complaints from the 150 alumni
and friends.
We welcomed the families of
our deceased members; the
13 Malloy’s, in memory of
Pa ule t t e
Ca dy; the 13
Cronenwett’s, in memory of
Ge ra ldine M e na rd; and the
five Welch’s, in memory of
Ray Welch.
Thank you to the many volunteers who made this
event possible;
Jeanne Nadler
Mary Hartmus
Peg Elwarner
Ginny Monforton
Mike Morrison
Jan Boddy
Joe Gamache
Hope we didn’t miss anyone!
We look forward to seeing
you at our 2013 events at
St. Aidan’s; our St. Gregory
Night on May 3rd and our
Memorial Mass & Brunch on
August 11, 2013.
Ward Case, SGH63
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Notes from Friends
AL CARTIER… Spouse of JANET (WILHELM) CARTIER, SGH53; Michigan
Re: St. Gregory Parish “Alumni Day”, June, 2012
Janet and I attended the St. Gregory Alumni Mass on Fathers’ Day 2012 at St. Gregory Church. After Mass,
there was a reception and tours of the school and gym and the church. The Mass was fascinating as it was
heavily loaded with singing from the choir and soloists. Janet and I ended up in a pew next to a man and
woman who lived at the end of Janet’s street (back in the day). They knew her and her family and so it was
quite good for Janet. She had a great time and truly wants to go back from time to time as the whole experience was really rewarding to her and to me, frankly. No dull sermons, vibrant singing and great fellowship.
MARIO DERMO, SGH60—INVENTOR
I would like to acknowledge a classmate with “hidden accomplishments. Mario Dermo, Class of 1960, has
spent years quietly perfecting a couple of his inventions and has recently been granted U.S. patents for them.
When you have a chance, Google “Mario Dermo, Michigan” and you will find that Google’s response of
“Inventor Mario Dermo” living in Warren, Michigan is indeed our beloved classmate. We are all aware that
anyone can find complicated expensive solutions to problems. Mario’s inventions are simple, inexpensive,
practical solutions to everyday problems. I guess his next challenge will be finding a way of getting his patented inventions to market. With the right marketing partner, perhaps someday we may all be saying, “I remember famous Mario when he used to sleep through religion class at good old St. Gregory’s!”
Gary Montgomery, SGH60; Michigan
ELIZABETH (ALLEN) BRADLEY, SGH58; Michigan
Thanks for all the work you do. I’m sure it can be daunting at times. I am enclosing a check for a baseball
cap.
REUNION IN CASA GRANDE, AZ—JAN. 2012
WARD CASE, RUTH ANN McGEARY,
MRS VENDRAMINI, JOANN VENDRAMINI, AND
BETSY CRONENWETT
MARY JO CHARNLEY, BARB WIERZBICKI,
JANE BRENNAN, LYNDA GRAFF, AND
JOE WIERZBICKI
SUNDAY MASS AT ST GREGORY, MAY 6, 2012
New St. Gregory “Cherokees” Pennant
Our new, red and white St. Gregory Pennant is bright and
colorful and 10-inches long. Just the right size for your wall.
We have just 100 pennants left, for the first 100 alumni to
send a donation in 2013.
Yours For A Donation—Just 100 Left
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IMPORTANT NEWS FOR ALL ALUMNI!
St. Gregory All- Class Reunions Will Now be Held at:
ST. AIDAN PARISH ACTIVITY CENTER
17500 FARMINGTON RD, LIVONIA
What’s going on? Why have we relocated after 32 years?
Our numbers are shrinking—we get around 200 on St. Gregory Night, vs. 600 in the early days
The August Mass and Brunch draw around 150 alumni and friends.
Reunions are getting more expensive; we had to find a location which we all could afford
Why did we choose St. Aidan’s Activity Center?
We toured the hall and spoke to the management, and we are very happy with the facility.
It’s a great location and we’re still on Farmington Road; just one mile further south.
The parish charges a nominal rental fee to groups like ours, and we can afford it.
Parking is close to the main door! This is good!
Jim Winowiecki’s Classic Catering operates the activity center which is actually a beautiful banquet hall.
Two smaller rooms adjacent to the main hall are available for individual class reunions; just phone Jim.
The hall has a dance floor and permanent stage, and a surrounding carpeted area.
The bar is a separate room, off the main hall.
We like the menu, and the price list.
Check out the Classic Catering website for info and photos; www.myclassiccatering.com
8 MILE RD
Contact Jim Winowiecki to reserve one of the
smaller banquet rooms for your class reunion on
MAY 3, 2013, AUGUST 11, 2013, OR ANYTIME!
FARMINGTON RD
CLASSIC CATERING of the Shores
Jim Winowiecki
(586) 596-7002
ST. AIDAN’S ACTIVITY CENTER, LIVONIA
FARMINGTON RD
7 MILE RD
6 MILE RD
ST. AIDAN’S ACTIVITY CENTER, 17500 FARMINGTON RD
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ST. GREGORY NIGHT—ALL CLASS REUNION
MAY 3, 2013
FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2013
“OUR NEW LOCATION”
ST. AIDAN’S PARISH ACTIVITY CENTER
17500 FARMINGTON RD, LIVONIA
(north of Six Mile Rd)
Time:
6:00pm to Midnight
Tables Reserved for All SGH Classes
Date:
Friday, May 3, 2013
Chips, Pretzels & Petite Desserts Included
Cost:
$5.00—pay at the door
No Dinners Served
Program:
DJ—Soft Music by Eric
Cash Bar
Door Prizes
Class Photos Taken ??
Bringing a Large Group? Let Us Know.
Convenient Parking at the Door
St. Aidan’s Hall and the food were an excellent choice for the Memorial Mass and brunch in August.
We had a great time, even though I was the only one representing the Class of 1954. I did graduate that
year, but from St. Mary’s Commercial H.S. in Greektown, Detroit. But I loved my ten years at St.
Gregory and am indebted to the priests and nuns who gave us a super foundation and faith to succeed in
this world.
CAROL (Mc DONALD) GARBACIK FOURMAN, SGH54
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Francis Gamache
SGH49; Beloved Brother
Joe & Pauline Gamache SGH47/47
Anthony Ditzhazy
SGH57; In Loving Memory
Dolores (Cobb) Ditzhazy SGH57
George Welch
SGH35; Beloved Brother of
John Welch SGH42
Tom York
SGH62; In Loving Memory, from
Carol (Menosky) Kelley, SGH62
Harry, Eulalia, Ray Connelly
Beloved Family of
Louise, Margo, Jim, Jerry, Janice, Rich
Lindy Charnley & Doug Gowen
SGH60; From
The Charnley Family
In Memory—Classes of ‘60 & ‘61
Deceased Members; from
JoAnne(Nehs) & Phil Progar,
Maureen (Bailey) Culp
In Loving Memory, from
Tom, Mike, Suzy and Patty
In Memory—Class of 1953
From
Jim O’Kelly SGH53
Marilyn & Ted King,
Marilyn (King) Brodie SGH53
Beloved Family of Barb (King) Gallinot
Janice E. Harmon
SGH68; Beloved Sister of Phil ‘67,
Rik ‘71, Ginny ‘69, Diane ‘72
Gerri (Paris) Leger
SGH40; Beloved Mother
Anne Leger SGH66
Marian Anita (Kenny) Robinson
SGH46; Beloved Mother of
Lisa Anderson
Deceased Members; From
Dan Heffernan SGH45
Danny Toal
From
Bill Whistle
Susan (Redpath) Bown
SGH54; Beloved Wife of
Ed Bown SGH54
Dorothy (Bar) Cronenwett
SGH63, Beloved Wife of
Leo Cronenwett SGH62
Timothy Kozlowski
50th Anniversary of His Death; From
Barb (Charnley) & David Kozlowski
Lorraine (Brodie) Hudzik
SGH51; Beloved Sister/Best Friend of
Sally (Brodie) Zevchak SGH53
Dave Strauss
John SGH50 and Martine SGH58
Anselmo & Valerie Morro
Beloved Parents of
Ray SGH53, Nancy SGH58, Joanne 66
Ruth Ann & Barbara Fish
SGH60/63; Forever In My Heart.
Leo Cronenwett, SGH62
Mary Edna Baldwin
SGH46; Beloved Sister of
Msgr Edward Baldwin SGH47
Class of 1949
Florence (Mattes) Rader SGH49
Tom Watters
SGH60; Beloved Husband of
Jane (Brennan) Watters SGH62
Busty & Vincenza Randazzo
Beloved Parents of Joe & Mary
Mary (Randazzo) Hartmus SGH61
Deceased Members; From
Larry Danna SGH58
Val &L Eleanor Weakland
Beloved Parents; From
Pat, Peggy & Mary Jane
From
Mary Ellen (Schmitt) Viau SGH42
Martha Cessante & John Ardley
From
Elaine (Cieslak) Jarzabek SGH62
Brian Dacey
Patricia (Barry) Dacey, SGH58
From
Marie (Cassabon) Lilley SGH47
Bill, Alvin, Tom, Frank Hughes
Beloved Family of
Mary (Sporman) Hughes SGH44
Ann Burke & Jayne Pfeiffer Mills
Bob Burke SGH44
George H & John Barbour
Joseph Charnley, Marie Goddard
From The Charnley Family
Marlene Dingman
Avery Dingman SGH56
William Lawson, SGH48
Geralyn Brown
Beloved Sister of
Ron, Judy, Denny, Marina, Patricia
Diana & William Guindon
Beloved Parents; from
Marlene SGH65, Carol SGH63
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Notes from Friends
BOY SCOUT TROOP 194; 90- YEAR REUNION IN 2012
By Larry Zettel, BSA 194 Alumni; Iowa
As I was driving the 500 miles from Mackinaw City back to Dubuque, I spent a good deal of time reflecting on the just concluded Troop 194 Reunion. It was one of the most enjoyable series of days that
I have had in a long time. Those of you who were unable to participate, missed a great experience.
There are many people who I want to thank for their efforts in making the event a success.
John Knorp and his wife Pat Knorp; John has been the driving force behind all of our reunions.
Pat’s selection of valuable raffle prizes provided enjoyment for all of us.
The Alumni Committee; They thought of all the details of the events, making sure that everything
turned out as planned.
Tom Brand and the Barracks Cook Staff; The meals which they provided, ending with the home- GREANY GROVE
made apple pie, were out of this world. It provided the perfect setting for recalling and reliving such Mackinac Island
pleasant old times.
In Honor of Major
Pat McCourt; He was a worthy and I hope willing foil for our political by-play. I know he is committed to serving others and I can see him as chairman of the Florida Chapter of Former Scouts for
Obama.
William Greany
Troop 194
Scoutmaster
1923-1970
On a personal note, everyone who helped accommodate my limited mobility. I am especially grateful to John Knorp and
Jerry Kilar who, when I was unsure if I could participate on the island, encouraged me to attend.
Finally, all of my “194” scouting friends; those who were able to participate either at Monaghan or on Mackinac Island,
but also to others. As many of us looked back on our times in “194”, we reflected on the effect they have had on the rest
of our lives. I think all of us, and especially myself, are grateful for it.
While it is dangerous for people in our demographic group to buy green bananas, I look forward to the reunion celebrating 95 years of Troop 194, and yes, even the centennial celebration in ten years. If I am not there, I hope somebody will
remember to mention my name at an Inspiration Point ceremony in 2022.
Our Newsletter is
Reader- Written
It’s true, your St. Gregory friends have written this
newsletter. Will you contribute to the next edition? How about a note, a photo, and maybe your
family story? Send us a memory of St. Gregory’s
and maybe an old photo to go with it. Contact us
with your idea, and let’s talk about it. Ward Case
(623) 760-7167; [email protected]
ST. GREGORY BASEBALL CAPS
Order Yours Today!
The newly designed, red and white St. Gregory baseball caps are
on sale now. The logo and lettering were designed by Larry Brady
SGH67 and his former classmates, and they did a great job! It’s
100% cotton and one size fits all.
St. Gregory Night was a sea of red hats! So far, we have sold 142.
Get your order in now, while our supply lasts! Send your check
for $20 in the enclosed envelope.
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2013 Calendar
BUSINESS LUNCHEON
MEETING
FLORIDA
REUNION LUNCHEON
APRIL 28, 2013
Time: 1:00 pm
Date: SUNDAY, April 28, 2013
Location: St. Aidan’s Parish Hall
All Alumni are Invited
Alumni Plans will be Discussed
$10 Donation Requested for the Luncheon
FEBRUARY 16, 2013
12:00 Noon
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Olde World Restaurant on US41, Northport FL
All Alumni are Invited—All Grads and Friends
Send us the reservation postcard in the Winter
Newsletter or phone or email Ida Plumer, for
reservations:
Ida Plumer (317) 845-8713
[email protected]
Our 14th annual Florida Reunion Luncheon is almost here. If you are going to be in the Sunshine
State in February, put this event on your calendar
and let us know!
RSVP by 2/12:
Send us the reservation postcard in the Winter/
January newsletter, phone or email Ida Plumer.
We encourage Alumni from each graduating class
to join us for this 1-hour meeting and luncheon
which takes place just once each year. We will be
making plans for our coming events and our newsletter too. Reservations are required so that we can
plan the luncheon.
Call or e-mail us by 4/22 for reservations at:
Phone: (623) 760-7167
MEMORIAL MASS & BRUNCH
“CELEBRATION OF LIFE”
ST. GREGORY NIGHT
ALL- CLASS PARTY
AUGUST 11, 2013
When: 11:00 am, Sunday, Aug 11th
Where: St. Aidan’s Parish Hall
Memorial Mass at 11:00 am, then
Brunch is still just $20.00 at the door
Open to all Alumni, Friends and Family
Reserved seating—so please RSVP
Reservation deadline August 5th.
RSVP by phone, email or use postcard in the
Summer/July 2013 edition of the newsletter.
MAY 3, 2013
Time: 6:00 pm to Midnight
Date: Friday, May 3, 2013
NEW Location: St. Aidan’s Parish Hall, located
at 17500 Farmington Rd, north of 6 Mile Rd
Cost: $5.00 at the door
Cash Bar, Soft Music from our DJ, Door Prizes
Tables Reserved for All Classes
Chips, Pretzels, Petite Desserts Included
Featuring anniversary Classes;
1933, 1938, 1943, 1948, 1953, 1958, 1963, 1968
Our St. Gregory Mass and Brunch at St. Aidan’s is
open to all alumni, family and friends. Reservations are required so that we can plan the seating
and make arrangements for the meal.
RSVP by 8/5:
Send us the reservation postcard in this
newsletter, or call:
(623) 760-7167 or email to [email protected]
Our St. Gregory Night has a new location! St. Aidan’s Parish Hall, 17500 Farmington Rd. Tables
are reserved for each class. Let us know in advance
if you have a large group and require additional tables. Who will be there? You never know from
year to year—but there’s always someone from
your class—looking for you!
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Class Reunion News
CLASS OF 1949—GIRLS’ CLUB LUNCHEON—Dec 3, 2013
The annual Christmas Luncheon for “All Girls of Class of 1949” will be held at
Rocky’s Restaurant, 41122 W. 7 Mile Rd (west of Haggerty) at 11:30 am, on
December 3, 2013. For information and reservations, please contact:
Mary Baker
(248) 380-3066
Jean Radke (248) 348-1577
Evelyn Renault
(248) 349-6189
2013
ALL- CLASS
EVENTS
FEB 16, 2013
CLASS OF 1948—65th Anniversary Reunion—Aug 11, 2013
Let’s meet on Sunday morning, August 11th, for Mass and brunch. We will have
tables reserved at St. Aidan’s Hall in Livonia. This is the all-class reunion event,
and they have invited us to join them as we celebrate our 65th anniversary. For reservations, use the postcard which will be in the July, 2013 newsletter, or call the
phone number listed there.
FLORIDA
ALL- CLASS
REUNION
LUNCHEON
IN
NORTH PORT
APRIL 28, 2013
CLASS OF 1953—60th Anniversary Reunion—Aug 11, 2013
Let’s meet on Sunday morning, August 11th, for Mass and brunch. We will have
tables reserved at St. Aidan’s Hall in Livonia. This is the all-class reunion event,
and they have invited us to join them as we celebrate our 60th anniversary. For reservations, use the postcard which will be in the July, 2013 newsletter, or call the
phone number listed there.
CLASS OF 1953—MEN’S CLUB BI- MONTHLY LUNCHEON
The guys from the Class of 1953 meet every other month for lunch and we’re looking for new members—a few good men– to join us. We’re on a mission to visit all
the old places around Detroit; Ivanhoe’s, Duggan’s, Dakota Inn, etc.
Jim O’Kelly at (248) 363-8871; Email: [email protected]
CLASS OF 1958—55th Anniversary Reunion—Sep 14, 2013
We will be having a casual get-together on Saturday, September 14, 2013, for lunch
and an afternoon of renewing our special high school acquaintances. More information will be mailed to everyone in the next few months.
Judie (Bernick) Nagy; email: [email protected]
ALUMNI
BUSINESS
LUNCHEON
MEETING
AT
ST. AIDAN’S
MAY 3, 2013
ST. GREGORY
NIGHT
AT
ST AIDAN’S
ACTIVITY CENTER
LIVONIA
JUNE 9, 2013
ST. GREGORY
PARISH’S
ALUMNI SUNDAY &
OPEN HOUSE
CLASS OF 1963—50th Anniversary Reunion– Aug 10, 2013
Ok class, attention please. Our plans are made and we expect 100% attendance— AUGUST 11, 2013
for the first time in fifty years! Let’s meet on Saturday afternoon, August 10, 2013 at MEMORIAL MASS
Karl’s Cabin in Plymouth. We have the banquet room reserved, 1-5pm. So far we
AND BRUNCH
AT
have 33 people coming. Phone or email Betsy to make your reservation.
ST
AIDAN’S
Betsy Rosinski; (734) 634-3488 or email: [email protected]
CLASS OF 1968—45th Anniversary Reunion in 2013
Our committee is meeting soon, and we will be in touch with everyone.
Ron Waring; email [email protected]
ACTIVITY CENTER
17500 Farmington
Livonia
SEE PAGE 12
FOR DETAILS
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From
Paul Staffeld SGH52
In Memory– Classes of ‘42 & ‘46
In Loving Memory
Pat (Connelly) & John Mulville
Peter J. & Edgar Caswell
SGH41; Beloved Family, from
Pat (Caswell) Drinkwater SGH46
Evelyn (Cassabon) Phelps
SGH42; Beloved Sister, from
Wilfred Cassabon, SGH45
The Copperstone Family
Deceased Members
From Linda (Copperstone) Thomas
The Milko Famiy—In Memory
From
Margaret (Milko) Walsh, SGH52
Carolyn (Hatherly) Jacques
Jay Jacques
Arnold, Sadie, Joan Dwyer
Beloved Family; From
Pat, Helen, Maryann, Sonny Riley
In Honor of Class of1958
From
Jim Connelly SGH58
Dr. Jeffrey Kulpa
Jim and Mike Kulpa, SGH66, SGH64
Gilmartin Family
David Gilmartin SGH49
Charles Gleeson
SGH53; In Loving memory, from
Delano Valenti, SGH54
Jerry Radke
Jean (DiMascio) Radke SGH49
Class of 1962—Deceased Members
In Loving Memory
Don Orr, SGH62
Bernard Garbacik
SGJ53; From
Carol (McDonald) Garbacik SGH54
William, Lois & Michael Boddy
SGH40, SGH42, SGH67; LovingFamily
Sue & Jan Boddy, SGH66 & SGH63
Charles A. & Virginia Hogan
Beloved Parents of
Cheryl A. (Hogan) Coffey SGH64
Jayne (Carriveau) Trear
Cecelia (Carriveau) Thomas SGH40
Mary & Yvonne Fava
Beloved Mother and Sister of
Violet (Fava) Hylton SGH51
Ambrose & Dorothy Brown
Beloved Parents of
Ron, Judy, Marina, Dennis, Pat
Harry, Eulalia, Robert Connelly
Remembered and Loved by
Louise,Margaret,Jim,Jerry,Janice,Rich
Anne Cocozzoli
SGH41; In Loving Memory, Best Friend
Cecelia (Carriveau) Thomas SGH40
Claire Avery
SGH51; Lifetime Friend; From
Larry Dingman, SGH51
John, Mary, Kay, Vince, John, Larry
Beloved Family of
Bernard J Henehan SGH48
Dick Miller
Marie (Redilla) Miller SGH47
Fred & Adele Kociemba
Jackie, Pam, Marsha and Denise
Menosky & Gilardone Families
Janet (Menosky) Gilardone SGH55
Corinne & Marie Mayotte
SGH43 & 49; Beloved Sisters of
Jeanne (Mayotte) Matuska SGH45
Charles and Dorothy Lapko
Beloved Parents of
Gene SGH65, Chris SGH67, Sandy
Rita & Joe Gallagher
Beloved Parents of
Leonard, Evelyn, John, Dorothy
CLASS OF 1962
Geri (Poniatowski) Hansen, SGH62
Kathryn (Ackerman) Morin
Leo Morin SGH46
Bill Carron
SGH70; Beloved Brother
Jim & Maureen (Maher) Carron SGH67
Bill Kosco & Ron Bo
SGH58/58; Old Friends; From
Jim Connelly, SGH58
Frederick & Edward Malloy
SGH43/SGH44; Beloved Brothers of
Therese & Maureen SGH52/SGH54
Bill McKendry
Esther (Garbacik) McKendry SGH48
Phyllis Patricia Macay
Beloved Daughter; From
Pat (Caswell) Drinkwater, SGH46
Lawrence & Anne Malloy
Beloved Parents of
Therese & Maureen SGH52/SGH54
Connie MacDonald & Armand Russo
SGH45, SGH42; From
Angus Mac Donald
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Neighborhood News
BISHOP MICHAEL J. GALLAGHER SOCIETY—AWARDS DINNER
The Bishop Michael J. Gallagher Society is a group dedicated to the collection and preservation of Detroit
Catholic school history. Named in honor of Detroit’s “Building Bishop” of the 1920s and 30s, the Society
held its second annual awards dinner on November 8, 2012 at the Academy of the Sacred Heart in Bloomfield
Hills. The event began with a concelebrated Mass in the school chapel, followed by dinner and the awards
program. St. Casimer High School, Harper Woods Notre Dame High School and Redford Our Lady of Loretto
were honored. The evening’s keynote speaker was US District Court Judge Gershwin Drain, a graduate of
St. Gregory High School, Class of 1966, and Mike Duggan, a Detroit Catholic Central graduate and currently
the CEO of the Detroit Medical Center.
There were presentations recognizing contributions to Catholic education and historic preservation in the Detroit area. The 2012 honorees included: Sr. Joan Charnley, a graduate of St. Gregory High School and former principal at Marian and Bishop Borgess; Tom Coyne, longtime teacher and coach at U of D Jesuit; and
Tom Wozniak, whose websites preserve the history of St. Casimir Parish and its schools and St. John Cantius.
The Bishop Gallagher Society website www.bishopgallagher.org gathers and publishes the history of Detroit
area Catholic schools, both open and closed. It is a long term project. All contributions of photographs, historical information and stories are welcome. We hope to unearth the rich history of our Catholic schools,
much of which is in the attics and basements of alumni. This heritage should be preserved and celebrated.
(NOTE: Our St. Gregory Alumni Association has submitted a copy of our History of St. Gregory
to the Bishop Gallagher Society. Ward Case)
MUMFORD AND REDFORD H.S. DEMOLISHED
The demolition of Mumford High School (240,000 square feet) and Redford
High School took place this past summer. This is a picture of the old Mumford
High. It was replaced by a new, $52.1 million facility which opened in September, on Wyoming Avenue. Redford High, which had been a fixture on Grand
River for more than 80 years, will be replaced by a Meijer Store.
FORMER SANDERS CANDY PLANT
DESTROYED BY FIRE
While Sanders Candy, a Michigan brand with a 137-year legacy, left their former Highland Park Headquarters in 1994, the blaze that engulfed the historic
building still struck employees and fans of the chocolatiers. In its heyday,
about 300 of the company’s 1,000 employees worked at the plant. Sanders,
whose products are now made by Morley Candy Company, made everything
from hot fudge to sandwiches at the Highland Park plant from 1941 to 1994.
CAMPUS BALLROOM SIGN COULD BE A PRIZE!
Ernie D’s Campus Ballroom used to be quite the spot, back in the day. Today the building still stands at 4100 Fenkell. Most of the windows are
boarded and it was sold at tax auction recently for $19,600.
What remains is the sign. What a prize that would be! We are
hoping that someone will read this, contact the new owner and
make arrangements to get the sign for S.G.A.A. reunions.
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In Honor of
The Flesher Family
Jean Isabel Flesher SGH48
Eileen & Tony Ovington
Beloved Parents of
Ron, Pat, Harold, Jerry
Ida Wixson
SGH64; My Dearest Friend;
Maureen (Butler) Frahm SGH65
Marie Billie Orr
Beloved Mother of
Don Orr SGH62
The McGrath Family—In Memory
Beloved Family of
James McGrath SGH49
Julius & Sophia Brodie
Beloved Parents of
Sally (Brodie) Zevchak SGH53
Mary Ellen & Kathryn Ackerman
Beloved Sisters of
Virginia (Ackerman) Monforton SGH59
Anne & Ralph Pion
In Loving Memory; Parents of
Joanne (Pion) Cain SGh61
Paulette (Cady) Malloy Nelson
SGH64; Beloved Friend of 50 Years
Ward Case SGH63
In Memory of
The Class of 1966
Vincent Cessante SGH66
Viau & Schmitt Families
Mary Ellen (Schmitt) Viau SGH42
The Mc Namara Family
Deceased Members
Margaret (McNamara) Desmond SGH59
Pat Bradford & Gloria Leflar Dewolf
Jim & Nancy (Bradford) Leflar SGH52
The Mc Kendry Family
Deceased Members
MaryMargaret (McKendry)Ross SGH49
Sr. Vita Marie, IHM
Ernie & Judy McLaughlin SGH59/59
In Honor of Classmates
Paul & Casper, of WWII
Arthur Horvat SGH40
Colletta & Joe Snyder
Sally (Snyder) Durzo SGH54
Geraldine (Cronenwett) Menard
Beloved Mother
Betsy (Croninwett) Rosinski SGH63
Kozlowski & Charnley Families
In Honor of Deceased Members, from
Barb & Dave Kozlowski SGH65/65
Dr. Jeff Kulpa
Jim and Mike SGH66/64
Mickey (Dwyer) Wilhelm
Alan & Jerry, SGh51/54
Harold, Gerald, Pat Merritt
Beloved Brothers and Sister of
Donald Merritt SGH46
Donna (Haddock) Burk
Robert Burk46
Michael Tuohy
Beloved Brother of
Helen, Theresa, and James
Jeanne Crowe
SGH63; Beloved Sister & Best Friend
Sharon (Crowe) Hicks SGH59
Mike Tuohy
Bill Whistle
Joe Stella
Beloved Friend of
Cornel Peleo SGH44
Nagel Family
Bob, Donna, Joanne, Jane, Jim
Henry Argenta
Elizabeth (Argenta) Passarelli SGH55
Class of 1960
Jackie (Meyers) Green SGH60
Kosco Family
Donna (Strey) Kosco SGH58
Victor, Yvonne, and Ray Gleeson
Beloved Parents and Brother of
Rita (Gleeson) Goodrow SGH59
In Memory of 1943 Classmates
“OH, WHAT MEMORIES!”
Rita (Hastings) Orlowski SGH43
Casmer & Lillian Juszczyk
Beloved Parents of
Casmer, Shirley, Don, Dorothy
Arnold, Sadie and Joan Riley
Beloved Parents and Sister of
Pat, Helen, Sonn, Maryann
Walter,Julia, and Irene Mattes
Beloved Parents & Sister of
Florence (Mattes) Rader SGH49
Paulette LeDuc
Suzanne (LeDuc) Serra SGH63
Neil Haggerty
Kay (Mulligan) Haggerty SGH50
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Robert Thomas Connelly
“His Life Was Short, But We Remember”
Louise, Margo, and Jim
Class of 1963’s 50- Year Reunion—Coming August 10, 2013
Class Officers:
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Ron Boucher
Jean Lippe
Liz Reilly
Frank Dattilo
Student Council
President
Dean Valovich
Pastor
Assistants
Msgr Frank A Pokriefka
Rev Joseph Rettig
Rev James Bullion
Rev Berkenbosch
Principal
Head Coach
Assistant
Mother Marmion, IHM
Desmond Sheedy
Bernie Holowicki
Pope
John XXIII
U.S. President
Vice President
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
“Announcing the 50-year reunion
luncheon party for St. Gregory’s
Class of 1963.
LIFE THEN: 3-bedroom home $14,850...
New Ford $2,504… Average income
$6,249… Gallon of gas $0.30… Minimum
wage $1.25 hr
AND THE WINNER IS: Best Movie,
TOM JONES; Best Actor, Sidney Poitier… Best Actress, Patricia Neal...World
Series, L.A. Dodgers over N.Y. Yankees
TUNES OF THE TIMES: He’s So Fine…
Blowin’ in the Wind… Hey Paula… I Will
Follow Him… Surf City… My Boyfriend’s Back… Walk Like a Man… Be
My Baby… Sugar Shack
TELEVISION SHOWS: Hazel… The
Beverly Hillbillies… American Bandstand
SIGNS OF THE TIMES: Folk concerts and
hootenannies were popular… Julia Child
prepared food on TV… The ‘offbeat look’
with blouses modeled after the peasant
smock was popular.
On Saturday, August 10, 2013 the
class will meet at
Karl’s Cabin Restaurant in Plymouth, at 1:00
pm.”
FAMOUS FIRSTS: Law providing pay
equality for women… Kodak Instamatic…
Weight Watchers founded…
Polaroid
Color Film… Trimline & Touch-Tone
telephones… Limbo Dance craze… Ruling
that Bible reading in public schools is unconstitutional.
“There will be plenty of seating in the
banquet room for everyone.”
Twelve years earlier the
students in this picture
sat in the first grade room
of St. Gregory School.
Nineteen members of our
Class of 1963have spent
twelve years growing up
together. That’s almost
one-third of our class of
62 students.
“Alright Dean, let’s hear the dismissal
bell. Give him the signal, Ron.”
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Karen & Shirley Shepherd
SGH59/67; Beloved Sisters of
Steve Shepherd SGH58
Jack Youngs
SGH46; Beloved Friend of
Leo Morin SGH46
Josephine A. Nelson
In Loving Memory, From
John Nelson
Ray Hartmus
Beloved Husband of
Mary (Randazzo) Hartmus, SGH61
Bill Pearson
Beloved Husband of
Richie (Frendo) Pearson Diedo SGH47
Classes of 1943 and 1948
Walter & Helen (Alband) Schlaefflin
McNulty Family—In Memory
Beloved Famlly of
Eugene McNulty SGH50
Mildred & Mickey Dwyer
SGH49/49; Beloved Friends of
Marilyn (Gillis) Dabaldo SGH50
Sharon Ahearn- Angus
“Then, Now, Always” From
Paula (Norlock) Vollmar SGH60
Gerald Flesher
Jean (Flesher) Isabell SGH48
Class of 1956—Deceased Members
Janet (Mullaly) Johnston SGH56
Higgins Family- Deceased Members
Michael Higgins SGh58
Bill Montgomery
Beloved Father of
Jean, Gary, Sandy SGH56/60/64
Judy Ann Reiz
SGH64; Beloved Sister, from
Paul Reiz, SGH60
Doug, Edith and Lynne Kenyon
Judy (Kenyon) McLaughlin SGH59
James & Margaret Morgan
Hugh Morgan SGH46
Case & Trantham Families
In Loving Memory
Ward Case SGH63
Tom Boucher
SGH61; Beloved Husband, from
Paula (Valovich) Boucher, SGH62
Aldo Mastro
Maggi (Enright) Mastro SGH43
In Memory—Vincent & Mary Bono
Beloved Grandparents of
Mary (Randazzo) Hartmus SGH61
Norbert & Kate Crowe
Beloved Parents; from
Sharon, Jeanne, and Ron
Class of 1947
In Memory of Deceased Members
Joe & Pauline Gamache SGH47/47
Jerryy D. & Molly Cahill
Beloved Family; From
Anne (Grace) Cahill SGH58
Monsignor Frank A. Pokriefka
Rita (Hastings) Orlowski, SGH43
Gleeson Family—Deceased Members
John Gleeson, SGH49
Arlene & Reg Morin
In Memory; Loving Parents of
Karen, Lon, Linda, Diana, Gene, Brian
Richard Collins
(6/26/99) In Loving Memory
Sharon (Jones) Collins SGH56
Dolly (Argenta) Sinelli
Antonio Sinelli
In Honor of the Stoecklin Family
Rosemary SGH58, Louis SGH62,
Dan SGH65, and Sr. Carol Ann RSM
Tony Sangeorzan
In Memory; Beloved Husband of
Loretta (Campbell) Sangeorzan SGH46
William & Carmen LaFerle
Beloved Parents of
Fran (LaFerle) Lee SGH55
Dolly (Argenta) Sinelli
SGH47; In Loving Memory
Joe Argenta SGH45
Carl and Isabel Pfeiffer
Beloved Parents of
Tom Pfeiffer SGH49
Gregory, Sophie, Greg Jr Kopicko
Beloved Family of
Patricia Kopicko SGH59
Joseph Tomakowski
Beloved Husband; From
Marie (Mullan) Tomakowski SGH44
Robert Popp
SGH59; Beloved Brother; From
Dolores (Popp) Argents SGH55
Auntie & The Barbour Family
Beloved Family of
Gertrude (Barbour) Morin SGH46
The Class of 1962
In Loving Memory
Jane (Brennan) Watters SGH62
The Nehs and Progar Families
In Loving Memory
Phil & JoAnne (Nehs) Progar SGH60,61
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About S.G.A.A.
St . Gr e gor y’s ‘1 0 Be st ’ At hle t e s I n H ist or y
The Det roit News has asked t he cit y’s high schools, public and parochial, t o select t heir 10 best at hletes of all time. This is another selection. Others will appear daily and Sunday in the Sports Section.
(Detroit News article—date unknown...1950 maybe?)
Ron H or w a t h , U of D halfback, is among the 10 best athletes in the history of St. Gregory High, as
announced by Athletic Director, Fr . Ch a r le s O’N e il. Horwath is one of six selections who gained
prominence in football. The earliest choice is Gr a h a m H a n dyside , who played in 1932. George
Redilla is another selection. The 210-pound fullback spark-plugged St. Gregory to its first Catholic
League crown in 1950. He was named on the Detroit News’ All-City Team. From the basketball ranks
are the school’s Fitzgerald brothers, W illia m a nd Edw a r d Fit zge r a ld, both of whom starred under
Coach Pete Robertson. A third court choice is teammate Bernard Murphy.
Graham Handyside
Ed Higgins
Tom Boscovich
Clarence Gleeson
Ron Horwath
Football
Football
Football
Football
Football
1932
1934
1941
1941
1943
William Fitzgerald
Bob Bartush
Bernard Murphy
Edward Fitzgerald
George Redilla
Basketball* 1946
Baseball
1946
Basketball
1945
Basketball
1947
Football
1947
*Basketball & Baseball
(NOTE: WHERE IS OUR LIST OF “10 BEST” FROM THE ‘50s AND ‘60s?? LET US KNOW!)
Our Volunteers Make It Happen For Us
Thanks to the many volunteers. They take our reservations, decorate the hall, organize the 50/50 raffle, greet our
guests, and take photos, both in Michigan and Florida;
Mary (Randazzo) Hartmus
Mike Morrison
Peg (Gerada) Elwarner
Jeanne (Sancricca) Nadler
Vince Cessante
Jan Boddy
Fran (LaFerle) Lee
Ron Boucher
Dick Boucher
Ken & Elaine Horwath
June (Koch) Ross
Kathleen Connor
Joe Gamache
Ida Plumer
Louise (Connelly) Ruane
Margo (Connelly) Lambert
Frank Enright
Maggi (Enright) Mastro
Jerry Boucher
Jim O’Kelly
Thank You to Our Donors
Thank You for sending your contribution to keep our newsletter coming. Please know that your
donations are needed, welcomed, and appreciated. Your name is listed on the back page.
PEG (GERADA) ELWARNER, SGH63; SGAA Treasurer
ST. GREGORY SCHOOL ALUMNI NEWSLETTER
Winter Edition, January, 2013; Number 49
The St. Gregory School Alumni Newsletter is published semi-annually, each winter (January) and summer (July), by the St.
Gregory Alumni Association, Inc, 9759 W. Royal Ridge Drive, Sun City AZ 85351. Membership dues are not required. Your
donation to our non-profit organization makes this publication and our social events possible. The deadline to submit ads, articles, and photos for publication is as follows: Winter edition deadline is December 1st, and the Summer edition deadline is June
1st of each year. Photographs will be processed and the originals returned. We reserve the right to edit articles for publication.
Ward Case, President (623) 760-7167
Mike Morrison, Vice President
Jeanne (Sancricca) Nadler, Secretary
Peg (Gerada) Elwarner, Treasurer
MISSION STATEMENT
The St. Gregory Alumni Association is dedicated to supporting the values of fellowship and spirituality to all
its members and is committed to providing service to our community.
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Neighborhood Memories
Facebook Page
“IF YOU LIVED OR GREW UP NEAR LIVERNOIS AND FENKELL”
NOTES FROM OUR FACEBOOK PAGE
DIANA (LESHAN) RIEBEL, SGH60; Michigan
What I remember most is that wherever I had to be or wanted to be—I walked there. Also, I remember the
first time I ever had French fries with vinegar on them—was at the Kresge’s dime store on Livernois.
PAT (SMITH) WALSH, SGH46; Michigan
Anyone remember Teresa’s Candy Store on Fenkell near Dexter? I used to go there after school—smoke so
thick you could cut it with a knife!
“I remember Teresa’s Candy Store well.” JOHN CARRON, SGH67; Michigan
I still remember going there for penny candy and the small pretzel sticks boxes.
STEVE WEBBER, SGH69; Michigan
I think that I lived upstairs from it. That place is why I’m on oxygen. LOL!
STEPHANIE KOBE-WILSON, SGH58; Michigan
It was a tiny store and always packed after school.
CAROLE (MENOSKY) KELLEY, SGH61; California
Had my last fight in Detroit there in 1958.
JOE CUFFE, SGH00; California
MEL DOUBLEDAY, Philippine Islands
I used to stop in Bob Bolton’s Bar while shining shoes as a kid. My mom would have killed me if she knew
that I was doing it, but the tips were good there. I used to love getting a cold mug of root beer and a sandwich
at the fountain in Kresge’s, from the giant Hires barrel on draft.
JOHN EDDY, SGH67; California
I was a busboy at Maria’s for a couple of years. We lived on Stoepel and Puritan
then. In 1959, we lived between the McCourt’s and Kilar’s and across the street
from the Martin’s, in a big old farmhouse. What a great place to live!
I remember Maria’s well. Mike Kenyon would eat a whole pizza then two
bowls of spumoni. He worked there so he must have gotten an employee
discount… LOL. JOHN CARRON, SGH67; Michigan
Maria’s was the first place I learned to love pizza. Great days; are they still
around?
DOLORES (DUROCHER) LALLMANN, SGH54; Florida
MARTINE (STRAUSS) SULLIVAN, SGH58; Georgia
I always enjoy reading the St. Gregory Newsletter. The July 2012 edition, with memories of our Livernois and
Fenkell neighborhood, was especially interesting to me. We lived on Dexter, across the street from St. Gregory. Thanks again.
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Notes from Friends
CAROL (Mc DONALD) GARBACIK FOURMAN, SGH54; Michigan & Florida
I lived on Ellsworth Avenue, between Livernois and Wyoming, and attended St. Gregory until tenth grade. I
belonged to St. Gregory’s Youth Group where I took part in Fr. Mc Elgin’s plays, Miracle in
Fatima and Cheaper By the Dozen. After tenth grade, I went to St. Mary’s Commercial in
Greektown where the Sisters of Notre Dame prepared us to be secretaries and found us employment at graduation. I met Bernard Garbacik in the St. Gregory Bowling League and met his
loving family of eight brothers and sisters who attended St. Gregory’s. Bernie and I were married at St. Gregory in 1956, after getting permission for Fr. Charles O’Neil to return to St.
Gregory to marry us. After 47 happy years of marriage, Bernie died of cancer in 2002. I am
truly grateful for the education, values and spiritual nourishment I received at St. Gregory.
Many thanks to the Alumni Association for the Newsletter and the reunions and activities that
keep the Spirit Alive.
RICHARD “RICK” SWANSON, SGH64; Texas
It’s hard to believe it’s been 49 years since our ‘64 graduation. Life has brought many changes
to all of us. My career has moved us across the country, and a few times overseas. My wife
and I are retired now, and we hope to visit the Detroit area. My two brothers still live near Detroit. We live in Parker, Texas. If you have watched the show “Dallas”, you have seen some of
Parker. The Southfork Ranch is our neighbor. We also have a home in Mesa, Arizona, where
some of our children and grandchildren live. I am looking forward to attending a future alumni
event and seeing some old schoolmates. I very much enjoy the newsletter!
MARY MULDOON, SGH67; Arizona
In early September, 2012, Steve and I went to Henderson, Nevada, just
outside Las Vegas, to visit my best friend, Chris Lapko and her significant other, Lee. Chris and I have known each other since 1954 when we
started first grade at St. Gregory. We talked about the latest St. Gregory
Newsletter which started us reminiscing about all our St. Gregory adventures through the years; how we walked to school, meeting up with
friends along the way down Chalfonte; the basketball and football games,
sock hops in the gym, making endless Kleenex carnations for the homecoming floats, the pep rallies, taking the ‘underground tunnel’ from
church to school in bad weather, and having the length of our uniform
skirts checked by Mother Superior. When Mother Superior left, waistband rolling commenced, back to the length and style of the times. During our visit to Henderson, Chris took
me to a place called Detroit Motor City Coney Island Restaurant. This place is all about Detroit sports and car
memorabilia. It has coneys that are exactly like the ones in Detroit, and they only serve Faygo pop! We got
an order to go of coneys and fries, and Chris got a Faygo Redpop. That first bite was a trip down memory
lane. I haven’t tasted a Detroit Coney like that in probably 40 years!!
Nominations for our ST. GREGORY SPIRIT AWARD
Let’s honor an outstanding alumni in 2013 with our St. Gregory Spirit Award. We are accepting
nominations through March 31st. The award is given to special individuals who give of their
time and talents to their parish, their community, and their alumni association. Send us the
information today.
Ward Case (623) 760-7167 [email protected]
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Th e M on t gom e r y Fa m ily of St. Gregory Parish
Written by Gary Montgomery
Our parents, Ruby Mary Rose and William M. Montgomery, met at a dance at the old Campus Ballroom
on Fenkell Avenue near Livernois. Dad was born and raised on a farm in Manitoba, Canada, by his ScotsIrish parents and had moved to Michigan in the 1920s to make the
outstanding wage of $5-a-day. Mom was born and raised in Detroit by her Welsh-Irish parents. Her father was five-years-old
when he entered the United States at Ellis Island in New York.
Mom attended church services at St. Francis Home for Orphaned
Boys until St. Gregory Church was built. Our parents were married at St. Gregory’s Church in 1934.
Our home at 8401 Chalfonte was seventeen blocks west of Saint
Gregory’s. We were just on the border of St. Gregory parish. One
block further west and we would have been in St. Francis de Sales
Parish and we would not be writing this St. Gregory Family History! During the twenty-three years we lived there, this home became a special haven for many of our St. Gregory and Cooley
High classmates, especially during our late teenage years and for
several years after graduation. Some of the regulars at our home at
one time or another were Pat McGonigal, Janet Mullaly, Barbara
Mullan, Jim Boucher, Dick Boucher, Judy Reiz, Cheryl Hogan,
Margie Murphy, Ellen Ross, Jack Browne, Mike Conley, Joe
Costella, Bob Dennis, Mario Dermo,. Larry Meier, Rich Piovesana, Paul Reiz, Mike Shaughnessy, Pat Twomey, Jim Tuohy, Jim
Walsh, and Tom Watters. They and numerous others became
more than just school friends. They became lifetime friends, a part
of our family.
Ruby and William Montgomery
Some of our teachers and friends’ parents used to make us feel like
our family had a character flaw because my dad was not Catholic.
Later we all saw this as a blessing since everyone was treated as a
religious equal at our house. We could date anyone of any religion or bring home any friend and they were never treated differently than anyone else. Our parents taught us to always make everyone feel welcome. Over time, we came to realize that our dad’s
loving compassion for his family and for all mankind was an example to be cherished. He passed away in 2003, shortly before his
98th birthday.
Since the three of us kids were nicely spaced (approximately four
years apart), we wondered if this was the result of good parental
planning, but did not feel it was proper to ask. Recently our 96year-old mother suddenly announced, “You know, your dad and I
never practiced birth control. You kids just happened to come
along when you did.” Well there you go, question answered without ever being asked. The breakdown of the three kids who just
happened to come along when we did, follows.
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Ruby Montgomery
Th e M on t gom e r y Fa m ily of St. Gregory Parish
R. JEAN (MONTGOMERY) KECSKES, SGH56;
Michigan & Florida
Jean attended Clinton Elementary for her first four years, before entering
Saint Gregory School in the fifth grade. She majored in parties and boyfriends during high school and was at the top of her class in both disciplines.
About one year after graduation she met and soon married Bill Kecskes, a
young carpenter who she met on a blind date. Their marriage eventually
produced three children and four grandchildren. Bill had his own business
for many years and Jean worked for the West Bloomfield School District for
over twenty years, before joining Bill in retirement. Jean was always taking
adult education classes in various disciplines, including water color painting
and genealogy. She became quite accomplished in both areas. They now
live in White Lake Township and winter in Florida.
GARY MONTGOMERY, SGH60; Michigan
Gary started at Saint Gregory in 1948 when he entered the first grade. He
(like Jean) enjoyed hanging out with friends and going to parties, more than
studying. He finally got his academic act together in his eleventh and
twelfth grades, thanks in part to the efforts of Sister Vita Marie. She was
the right influence at the right time. Several years after graduation, Paul
Reiz, Rich Piovesana, and Gary found themselves riding fire trucks in the
streets of Detroit during the 1967 riots. Gary graduated from the University
of Detroit with a Bachelors Degree in Psychology and a minor in Mathematics. He would later earn his MBA from Michigan State University. He
married in 1970 and had two daughters. The marriage failed after sixteen
years. He seemed to live the next twelve years in airports as he traveled
throughout the United States, as well as making over thirty trips to Europe
and Asia. Gary remarried in 2000, to a young, “good-looking” professional
woman (Susan), whom he met while working at Electronic Data Systems.
Susan also had two children from a previous marriage. Today they look
forward to spending quality time with their four children and nine grandchildren. Gary and Susan live on Cedar Island Lake in Oakland County.
SANDRA (MONTGOMERY) DIBBLE, SGH64; Nevada
Sandy started the first grade at Saint Gregory in 1952. She put tremendous
pressure on her two siblings by constantly coming home with her “gold”
certificates for academic excellence. (Our parents were now aware that
Jean’s and Gary’s average grades were clearly more an issue of not trying,
instead of some genetic flaw.) Sandy was the quiet, conservative, honor
student– member of the household. That is until a few years after graduating from Saint Gregory when she became a full-fledged California potsmoking free-love hippie of the 1960s. During this time she was convinced
that you could not trust anyone over 30 years of age. Somehow that
changed, once she turned thirty. Sandy attended Wayne State College until
she moved to California and then attended Santa Monica College. After
over twenty years in California, Sandy met and married her husband,
Gregg. They eventually purchased a condo in Las Vegas, Nevada. Gregg
worked in the food services industry at Riviera Casino and Sandy worked
for a nationally recognized accounting firm, right up to her retirement in 2012.
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Rosemary (Connor) Yert
SGH58; Beloved Sister & Best Friend of
Patricia (Connor) Bebes SGH57
Paul Schlaefflin
Walter & Helen (Alband) Schlaefflin
Tom Gentile
Joanne (Gentile) Digiovanni SGH68
Casmer & Lillian Juszczyk
Shirley (Juszczyk) Stork SGH52
Jerry Cahill
From Nancy (Grace) Sebastian SGH62
Arlene & Reginald Morin
In Memory—Beloved Parents of
Karen,Lonnie,Linda,Diana,Gene,Brian
Rosemary (Connor) Yert
SGH58; Beloved Sister & Best Friend
Kathleen Connor SGH48
Sadie, Arnold, Gregg, Joan, Pat,Dino
“Forever In Our Hearts” From
Arnold, Helen & Mary Ann
Eileen (McGeary) Boze
Victoria & Mike Iskow
Agnes, Otto, Mary Swoish
Beloved Family of
Bob, Jack, Jim, Mary Lou
The Boucher Family
Richard Boucher SGH57
Shirley (Dent) Pistolesi
Judie (Bernick) Nagy SGH58
Bob Popp & Class of 1959
In Memory of All Deceased Members
Judy (Kenyon) & Ernie Mc Laughlin
Steve & John Sullivan
Martine (Strauss) Sullivan SGH58
Donna (Valenti) Mac Donald
SGH51; Loving Sister; From
Delano Valenti SGH54
The IHM Sisters of St. Gregory’s
Bill Winter SGH61
Heffernan Family- Deceased
Members, Joe, Flora, Frank, Helen
From Jim, Joe, Dan, Harriet, Bill, Tom
Jean (Steele) Dessert
Edward Dessert SGH40
O’Donahue Family
Joan (O’Donahue) Buchanan SGH61
Allen Family—In Memory
Tom, Maureen, Regina, Patrick, Phoebe
Elizabeth (Allen) Bradley SGH58
Bradley & Gamache Families
In Loving Memory of our Parents, from
Joe & Pauline (Bradley) Gamache 47
Class of 1946—In Loving Memory
From
Hugh Morgan SGH46
Robert and Rob Abramson
Loving Husband & Son-Missing You Both
Nancy (Morro) Abramson SGH58
Lorraine (Plante) Bateson
Beloved Wife of
James Bateson SGH43
Class of 1956– In Loving Memory
From
Pat (Hughes) Morrison, SGH56
Dear Friends- Jerry Daksiewicz and
Dorothy Cronenwett
Elizabeth (Reilly) Riley SGH63
Sr. M. Athanasia, IHM
Frank Camden SGH60
Patrick & Agnes Flannery
Patricia (Flannery) Finn
Emil & Vincenza Vagnetti
Loving Parents of
Carl, John, Mike, and Frank
Alband & Schlaefflin Families
In Memory of Deceased Members
From Helen (Alband)Schlaefflin SGH48
Nilda Ribatarro & Charles Guidobono
SGH49, SGH48; In Loving Memory
Frank Guidobono SGH49
Hughes, Koluder, Morrison Families
Pat (Hughes) Morrison SGH56
Class of 1962– Deceased Members
Paula (Valovich) Boucher SGH62
Harry & Helen Hanna
Loving Parents of
John Hanna SGH49
Dolores & Elaine Wenzel
SGH49 & 50; Beloved Sisters; From
Eleanor (Wenzel) Simpson SGH55
Ken, Louie, Eddie Antaya
In Memory of My Loving Brothers
Yvonne (Antaya) Young SGH43
Carolyn (Hatherly) Jacques
Jay Jacques
In Honor of the Weakland Sisters
Go Girls!
Pat SGH65, Peggy SGH66, Mary Jane 71
Class of 1947
Deceased Members–In Loving Memory
Francis Costella SGH47
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ST. GREGORY REUNIONS
IN 2012
CLASS OF 1962
50- YEAR REUNION
JUNE 16, 2012
We had a great time at our 50th reunion
at St. Mary’s of Livonia Hall, as Ricky
Nelson sang: “to reminisce with my old
friends, a chance to share some memories and play our song again”.
In fact, we did so much reminiscing
that the reunion went from 6pm to midnight. The collective stories have, like
legends, grown over the years and are
very funny in the retell, so much so that
my ribs ached from laughter.
CLASS OF 1962 - TOGETHER AGAIN IN 2012
A special thanks to our fellow Class
Officers, Jane, Don, and Paula; for the
work they did in pulling it all together.
ED Mc CRACKEN, SGH62; Texas
Gerry, Lou, Ed, Joe
Jane and Pam
Ed and Paula
FLORIDA ALL- CLASS REUNION—February, 2012
The Florida Reunion went very well. Everyone had a good time. We had 55 alumni and friends there.
The 50-50 drawing was won by Frenchy Costella. Here are some of the names of those who attended.
1951 Barbara Barrett Turnbull
1944 Joe Heffernan & Guest
1953 Jim & Shirley OKelly
1951 Marge & Bob Bilslet
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Jim Hickey & Mary Vella
1962 Mary & Gino DelPup
1963 Ron Boucher
1948 Jack & Eileen Jeffrey
1957 Leo & Mary St. Amour
1953 Jeannette Boucher
1950 Larry Johns
1962 Lou Stoecklin
1954 Jerry & Pat Boucher
1954 Dolores & Ernie Lallmann 1951 Cris Tacchella & Guest
1955 Ed Bown
1957 Sonny & Reg Lentini
1956 Ray Trevisol
1948 Pat Cardinal & Guest
1957 Dick & Kitty Long
1942 James Heffernan
1953 Bernie Cassin
1958 Pat McCourt & Guest
1957 J Patrick& Sharon Nehs
1947 Frenchy & Gerry Costella
1949 Barb & Ray McDonough
1949 John & Alice Gleeson
1954 David & Carol Fourman
1948 Esther & Bill McKendry
1949 Marlene& Jerry McLain
There were eighteen no-shows who did not cancel their reservations. Anticipating no-shows,
we paid for just 60 luncheons, and were able to break even on the cost of the event, using the
profit from the 50/50 drawing. We are looking forward to seeing you at our next Florida Luncheon, on February 16, 2013. See details on page 12 and make your reservation today.
RON BOUCHER, SGH63; Florida
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ALUMNI DAY AT
ST. GREGORY PARISH– 2013
ALUMNI DAY AT ST. GREGORY PARISH—June 9, 2013
Dear St. Gregory Alumni,
You all are invited to be our special guests at Alumni Day,
June 9th, 2013. This year is our 90th anniversary!
ST. GREGORY PARISH—ALUMNI DAY 2013
Sunday, June 9, 2013
11:00 a.m. Mass, Followed by
Luncheon and Open House
The event will again be coordinated by Flor a H unt with Mass
celebrated by Father Tim Kane.
News on the Future of St. Gregory Parish;
Thank you for your support of St. Gregory Parish in the past, and
we look forward to assistance and influence in staying open and
serving the people of the community.
Flora Hunt and Bill Abernathy
The Archdiocese is strongly suggesting that St. Gregory Parish (and St. Benedict) close and
move the congregation and many programs to Madonna Parish. Madonna is a much smaller
operation, too small to accommodate what we do at St. Gregory, including our Community Outreach Program. Madonna is opposing the idea too.
The deadline the Archdiocese is giving us is June 30, 2013. Just three weeks after our 2013
Alumni Day! Please write or email the Archdiocese today.
To:
Archdiocese of Detroit, 1234 Michigan Blvd, Detroit MI 48226
“St . Gr e gor y Pa r ish m ust st a y ope n t o se r ve t he pe ople . I t ha s t he fa cilit ie s a nd t he
m e m be r ship a nd t h e pr ogr a m s including it s Com m unit y Out r e a ch Pr ogr a m . The pe ople of Madonna and St. Benedict are welcome to join us.”
To:
From:
St. Gregory Alumni
Father Tim Kane, St. Gregory Parish
We have helping opportunities around the parish and we could use some assistance, please.
A person is needed on Tuesdays for an hour, to prepare 30 grocery bags that will get filled on
Wednesday mornings by the children of the school. The groceries are distributed on Wednesdays, from 1-3pm. The grocery bag preparation is very light work and can be done sitting or
standing, but is essential to the program.
Also, do you know of anyone with a like-new refrigerator for the rectory? We need a big one
for the food from the food pantry overflow. Our side-by-side is dying and we are looking for a
large one with a big freezer on the bottom.
Sincere thanks and appreciation from the Parish Council to all Alumni for supporting our 2012
Fall Festival.
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ALUMNI DAY AT
ST. GREGORY PARISH– 2012
ALUMNI DAY AT ST. GREGORY PARISH—June 17, 2012
Writing this note, I have just returned from Mass at St.
Gregory. If you have not been back to the parish for many
years, I hope that you will take advantage of the opportunity, when this incredibly wonderful community invites us
back again in June, 2013.
We were greeted by friendly parishioners, with hands held
out to welcome us with name tags, red & white ribbons
pinned on, and smiles on their faces. Our alumnae showed
up enforce. We filled the church. My heart swelled with
so many memories of the past years and occasions, that
seem like it was yesterday. Father Tim Kane gave us each
a mustard seed, so that we know that all is still growing.
The basement church is now the activity hall and we were
provided a delicious luncheon. The school was open, as
well as the gym. The school is surrounded by a black
wrought iron fence to keep everything safe and is in lovely
condition. The school children even have their own flower
and vegetable gardens next to the parking lot. One of our
own 1958 graduates, Daisy Allen, is still in the parish. She
sings in the choir (which is terrific) and she had a solo.
I am overwhelmed with emotion and gratitude for this wonderful morning I just spent. For everyone, I wish that you
would not pass up the opportunity in 2013. The people of
the parish love the alumnae for all the help we are able to
give them and appreciate it so much. They have a very productive Outreach Program and if you want to try to help,
any donations would surely go to a good cause. Keep them
in your prayers as they are struggling to keep open, all with
positive attitudes and smiles on their face.
JUDIE (BERNICK) NAGY, SGH58
LOOKING DOWNSTAIRS FROM
MOTHER SUPERIOR’S OFFICE
OVER 400 ALUMNI FILLED THE CHURCH
OUR DELICIOUS LUNCHEON IN
THE PARISH ACTIVITY HALL
THANK YOU TO THE WONDERFUL
PARISH PLANNING COMMITTEE
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ST. GREGORY REUNION IN
TEMPE, ARIZONA
ST. GREGORY REUNION IN TEMPE, ARIZONA—2012
We met here in Tempe, Arizona at Sunshine’s Motor City Café for another
St. Gregory Reunion. The cafe is owned by a couple from Dearborn and their
menu is heavy with Michigan-made products; Coney’s, Better Made Potato
Chips, Sanders Hot Fudge Sundaes, Faygo Pop, and much more.
Rosemary Stoecklin Maglio SGH58 and Mario came from Wickenburg, AZ;
Dan Stoecklin SGH65 and Jackie, from Gilbert, AZ;
Maurice Hoyt SGH45 and Lillian came from Surprise, AZ;
Ward Case SGH63 and Linda, from Sun City, AZ;
Barb Craib Kinkelaar SGH61and George from Pinetop, AZ;
Theresa Felix Sancricca SGH56 and her husband from Mesa, AZ.
Also joining us for lunch was
Eileen Trombley Glick (Regina HS)
of Phoenix, AZ. Eileen brings us
that wonderful Detroit Memories
Newsletter online each month. Go
to: www.detroitmemories.com
We hope to meet again in February,
2013 (same place) when more of the
48 alumni living in Arizona and the
Snowbirds will have time to join us.
Ward Case, SGH63
The History of St. Gregory Parish & School
“Preserving Our Legacy”
Available Soon on CD
We have been collecting the history of St. Gregory for twenty-five years.
The information has come from many sources; class photos and snapshots,
historic Northwest Record newspaper articles, Michigan Catholic archives, journals, newsletters, yearbooks, and interviews over the years with
many Alumni. Now the best way to preserve our legacy is to distribute
copies of our history to alumni and their families. Copies will be available
at the May 3rd reunion, then by mail, for a donation. All 6 files-on one CD
1. Graduating Classes—click on your year; view the class photo, newspaper articles, yearbook, reunion photos, and stories from old friends.
2. I.H.M. Sisters & Lay Teachers—see photos of 200 Sisters and stories.
3. Monsignor Pokriefka & Assistants—photos and stories of Monsignor from 1906 (in college) to 1967, and the names and photos of
many Assistant Pastors too.
4. Sports Memories and Coaches—photos, notes, memories, articles
from newspapers, interviews with coaches.
5. Parish History—history of its growth, from the Michigan Catholic.
6. Newsletters—stories, memories in our 49 editions.
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Alumni Assistance
Fund
We have an Alumni Assistance Fund,
through the generosity of two St. Gregory people.
In the past few years, we have used it
to assist four of our own. Do you know
of an alumni who is in need?
Contact us, and we will do what we
can.
GEORGE RAYMOND “RAY” WELCH
September 5, 1917 to February 3, 2012
Our “Pop”, Ray Welch, was a proud graduate of St. Gregory’s High School,
Class of 1935. He and our Mom, Rita Welsh, Class of 1936, attended the
alumni luncheons for many years. After Mom died in 1996, I took Pop to the
luncheons and enjoyed them almost as much as he did.
Dad was fortunate to live his 94 years in excellent health. Our parents would
be married 70 years this past June. They gave birth to seven children, who
loved them and cared for them until the end of their lives. Mom used to say,
“Your father lived across the street from St. Gregory’s on Fairfield Street and
he was late for school every day”. She also would say, “Your father borrowed a quarter from me in 1932 and never paid it back”. I believe our parents knew each other for most of their lives, but had their first date on April
1st, 1933. This April 1st date was the first step to a marriage of 54 years,
before our Mom went to heaven. We lived in Detroit until 1953 when our
parents felt it was time to move out of the city. We moved to a little town on
a lake, Lake Orion, Michigan. It was a great place to raise a family. We attended the local Catholic school, swam in
the lake every day we could, and skated every day possible after the village plows cleared large rinks for kids to
skate and play hockey. Dad once won a radio program prize for the best essay during the 1950s. The prize went to
the best essay on “What is your Best Dream”. His dream was to have a beautiful wife and six children. God heard
about this dream and gave them a bonus.
We were fortunate to have a “stay-at-home” Mom for most of our lives. Dad, however, worked usually two jobs and
sometimes three when we were young, to provide for the lot of us. He would often come home from his second job
just as we were going to bed. I don’t remember being read to at night. He would run up the stairs, dropping his
lunch box on the kitchen counter, to sing to us before we nodded off. He had a rich, baritone voice and sang like a
professional singer. After he floated through a medley of his favorites, we would say “Oh Daddy, you should be on
the Perry Como Show”.
Our parents were constantly concerned about raising us by example. We saw great role models of hard work, unselfishness, honesty and self-control. I often look back at those times when, after putting in a long day, they would help
us through our homework. Mom worked with the little ones with spelling, arithmetic, and phonics while Dad drilled
us in Latin, French, algebra and geometry. Their relaxation finally came at 9:00 pm when the last ones were sent to
bed, only to begin the whole thing all over again the next day. Dad helped all the neighborhood boys with their
Latin when we still attended the Latin Mass. He also taught them Chess. He organized Christmas Carolers many
times on winter nights before Christmas. I was eager to attend the band of songsters, after finding out that people
gave us “money” to sing… or was it to go away. Either way, we had a good time.
After Dad retired, he kept busy with woodworking. He had his own woodworking machines in the basement and
made several types of furniture, bird houses, picture frames, banisters, and many other things. There were seven of
us, so we all own many pieces of his fine work and likely many of our friends do too. Our parents traveled as “snow
birds” to Florida after they retired. We were all happy to see them leave and enjoy the fruits of their labor, by enjoying the ocean and life away from the snow and ice. Our Dad lived 16 years after our Mom went to heaven. He lived
alone in their home in Lake Orion until just after his 94th birthday, when he moved in with one of his daughters.
Unfortunately he was only there a few months before he passed away.
I often have lunch with my “sandbox friends” and of course their parents are around the same age as our Dad. They
complain often about the demands from their parents and the “guilt trips”. I never have anything to say, because
Dad never complained. There is no doubt he was lonely after his wife of 54 years died, but he did his best to continue his hobbies and activities. He was always glad to see us when we would drive out and take him out for dinner,
or to the doctor, etc., or when we did various jobs around his home; but he never complained. Some of us were able
to do more for him than others. He very much appreciated it, but it did not make him love one more than the other.
He loved his seven children equally.
Catherine (Welch) Szymanski
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In Memoriam
We have learned of the deaths of these Alumni and Friends of St. Gregory School. For their families we
ask God’s peace, love and grace of acceptance. Join us in a celebration of their lives at our Alumni and
Friends Memorial Mass and Brunch at St. Aidan’s Parish Hall on Sunday, August 11, 2013.
BOOMS, PATRICIA GAGNE
St. Gregory High School
Class of 1953
BREEN, BARBARA HULL
Class of 1946
BRINDELL, CATHERINE LONG
Class of 1938
BURLEY, ROBERT
Class of 1948
CASSABON, EVELYN PHELPS
Class of 1942
CONWAY, RAY
Class of 1949
Class President
CRONENWETT,
GERALDINE MENARD
Mother of 13 SGH Alumni
CRONENWETT, MARGARET
“MAGGIE” CONSIDINE
Class of 1967
DWYER, MILDRED WILHELM
Class of 1949
Class Vice President
FARQUHARSON, DORIS QUIST
Class of 1935
Class Vice President
GENTILIA, JEANETTE
Wife of John Gentilia,
Class of 1961
GLEESON, DOROTHY
Class of 1956
Wife of Frank Gilardone
SGH52
CADY, PAULETTE NELSON
CROWE, JEANNE
Class of 1964
Class of 1963
CAMERON, ROSEMARY
DERTINGER, RITA RUELLE
Class of 1954
Class of 1943
CARMELINE, SR EVANGELINE
NESTOR, I.H.M.
St. Gregory School Staff
CARRON, WILLIAM “BILLY”
Class of 1970
DOBEK, FLORENCE
Mother of Dan SGH65,
Bob SGH71
DONNELLY, MARY FABER
Class of 1941
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GLENNIE, RICHARD
Class of 1946
GODZIK, TONY
Class of 1965
HENEHAN, ISABELLE AIELLO
Class of 1949
HERRICK, PAUL
Class of 1956
In Memoriam
We have learned of the deaths of these Alumni and Friends of St. Gregory School. For their families we
ask God’s peace, love and grace of acceptance. Join us in a celebration of their lives at our Alumni and
Friends Memorial Mass and Brunch at St. Aidan’s Parish Hall on Sunday, August 11, 2013.
JERORE, JUDY MALLOY
Class of 1969
JUSZCZYK, MONICA “MICKY”
Wife of Cass Juszczyk,
Class of 1952
NAWROCKI, DONALD
Class of 1953
PETERS, JOHN “BOB”
Class of 1953
SGRO, MARY
Mother of Kathy SGH62,
Gary SGH66
SHEPHERD, SHIRLEY DOUGLAS
Class of 1967
PLUMER, ROY
KENNY, MARIAN ROBINSON
Class of 1946
LEACH, MARGUERITE SCUSSEL
Class of 1938
MARTIN, THOMAS
Class of 1969
MILKO, ROSEANNA JURCAK
Class of 1946
MULVILLE, JOHN “SCOTTY”
Class of 1942
Class of 1957 President
Alumni of the Year, 2009
Husband of Ida D’Angelo
SGH57
POPP, ROBERT
Class of 1959
REDDY. GERRIE KERRIGAN
Class of 1947
REIZ, MARY ANN
Mother of Paul SGH60,
Judy SGH64, Rosemary SGH67
RUSSO, ARMAND
Class of 1942
SHOWALTER, VINCE
Husband of
Peg Babington, SGH42
TOMAKOWSKI, JOSEPH
Husband of
Marie Mullan, SGH44
VALENTI, DONNA
Class of 1951
WELCH, RAYMOND
Class of 1935
WIXSON, BARBARA
Wife of Bob Wixson,
Class of 1953
MARY (DONNELLY) FABER, SGH41; 1923-2012
I am writing to make you aware of the death of my mother, Mary Donnelly SGH41, who was raised at 15757
Petoskey. Mom always enjoyed the Alumni Newsletter. I do too! I attended Mass at St. Gregory’s in the
1950s when I visited. My understanding is that my grandpa had to meet with Monsignor Pokriefka, to register
his family in the parish around 1923. Monsignor was living at St. Francis Home, as the rectory hadn’t been
built yet. Grandpa taught at Cass Tech from 1917 to 1963. God Speed to all! Regards, Jim Faber
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Argenta, Joseph
Bailey, Michael
Barida, Gregory
Barnes, Barbara Inturrisi
Barnes, Pat Abadie
Barry, Patricia Dacey
Bartush, Dorothy
Bastianelli, Lodavico
Bastien, Madelyn Malane
Beale, Mary Lou Van Antwerp
Beale, Noreen
Bergin, Mary Ann Rinkevich
Bernard, John
Bernard, Sharon
Birkett, Larry
Bliske, Raymond
Bommarito, Margaret Dudek
Bown, Ed
Bradley, Pauline Gamache
Brennan, Jane Watters
Brodie, Sally Zevchak
Brooks, Robert
Brown, Fred
Brown, Kevin
Bruno, Carol Stevenson
Burk, Robert
Burke, Bob
Burley, Robert
Burt, Clyde
Butler, Tom
Cairns, David
Cairns, Mike
Cameron, Rosemary Jackson
Campeau, Dean
Carriveau, Cecelia Thomas
Carron, Jim
Case, Jim
Case, Ward & Linda
Cassabon, Marie Lilley
Cassabon, Wilfred
Caswell, Pat Drinkwater
Cessante, Vince
Charnley, Barb Kozlowski
Chidsey, Chuck
Cieslak, Elaine Jarzabek
Cobb, Dolores Ditzhazy
Conley, Michael
Connelly, James
Connelly, Margo Lambert
Connelly, Patricia Mulville
Connor, Kathleen
Connor, Patricia Bebes
Cooney, Bernard
Copperstone, Linda Thomas
Costella, Francis
Coyle, Barbara Collins
Crawley, Kathleen Kellly
Crowe, Sharon Hicks
D'Angelo, Mike
Danna, Larry
Danny, Shirley Hill
Delaney, Margaret Welker
DiNallo, Melina Fuller
Devlin, Pat Zink
Dimascio, Jean Radke
Dinallo, Aldo
Dingman, Laurence
Diskin, Charles
Diskin, Harry
Doll, Walter
Douds, Margaret Vella
Duggan, Sr. Marion IHM
Duggan, Susan
Dwyer, Alan
Eddy, Dennis
Enright, Frank
Faber, James
Fagan, Mary Ellen Taillefer
Farquharson, Joan Buchanan
Fava, Violet Hylton
Felix, Theresa Sancricca
Fitzsimmons, Margaret
Flannery, Patricia & Robert Finn
Flesher, Donald
Flesher, Jean Isabell
Fortuna, Jane Staniski
Frendo, Richie Pearson Diedo
Gagnon, John
Gamache, Joe
Garbacik, Esther McKendry
Gentile, JoAnn DiGiovanni
Gerada, Peg & Jack Elwarner
Gillis, Marilyn Dabaldo
Gilmartin, David
Gleeson, John
Gleeson, Rita Goodrow
Glenn, Bruce
Grace, Anne Cahill
Grace, Nancy Sebastian
Greathouse, Barbara Heimler
Henehan, Bernie
Herc, Elizabeth Strangeland
Herrick, Joe
Herships, Edward
Higgins, Michael
Horwath, Ken
Hoyt, Maurice
Jackson, Tom
Jacques, Jay
Jaros, Carolyn Perry
Jaros, Ronald
Johns, Sally Perkins
Jones, Sharon Collins
Juszczyk, Casmer
Juszczyk, Shirley Stork
Kelly, JoAnn Stambersky
Kelly, Kathleen
Kenyon, Doug
Kenyon, Judy McLaughlin
Khoury, Pat Stimac
King, Barbara Gallinat
Koehler, Ginny Riederer
Kolmesh, Ann Crespi
Kopicko, Pat
Kozlowski, David
Kozlowski, Norbert
Krushinski, Carl
Kruszynski, Darlene Meier
Kruszynski, Fran Shell
Kulpa, Jim
Kulpa, Michael
LaFerle, Fran Lee
Lapko, Christine
Lawson, William
Leflar, Jim
Legel, George
Leger, Anne
Leshan, Bob
Leshan, Diana Riebel
Loiselle, Armand
Loiselle, James
Loiselle, Joan Costa
Loiselle, Roger
Mac Donald, Faye Horvath
Madigan, Margaret
Maher, Maureen Carron
Maher, Michael
Malloy, Gene
Malloy, Thomas
Marcucci, Helen
Matta, Helen
Mayotte, Jeanne Matuska
McDonald, Carol Garbacik-Fourman
McFeely, Rick & Kathy
McGarragan, Patricia Rozman
McGeary, Donna Payne
McGrath, James
McKendry, Mary Margaret Ross
McLaughlin, Ernie
McMillan, Eileen Schaefer
McMillan, William
McNamara, Margaret Desmond
McNamara, Tom
Menosky, Carole Kelley
Menosky, Nancy Borth
Meyers, Jacqueline Greene
Milko, Margaret Walsh
Miller, Ilene Henderson
Montgomery, Gary
Moran, Catherine Merglewski
Morgan, Hugh
Morgan, Marilyn Ritchie
Morin, Gertrude
Morin, Karen & Gene Lapko
Morin, Leo
Morrison, Mike
Morrison, Patricia
Mullaly, Elaine
Mullaly, Janet Johnston
Mullan, Susan Tomakowski
Mulligan, Kay Haggerty
Mulville, John
Muzzin, Louise & Ted Mac
Nagle, Lorri Devaney
Lepain, Tim & Betsy
Nash, Donald
Nelson, John
Nieto, Pedro
Norlock, John
Norlock, Paula Vollmar
Noyer, Albert
O'Kelly, Tom
Olsen, Linda Feldman
Ovington, Harold
Paesani, Lillian
Palma, Bruna Panella
Paris, Catherine LeVegue
Paterni, Carl
Perchard, Bob
Petila, Mary Corbett
Pickering, Carol Van Cleave
Pickering, Hilda Foucard
Picogna, Dolores Gawronski
Popp, Dolores Argenta
Randazzo, Mary Hartmus
Redilla, Marie Miller
Riley, Mary Ann Bencivenga
Rocco, Bob
Ryan, Tom
Saam, Frank
Sancricca, Jeanne Nadler
Sancricca, Nick
Sancricca, Vic
Sebastian, Nancy Grace
Sgro, Kathy
Shaw, Dennis
Simpson, Eleanor
Sinelli, Antonio
Sitar, Richard
Slemer, Jessica Nelson
Smyth, Kelvin
Sporman, Mary Hughes
Staffeld, Paul
Stambersky, Al
Strauss, Martine Sullivan
Sullivan, Patty Sullivan-Shaffer
Susalla, Irene Di Noble
Swanson, Rick
Swoish, Jim
Swoish, Mary Lou Clement
Swoish, Robert
Taylor, Thomas
Turner, Alice Pettyjohn
Tymn, Mariann
Vagnetti, Frank
Vagnetti, John
Valenti, Delano
Valovich, Paula Boucher
Walsh, Jim
Walsh, Mary
Weakland, Pat Nordin
Welch, Catherine Szymanski
Welch, John
Wesley, Arlene
Wierzbicki, Joe
Wilhelm, Gerald
Wilhelm, Janet Cartier
Winkel, Bill
Winter, William
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