Aluminator - Detroit Catholic Central High School

Transcription

In This Issue
A C.C. Friendship
Inspires A Thriller
Missionaries Of Africa
Alumni Directory
Goes Online
Editorial Contributions:
Paula Bullington
Patrick Schulte
Donna Shade
Stevenson, Hotz, Di Ponio & Bullock, L.L.P.
Attorneys and Counselors
29200 Southfield Road, Suite 210
Southfield, Michigan 48076
(248) 423-8200
Fax: (248) 423-8201
Contributing Writers:
Deb Broomham
Tom Grace ’80
Bill Hayes
Sherrill Lefforge
Tom Mach
Tony Magni
Photographer:
Mike Rossi
Design & Production:
C.O. & Company
8
Tony F. Di Ponio, J.D., C.P.A. ’83
Charles D. Bullock, J.D. ’87
A full-service firm, specializing in Real Estate, Business Planning, Construction, Bankruptcy,
Estate Planning, Probate and Commercial Litigation
For Information or Admissions:
Director of Marketing & Public
Relations/Admissions Officer – Ed Turek ’85
(313) 534-1310
Fax: (313) 534-2683
Or visit us on the Web:
www.catholiccentral.net
Detroit Catholic Central High School
Administration:
President – Rev. Richard Elmer, C.S.B. ’46
[email protected]
Principal – Rev. Richard Ranalletti, C.S.B.
E-mail: [email protected]
Look for a picture of better health care in your neighborhood.
Announcing A New Health Care Choice
The face of health care is about to change near you. Introducing the NEW Henry Ford Medical Centers in Plymouth and Canton. These Centers
will change the way you look at health care. By focusing on the needs of you and your family, we’ve created premier health care facilities with
state-of-the-art medical technology and the world-class Henry Ford doctors. It’s your sign that great health care is on the way.
Services Offered: Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Pediatrics, Laboratory, Radiology, Pharmacy, *OB/GYN, *Urgent Care and **Dermatology.
*Service offered only in Plymouth **Service offered only in Canton
Plus: For hospital care, your physician may admit you to St. Mary Hospital in Livonia, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor or Henry Ford Hospital
in Detroit. Hospital admission will depend on your health care needs and insurance plan. Henry Ford accepts many insurance plans, including:
Aetna US Healthcare, Alliance Health and Life Insurance Company, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Ethix Great Lakes, HAP, HAP Senior Plus,
Medicare, Preferred Choices PPO and many more.
Hours: Seven days per week.
For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call:
Canton (734) 981-3200, Plymouth (734) 453-5600
You can find us here:
Plymouth - 14300 Beck Rd.
Canton - 6100 Haggerty Rd.
Expect more from your physician.
14
21
Features
Chatterbox
3
C.C. Profiles
“UR Detroit” Debuts – CC Grads Team Up
5
Phil Govan ’73 & Jeremy Jakary ’97
CC’s Web Team
Alumni Site Offers Online Directory
9
9
10
Brother Martin Chapper ’47
The “Aluminator” is published two
times per year by the Detroit Catholic
Central Office of Development &
Alumni Relations.
University Of St. Michael’s College
Honors Rev. Robert Madden, C.S.B. ’46
12
Articles should be addressed to:
The Aluminator
14200 Breakfast Drive
Redford, MI 48239
CC’s New Leadership
Inspiration And Improbability
13
14
A CC Friendship Inspires A Thriller
Blue Bells
Alumni Association
To reach the Alumni Office:
(313) 534-0550
Fax: (313) 534-2789
Alumni Website:
alumni.catholiccentral.net
On the Cover:
At the forefront of Catholic Central’s
electronic growth stands a committed
team of dedicated faculty and students,
from left to right, Mike Dabkowski ’01,
Mr. Robert Talbot, Mark LaRosa ’01 and
John Schultz ’02. The group and their
efforts are profiled in the feature, “CC’s
Web Team” on page 9.
In Memoriam
13th Annual Alumni Dinner
Reunions
16
18
21
22
School News
School Bells
Sports Rap
23
25
Calendars
Sports Schedule
Calendar Of Events
27
28
Editorial Contributions:
Paula Bullington
Patrick Schulte
Donna Shade
Stevenson, Hotz, Di Ponio & Bullock, L.L.P.
Attorneys and Counselors
29200 Southfield Road, Suite 210
Southfield, Michigan 48076
(248) 423-8200
Fax: (248) 423-8201
Contributing Writers:
Deb Broomham
Tom Grace ’80
Bill Hayes
Sherrill Lefforge
Tom Mach
Tony Magni
Photographer:
Mike Rossi
Design & Production:
C.O. & Company
8
Tony F. Di Ponio, J.D., C.P.A. ’83
Charles D. Bullock, J.D. ’87
A full-service firm, specializing in Real Estate, Business Planning, Construction, Bankruptcy,
Estate Planning, Probate and Commercial Litigation
For Information or Admissions:
Director of Marketing & Public
Relations/Admissions Officer – Ed Turek ’85
(313) 534-1310
Fax: (313) 534-2683
Or visit us on the Web:
www.catholiccentral.net
Administration:
President – Rev. Richard Elmer, C.S.B. ’46
[email protected]
Principal – Rev. Richard Ranalletti, C.S.B.
Look for a picture of better health care in your neighborhood.
Announcing A New Health Care Choice
The face of health care is about to change near you. Introducing the NEW Henry Ford Medical Centers in Plymouth and Canton. These Centers
will change the way you look at health care. By focusing on the needs of you and your family, we’ve created premier health care facilities with
state-of-the-art medical technology and the world-class Henry Ford doctors. It’s your sign that great health care is on the way.
Services Offered: Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Pediatrics, Laboratory, Radiology, Pharmacy, *OB/GYN, *Urgent Care and **Dermatology.
*Service offered only in Plymouth **Service offered only in Canton
Plus: For hospital care, your physician may admit you to St. Mary Hospital in Livonia, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor or Henry Ford Hospital
in Detroit. Hospital admission will depend on your health care needs and insurance plan. Henry Ford accepts many insurance plans, including:
Aetna US Healthcare, Alliance Health and Life Insurance Company, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Ethix Great Lakes, HAP, HAP Senior Plus,
Medicare, Preferred Choices PPO and many more.
Hours: Seven days per week.
For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call:
Canton (734) 981-3200, Plymouth (734) 453-5600
You can find us here:
Plymouth - 14300 Beck Rd.
Canton - 6100 Haggerty Rd.
Expect more from your physician.
14
21
Features
Chatterbox
3
C.C. Profiles
“UR Detroit” Debuts – CC Grads Team Up
5
Phil Govan ’73 & Jeremy Jakary ’97
CC’s Web Team
9
9
10
Brother Martin Chapper ’47
The “Aluminator” is published two
times per year by the Detroit Catholic
Central Office of Development &
Alumni Relations.
University Of St. Michael’s College
12
Articles should be addressed to:
The Aluminator
Redford, MI 48239
CC’s New Leadership
Inspiration And Improbability
13
14
A CC Friendship Inspires A Thriller
Blue Bells
Alumni Association
To reach the Alumni Office:
(313) 534-0550
Fax: (313) 534-2789
Alumni Website:
alumni.catholiccentral.net
On the Cover:
At the forefront of Catholic Central’s
electronic growth stands a committed
team of dedicated faculty and students,
from left to right, Mike Dabkowski ’01,
Mr. Robert Talbot, Mark LaRosa ’01 and
John Schultz ’02. The group and their
efforts are profiled in the feature, “CC’s
Web Team” on page 9.
In Memoriam
13th Annual Alumni Dinner
Reunions
16
18
21
22
School News
School Bells
Sports Rap
23
25
Calendars
Sports Schedule
Calendar Of Events
27
28
C H AT T E R B O X
The Swell ’40s
ends,
Tom and Judy are the parents of two – a daughter,
Karen, who resides in Tucson, Arizona, and son,
Kevin ’83, who resides in Plymouth, Michigan, with
his wife and two daughters.
1943 – FRANK COGAN retired in 1997 and soon after
began volunteer work at St. Jude Medical Center in
Fullerton, California. Frank resides in Anaheim, Calif.
1945 – JERRY REDOUTEY retired from the University
of Michigan in 1992. He and his wife, Janet, celebrated
their 50th wedding anniversary on September 9, 2000.
Jerry and Janet are both Master Gardeners and assist
other gardeners in the Linden, Michigan area. They are
the parents of 5 sons and 10 grandchildren. Jerry and
Janet are active in St. John Evangelist Catholic Church
in Fenton, Michigan, and Jerry is a 4th-degree Knight
of Columbus.
1956 – RALPH “BUD” STEFFEN and wife Carole Anne
live in southern California. They have two daughters,
Melissa and Stacy, and five grandchildren. Bud is very
involved with St. Joseph Parish in Placentia, California,
30 minutes from Disneyland. He is currently serving
as the Grand Knight for his parish K of C Council,
as well as occasionally helping out as a Bereavement
Minister and Eucharistic Minister. Bud was looking
to contact former classmate John Crowley. Thanks to
the Internet, he’s kept in touch with Kenneth Young
’56, who is living in Louisiana. Living nearby are
Ron Williams ’56 and Al Traina ’57. Al and Bud
attend the same parish. Bud and Carole Anne send
their love and blessings to all the people at CC and
thanks for their guidance and patience during Bud’s
CC experience.
1945 – BILL WILLIAMS, SR. is a senior vice president
with First of Michigan in Plymouth, Michigan.
1948 – LEO STEVENS is enjoying retirement with
all-season recreation opportunities. Leo resides in
Traverse City, Michigan.
1948 – JAMES TETREAULT teaches courses in German
and French literatures at New York University and the
New School University in New York City, New York.
The Nifty ’50s
1958 – NORMAN BEMBAS is vice president of a
construction firm located in the Detroit area. Norm
says his seven children and nine grandchildren are
all doing well.
1952 – RONALD OLSZEWSKI retired from the
U.S. Government in 1994. He is currently living in
Centreville, Virginia, with his youngest son, Michael,
daughter-in-law Reva, and grandchildren, Peyton and
Rosemarie.
1958 – JAMES QUINLAN retired from Ford Motor
Company after 33 years. His plans include spending
time with 8 grandchildren, golfing, exercising and
generally enjoying life. Jim and his wife, Judy, plan
to travel worldwide with a group of friends.
1952 – RON PROULX retired in April 1999 after 40 years
in the insurance business. He and his wife, Elaine, plan
to travel throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico in
2000. Ron and Elaine reside in Greeley, Colorado.
1959 – PETER BASILE retired in March 1999, and in
November 1999, moved to Coronado, California. He
now enjoys his time off with sailing and golf.
1954 – JAMES CAMPBELL retired from the Florida
Power & Light Company in 1993 after 36 years of
employment. He was an Engineering Manager. Jim
now spends six months of the year traveling around
the United States in his 40-foot motor home. When
not traveling, he resides in Miami, Florida.
The Psychedelic ’60s
1961 – PHIL COLE writes, “A year never passes when
I don’t attribute my professional success as Director
of Pharmacy Services at Providence Hospital to the
intense and relevant preparation afforded me at CC
from 1957 to 1961. I really look forward to the
updates and reminiscences that are usually included
with your mailings. Of particular note this time was
the reference made to CC’s Website. I decided to visit
it today and, I want to tell you, it is a work of art!
What a professional layout! It’s FIRST CLASS!! (But
then, why would we expect less?) I heard that there
is a group of ‘former’ Glee Club members who still
get together to vocalize. Is this true?”
1954 – JAMES O’DONNELL retired January 1, 1999,
from General Motors Tech Center in Warren, Michigan,
after 25 years of employment. He is a resident of
Southfield, Michigan.
1956 – THOMAS KRAL retired April 1, 1999, from
General Motors Corporation after 36 years of employment. He’s enjoying his leisure time with his wife Judy.
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The Swell ’40s
ends,
Tom and Judy are the parents of two – a daughter,
Karen, who resides in Tucson, Arizona, and son,
Kevin ’83, who resides in Plymouth, Michigan, with
his wife and two daughters.
1943 – FRANK COGAN retired in 1997 and soon after
began volunteer work at St. Jude Medical Center in
Fullerton, California. Frank resides in Anaheim, Calif.
1945 – JERRY REDOUTEY retired from the University
of Michigan in 1992. He and his wife, Janet, celebrated
their 50th wedding anniversary on September 9, 2000.
Jerry and Janet are both Master Gardeners and assist
other gardeners in the Linden, Michigan area. They are
the parents of 5 sons and 10 grandchildren. Jerry and
Janet are active in St. John Evangelist Catholic Church
in Fenton, Michigan, and Jerry is a 4th-degree Knight
of Columbus.
1956 – RALPH “BUD” STEFFEN and wife Carole Anne
live in southern California. They have two daughters,
Melissa and Stacy, and five grandchildren. Bud is very
involved with St. Joseph Parish in Placentia, California,
30 minutes from Disneyland. He is currently serving
as the Grand Knight for his parish K of C Council,
as well as occasionally helping out as a Bereavement
Minister and Eucharistic Minister. Bud was looking
to contact former classmate John Crowley. Thanks to
the Internet, he’s kept in touch with Kenneth Young
’56, who is living in Louisiana. Living nearby are
Ron Williams ’56 and Al Traina ’57. Al and Bud
attend the same parish. Bud and Carole Anne send
their love and blessings to all the people at CC and
thanks for their guidance and patience during Bud’s
CC experience.
1945 – BILL WILLIAMS, SR. is a senior vice president
with First of Michigan in Plymouth, Michigan.
1948 – LEO STEVENS is enjoying retirement with
all-season recreation opportunities. Leo resides in
Traverse City, Michigan.
1948 – JAMES TETREAULT teaches courses in German
and French literatures at New York University and the
New School University in New York City, New York.
The Nifty ’50s
1958 – NORMAN BEMBAS is vice president of a
construction firm located in the Detroit area. Norm
says his seven children and nine grandchildren are
all doing well.
1952 – RONALD OLSZEWSKI retired from the
U.S. Government in 1994. He is currently living in
Centreville, Virginia, with his youngest son, Michael,
daughter-in-law Reva, and grandchildren, Peyton and
Rosemarie.
1958 – JAMES QUINLAN retired from Ford Motor
Company after 33 years. His plans include spending
time with 8 grandchildren, golfing, exercising and
generally enjoying life. Jim and his wife, Judy, plan
to travel worldwide with a group of friends.
1952 – RON PROULX retired in April 1999 after 40 years
in the insurance business. He and his wife, Elaine, plan
to travel throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico in
2000. Ron and Elaine reside in Greeley, Colorado.
1959 – PETER BASILE retired in March 1999, and in
November 1999, moved to Coronado, California. He
now enjoys his time off with sailing and golf.
1954 – JAMES CAMPBELL retired from the Florida
Power & Light Company in 1993 after 36 years of
employment. He was an Engineering Manager. Jim
now spends six months of the year traveling around
the United States in his 40-foot motor home. When
not traveling, he resides in Miami, Florida.
The Psychedelic ’60s
1961 – PHIL COLE writes, “A year never passes when
I don’t attribute my professional success as Director
of Pharmacy Services at Providence Hospital to the
intense and relevant preparation afforded me at CC
from 1957 to 1961. I really look forward to the
updates and reminiscences that are usually included
with your mailings. Of particular note this time was
the reference made to CC’s Website. I decided to visit
it today and, I want to tell you, it is a work of art!
What a professional layout! It’s FIRST CLASS!! (But
then, why would we expect less?) I heard that there
is a group of ‘former’ Glee Club members who still
get together to vocalize. Is this true?”
1954 – JAMES O’DONNELL retired January 1, 1999,
from General Motors Tech Center in Warren, Michigan,
after 25 years of employment. He is a resident of
1956 – THOMAS KRAL retired April 1, 1999, from
General Motors Corporation after 36 years of employment. He’s enjoying his leisure time with his wife Judy.
2
☞
3
C H AT T E R B O X
i
year…
nd Fr
w
a
e
,
n
s
t
e
ing
n
for th
hlight ates,
Stude
g
r
i
,
o
s
h
t
t
a
n
e
min
radu
we’r
, Pare
of Alu st issues, ic Central g
lumni
e
A
u
s
r
s
a
a
l
i
p
that
ho
st
De
nges ay
a
he fir ium. As in Detroit Cat
t
h
c
o
t
od
al –
me
of
enn
Centr r success t
Welco new mill lishments
c
i
l
o
h
o
t
p
he
at Ca ng men f
and t f the accom
nges
ou
a
o
.
h
s
c
t
e
ly,
en
ny
ring y
d
a
a
som
u
p
t
m
ast Ju ng
s
e
f
r
p
o
d
p
s
i
n
f
h
a
w
o
i
T
staff
previe r mission
hip. cipal. Work e
s
a
r
e
t
e
d
u
rin
mor
r lea
also g
nue o
in ou our new p can read
s
i
You’ll lp us conti
s
e
u
Yo
e
hang
B. as
will h orrow.
ose c lletti, C.S. Directors.
h
t
f
m
.
o
a
o
f
n
e
ebsite
and t
visibl ichard Ra d Board o
W
t
a
s
o
f
o
st
n
R
m
k Fr. resident a
f the
ment th the late
c
o
p
a
o
e
b
l
e
n
i
P
O
ed
pw
from
e dev
a new
elcom
ith th nd keep u lma mater ockey
w
we w m will be e 13.
m
niu
et a
ur h
ur a
ag
hi
millen iccentral.n about yo s about o many
with hem on p
w
e
n
c
l
t
the
now
atho
ation
atisti
about
tered to www.c of inform year to st ince we k you to
n
e
y
l
s
t
g on
nd,
s tru
sorts
le for
d las
CC ha e you’ll lo nd out all ists we ha nships. A it possib CC.
t
io
fi
al
de
op
We h s. You’ll rit Semifin ate champ even ma activities a
issue,
t
e
w
e
s
r
v
s
e
’
i
e
M
n
k
e
h
h
l
t
c
t
w
a
C
a
o
n
n
,
b
C
s
iled i
Natio
ell as
ck-toll fan
f prof accessing
f
the 12 at won ba CC footba ames as w
a
t
s
g
th
and
s to
d
team a r e d i e h a r o f f o o t b a l l
dents g donation
u
t
s
f
s
akin
oted
am o
alums video clip
nd ro f
y a te ses from m
a
b
d
h
i
d
l
c
e
t
o
wa
velop
roces
ock s
tion o
ains r silian tradi e began
ite, de ne many p
s
m
b
e
e
r
Ba
nw
ing
The W o streamli tion.
ne th nt to the e did whe 14,000
o
a
,
s
l
y
m
a
g
r
e
n
l
o
o
wil
chnol r commitm e, just as w d more tha
ns inf
e
o
t
i
s
y
s
r
i
ledg
entu
adm
l: ou
pare
21st c lic Centra and Know C has pre history.
s
i
dy to
h
t
o
e
r
te
,C
th
is rea ure.
l
a
r
t
Despi tion at Ca s, Disciplin 8. In fact eventy-yea
n
e fut
c Ce
s
2
s
di
atholi lans for th
C
in tra g Goodne enue in 19 more than
,
m
v
in
niu
r
ur p
or
Teach n Harper A cess in he
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Yes. Any alumnus interested in joining the Alumni Glee
Club may contact Bob Schikora at (734) 459-3854.
1961 – JOHN LOMBARDI and his wife Sue own
and operate “Inn the Garden,” a bed and breakfast
establishment, located in Lexington, Michigan. They
enjoy their guests, who come from around the world.
John continues his managerial career at Ford Motor
Company. He is the Business Planning Manager for
Powertrain Operations. Their son, Peter ’91, is building
bridges and highways in the Vail Valley as a Project
Engineer for the Colorado Department of Transportation.
Peter spends his weekends as a member of the Cooper
Mountain Ski Patrol. Their daughter Megan (Mercy ’91)
is teaching school in San Francisco, California. The
youngest child, Jennifer (Groves ’97), is a junior at
Northern Michigan University.
C H AT T E R B O X
1965 – BOB SCHIKORA just finished his first season as
owner of Bob Schikora Water Sports, a kayak business.
1999 was a busy year for the Schikora’s: two children
graduated from college and their first grandchild was
born. In his spare time, Bob serves as the leader of the
Alumni Glee Club.
1966 – PAUL VAN DORPE is the pater familias of a
precocious family. His 17 year-old son Alex is well
known in the state of Iowa for his virtuosity on the
cello, having won many awards and prizes, and having
played with the Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra.
Eleven year-old son Rex has just completed his second
tour of the midwestern states as the lead actor in
“Amahl and the Night Visitors.” Besides singing, Rex
also enjoys studying the cello and piano. “Amahl”
was performed in Gaylord, Michigan, where several
CC graduates and spouses are donors of the Gaylord
Area Council for the Arts. Keeping this “all in the
family,” Paul’s seven year-old daughter, Angelique,
and his wife, Jill, had supporting roles in the production. When not performing, the family resides in Iowa
City, Iowa.
Disco-Down ’70s
1967 – FRANK JONNA was recently named CEO of
Jonna Cos., a holding company for Jonna Construction,
L.L.C. and Jonna Realty Ventures. The firm is located
in Southfield, Michigan.
1968 – MARTY O’HAVER was recently elected a State
Officer of the Tennessee Knights of Columbus. His
daughter Shannon graduated from Nashville Tech with
a Business Management degree. Marty and family
live in Old Hickory, Tennessee.
1970 – KEVIN LAMBERT and his wife, Karen, are
parents of three sons who are active members of the
Boy Scouts of America. Brandon ’01 is working on his
Eagle rank; Justin has received his Life rank, and will
attend CC in September of 2000; and Trevor, a third
grader, has a Bear rank in the Cub Scouts. With three
boys to raise, it looks like it might take Kevin quite
awhile before he’s able to fulfill his wish “to retire
where there is no snow.”
1969 – KARL KOLBE, M.D., is a physician, a healer,
a teacher and a coach. A feature article appeared in
“Beyond,” an Annual Magazine for the Physicians of
William Beaumont Hospital, Troy, Michigan (vol. 2 1999). The article states, “For 15 years, the internist
has taught the hospital’s Family Practice residents,
1970 – DOUG PRYOR is a Substance Abuse Counselor
for residential clients at the Oakdale Recovery Center
in Canton, Michigan. Prior to joining Oakdale in June
1999, Doug worked at Oakwood-Seaway as an outpatient Substance Abuse Counselor. In October 1997, he
earned certification as an Addiction Counselor, Level II.
4
C.C. P R O F I L E
P
a Guest Professor column, students
and faculty opinions, as well as
articles on the job market, along with
an extensive employment section
for businesses looking to hire from
the college ranks.
hillip Govan ’73 and Jeremy Jakary
’97 (son of Paul ’73) have teamed up
to publish the University Reporter
Magazine, “UR Detroit.”
Phil started the University Reporter
in Washington, DC, in 1990. “UR” has
since opened editions in Baltimore,
Pittsburgh, Chicago and Los Angeles.
The inaugural issue of “UR Detroit”
was published in November 1999.
“UR Detroit” is a free, monthly publication, solely supported by advertising,
distributed on the following 14
Southeastern Michigan area campuses:
MSU; U of M Ann Arbor and Dearborn;
Detroit/Mercy; EMU; Wayne State;
Oakland; Madonna; Lawrence Tech;
William Tyndale; Henry Ford;
Schoolcraft; OCC; and the University
of Windsor.
“UR Detroit”
Magazine
Teams
Two Generations
Of CC Grads
As Publisher and Editor-in-Chief
Phil says, “The goal of the University
Reporter is to give students the
opportunity to build a résumé by
getting their work published in a
professional and entertaining citywide magazine, as well as providing
a vital bridge between students,
professors, alumni, administrators
and businesses.”
Marketing Director Jeremy, currently
in his junior year at Michigan State
University says, “Working with Phil
has been a great experience and given
me a taste of the real business world.
No other publication gives students
the opportunities that the ‘University Reporter’ offers.”
“UR Detroit” is written by college
students. The content and style of the University
Reporter is a combination of “Rolling Stone,”
“Time,” “Cosmopolitan” and “Sports Illustrated” –
only the students are the ones doing the reporting
and interviewing Hollywood and music celebrities.
In addition, UR features local and national collegerelated news, Athletes of the Month from each school,
“UR Detroit” has launched a website to complement
the magazine and soon will offer students an Internet
channel to view their own TV and radio programming.
Visit www.urdetroit.com soon. ■
1970 – JIM STOKAS joined Trammell, Crow Company
(a full-service commercial real estate company) as a
senior vice president of Retail Services. The company
is located in Southfield, Michigan. Jim previously
worked for CB Richard Ellis (commercial real estate
services) for 21 years, 12 of which were spent in Los
Angeles, California.
He and his wife, Sandra, have two daughters, Maureen,
age 13 and Meghan, age 11. Bill has many hobbies,
however, he currently is developing the girls’ fast-pitch
travel softball league, Farmington Motor City Madness.
1975 – JEFF WALL is a sales representative for Colony
Marine, one of the largest Sea Ray dealers in North
America. Colony Marine is located in St. Clair Shores,
Michigan. Jeff and his wife, Denise, reside in Royal
Oak, Michigan.
1971 – REV. DENNIS NOELKE, C.S.B. is Assistant
Principal at Holy Redeemer High School in Detroit,
Michigan. The Basilian Fathers assumed direction of
Holy Redeemer in July 1999. Fr. Joe Redican, C.S.B. is
Principal.
CLASS OF 1975 25-YEAR REUNION SCHEDULED
The Class of 1975’s 25-Year Reunion will be held on Fri.,
March 30, 2001, with a Stag at CC beginning at 7:00 p.m.
The Reunion Dinner with guest will be on Saturday,
March 31, 2001, at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Livonia,
Michigan. Classmates were initially mailed information
that was incorrect. The date and reunion costs were
corrected and a revised mailer was sent. Classmates
can register online at alumni.catholiccentral.net or by
calling 313-534-3368.
1973 – MICHAEL NIDO is a Physician Assistant with
Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Association. He
and his wife Sue are the parents of three daughters:
Christina - 15, Andrea - 12, and Natalie - 7 years of
age. The Nidos reside in Charlotte, North Carolina.
1975 – WILLIAM MCNEIL is an electrical engineer
with DaimlerChrysler Corporation. He has been
employed with AMC/DaimlerChysler since May 1980.
5
C H AT T E R B O X
helping them
uncover the
mysteries of
medicine…
After caring
for patients
and teaching
residents,
Shown from left to right are attorney
John Gierak ’70, Dr. Greg Krol, MD ’69 he helps middle school
and Dr. Karl Kolbe, MD.
students
develop sports and teamwork skills on the basketball
court and baseball diamond.” Karl coached his
daughter, Meghan, in basketball and his sons in teeball. Nicholas, 15, is a third baseman and pitcher on
the Troy High School junior varsity baseball team
and an elite Federation Baseball team, while Mark, 14,
plays on the school’s basketball team and is a defender
on Troy Youth Soccer League’s Premier Little Caesar’s
soccer team. For five years, he has coached both sons
in the Troy Baseball Boosters organization – and in an
aggressive Pontiac Parks and Recreation basketball
league. “It’s wild and very competitive. It’s basically
street ball. Kids don’t always do what you ask them
to do – unlike a hospital, where you write an order
and it gets done,” says Karl. “I want the kids to excel
to their potential, have fun, but play the game like
it ought to be played and be a team player,” he says.
Meghan, 20, is a scholar-athlete playing soccer at
Michigan State University, where she teaches soccer
camp and is contemplating a career in either medicine
or teaching. Karl says his greatest reward is the
“enjoyment of seeing my kids grow up, enjoy what
they do and improve at a skill they’ve worked at. I
think that as a family, we’ve gained from this great
hobby.” Karl, wife Kathleen, and family live in Troy,
Michigan.
Yes. Any alumnus interested in joining the Alumni Glee
Club may contact Bob Schikora at (734) 459-3854.
1961 – JOHN LOMBARDI and his wife Sue own
and operate “Inn the Garden,” a bed and breakfast
establishment, located in Lexington, Michigan. They
enjoy their guests, who come from around the world.
John continues his managerial career at Ford Motor
Company. He is the Business Planning Manager for
Powertrain Operations. Their son, Peter ’91, is building
bridges and highways in the Vail Valley as a Project
Engineer for the Colorado Department of Transportation.
Peter spends his weekends as a member of the Cooper
Mountain Ski Patrol. Their daughter Megan (Mercy ’91)
is teaching school in San Francisco, California. The
youngest child, Jennifer (Groves ’97), is a junior at
Northern Michigan University.
C H AT T E R B O X
1965 – BOB SCHIKORA just finished his first season as
owner of Bob Schikora Water Sports, a kayak business.
1999 was a busy year for the Schikora’s: two children
graduated from college and their first grandchild was
born. In his spare time, Bob serves as the leader of the
Alumni Glee Club.
1966 – PAUL VAN DORPE is the pater familias of a
precocious family. His 17 year-old son Alex is well
known in the state of Iowa for his virtuosity on the
cello, having won many awards and prizes, and having
played with the Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra.
Eleven year-old son Rex has just completed his second
tour of the midwestern states as the lead actor in
“Amahl and the Night Visitors.” Besides singing, Rex
also enjoys studying the cello and piano. “Amahl”
was performed in Gaylord, Michigan, where several
CC graduates and spouses are donors of the Gaylord
Area Council for the Arts. Keeping this “all in the
family,” Paul’s seven year-old daughter, Angelique,
and his wife, Jill, had supporting roles in the production. When not performing, the family resides in Iowa
City, Iowa.
Disco-Down ’70s
1967 – FRANK JONNA was recently named CEO of
Jonna Cos., a holding company for Jonna Construction,
L.L.C. and Jonna Realty Ventures. The firm is located
in Southfield, Michigan.
1968 – MARTY O’HAVER was recently elected a State
Officer of the Tennessee Knights of Columbus. His
daughter Shannon graduated from Nashville Tech with
a Business Management degree. Marty and family
live in Old Hickory, Tennessee.
1970 – KEVIN LAMBERT and his wife, Karen, are
parents of three sons who are active members of the
Boy Scouts of America. Brandon ’01 is working on his
Eagle rank; Justin has received his Life rank, and will
attend CC in September of 2000; and Trevor, a third
grader, has a Bear rank in the Cub Scouts. With three
boys to raise, it looks like it might take Kevin quite
awhile before he’s able to fulfill his wish “to retire
where there is no snow.”
1969 – KARL KOLBE, M.D., is a physician, a healer,
a teacher and a coach. A feature article appeared in
“Beyond,” an Annual Magazine for the Physicians of
William Beaumont Hospital, Troy, Michigan (vol. 2 1999). The article states, “For 15 years, the internist
has taught the hospital’s Family Practice residents,
1970 – DOUG PRYOR is a Substance Abuse Counselor
for residential clients at the Oakdale Recovery Center
in Canton, Michigan. Prior to joining Oakdale in June
1999, Doug worked at Oakwood-Seaway as an outpatient Substance Abuse Counselor. In October 1997, he
earned certification as an Addiction Counselor, Level II.
4
C.C. P R O F I L E
P
a Guest Professor column, students
and faculty opinions, as well as
articles on the job market, along with
an extensive employment section
for businesses looking to hire from
the college ranks.
hillip Govan ’73 and Jeremy Jakary
’97 (son of Paul ’73) have teamed up
to publish the University Reporter
Magazine, “UR Detroit.”
Phil started the University Reporter
in Washington, DC, in 1990. “UR” has
since opened editions in Baltimore,
Pittsburgh, Chicago and Los Angeles.
The inaugural issue of “UR Detroit”
was published in November 1999.
“UR Detroit” is a free, monthly publication, solely supported by advertising,
distributed on the following 14
Southeastern Michigan area campuses:
MSU; U of M Ann Arbor and Dearborn;
Detroit/Mercy; EMU; Wayne State;
Oakland; Madonna; Lawrence Tech;
William Tyndale; Henry Ford;
Schoolcraft; OCC; and the University
of Windsor.
“UR Detroit”
Magazine
Teams
Two Generations
Of CC Grads
As Publisher and Editor-in-Chief
Phil says, “The goal of the University
Reporter is to give students the
opportunity to build a résumé by
getting their work published in a
professional and entertaining citywide magazine, as well as providing
a vital bridge between students,
professors, alumni, administrators
and businesses.”
Marketing Director Jeremy, currently
in his junior year at Michigan State
University says, “Working with Phil
has been a great experience and given
me a taste of the real business world.
No other publication gives students
the opportunities that the ‘University Reporter’ offers.”
“UR Detroit” is written by college
students. The content and style of the University
Reporter is a combination of “Rolling Stone,”
“Time,” “Cosmopolitan” and “Sports Illustrated” –
only the students are the ones doing the reporting
and interviewing Hollywood and music celebrities.
In addition, UR features local and national collegerelated news, Athletes of the Month from each school,
“UR Detroit” has launched a website to complement
the magazine and soon will offer students an Internet
channel to view their own TV and radio programming.
Visit www.urdetroit.com soon. ■
1970 – JIM STOKAS joined Trammell, Crow Company
(a full-service commercial real estate company) as a
senior vice president of Retail Services. The company
is located in Southfield, Michigan. Jim previously
worked for CB Richard Ellis (commercial real estate
services) for 21 years, 12 of which were spent in Los
Angeles, California.
He and his wife, Sandra, have two daughters, Maureen,
age 13 and Meghan, age 11. Bill has many hobbies,
however, he currently is developing the girls’ fast-pitch
travel softball league, Farmington Motor City Madness.
1975 – JEFF WALL is a sales representative for Colony
Marine, one of the largest Sea Ray dealers in North
America. Colony Marine is located in St. Clair Shores,
Michigan. Jeff and his wife, Denise, reside in Royal
Oak, Michigan.
1971 – REV. DENNIS NOELKE, C.S.B. is Assistant
Principal at Holy Redeemer High School in Detroit,
Michigan. The Basilian Fathers assumed direction of
Holy Redeemer in July 1999. Fr. Joe Redican, C.S.B. is
Principal.
CLASS OF 1975 25-YEAR REUNION SCHEDULED
The Class of 1975’s 25-Year Reunion will be held on Fri.,
March 30, 2001, with a Stag at CC beginning at 7:00 p.m.
The Reunion Dinner with guest will be on Saturday,
March 31, 2001, at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Livonia,
Michigan. Classmates were initially mailed information
that was incorrect. The date and reunion costs were
corrected and a revised mailer was sent. Classmates
can register online at alumni.catholiccentral.net or by
calling 313-534-3368.
1973 – MICHAEL NIDO is a Physician Assistant with
Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Association. He
and his wife Sue are the parents of three daughters:
Christina - 15, Andrea - 12, and Natalie - 7 years of
age. The Nidos reside in Charlotte, North Carolina.
1975 – WILLIAM MCNEIL is an electrical engineer
with DaimlerChrysler Corporation. He has been
employed with AMC/DaimlerChysler since May 1980.
5
C H AT T E R B O X
helping them
uncover the
mysteries of
medicine…
After caring
for patients
and teaching
residents,
Shown from left to right are attorney
John Gierak ’70, Dr. Greg Krol, MD ’69 he helps middle school
and Dr. Karl Kolbe, MD.
students
develop sports and teamwork skills on the basketball
court and baseball diamond.” Karl coached his
daughter, Meghan, in basketball and his sons in teeball. Nicholas, 15, is a third baseman and pitcher on
the Troy High School junior varsity baseball team
and an elite Federation Baseball team, while Mark, 14,
plays on the school’s basketball team and is a defender
on Troy Youth Soccer League’s Premier Little Caesar’s
soccer team. For five years, he has coached both sons
in the Troy Baseball Boosters organization – and in an
aggressive Pontiac Parks and Recreation basketball
league. “It’s wild and very competitive. It’s basically
street ball. Kids don’t always do what you ask them
to do – unlike a hospital, where you write an order
and it gets done,” says Karl. “I want the kids to excel
to their potential, have fun, but play the game like
it ought to be played and be a team player,” he says.
Meghan, 20, is a scholar-athlete playing soccer at
Michigan State University, where she teaches soccer
camp and is contemplating a career in either medicine
or teaching. Karl says his greatest reward is the
“enjoyment of seeing my kids grow up, enjoy what
they do and improve at a skill they’ve worked at. I
think that as a family, we’ve gained from this great
hobby.” Karl, wife Kathleen, and family live in Troy,
Michigan.
1978 – DAVE BUTWILL and family are doing well.
His eight-year-old son Shane is looking forward to
Coach Rodriguez’s wrestling clinic.
1980 – STEPHEN POIRIER has returned to the states
after spending 13 years in Tokyo, Japan. Steve is a
Network Administrator for the City of Troy, Michigan.
1979 – RON DWYER is Regional Manager of the
Northern Steel Division of American Handling. He
is responsible for the sales force management for
California, Oregon and Washington. Ron is a resident
of San Leandro, California, and enjoys restoring and
selling old BMW Coupes and 2002s from the early ’70s.
1981 – STEVE NIEMELA is a graduate of Maharishi
International University in Fairfield, Iowa. He
earned a BA degree in English and an MA degree in
Professional Writing. Transcendental Meditation is
incorporated into the curriculum and he’s been meditating since 1983. Steve was a freelance writer for a
few years, before working in the telephone and software industries. He is presently employed at VayTek,
Inc., a company that develops software and microscope systems for researchers.
1982 – MIKE WOOLFOLK was elected to a two-year
term on the National Association of Black Journalists
Board of Directors at the organization’s convention
in Seattle, Wash. On the board, Mike will represent
Region IV, which includes Mississippi, Alabama,
Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina.
NABJ is the largest organization of journalists of color
in the world with more than 3,000 members, and 1,200
professional and student chapters across the country.
Based in Adelphi, Maryland, NABJ provides several
services including professional development, job
recruiting, scholarships, internships, fellowships,
media monitoring and community outreach. Mike is
anchor/managing editor at WACH-TV in Columbia,
South Carolina, a Raycom Media, Inc. television station.
“I’m excited about this opportunity to serve the members of NABJ and direct one of its most dynamic and
productive regions,” he says. Region IV has 16 professional chapters, including the 1999 Chapter of the Year
in Atlanta, and more than a dozen student chapters.
1979 – GREG NORMANDIN, CC’s Band Director,
received a Silver Pin Award For Excellence in
International Travel and Performance from Youth
Music For The World. This honor was the result of the
band’s performances over the last 10 years in London,
Paris and Rome. The award was presented at the
Mid-West International Bandmaster Convention held
in Chicago, Illinois.
1979 – KEVIN STEPHENS is currently Vice President
of Marketing at Xerox Corporation in Rochester, New
York. He is responsible for a family of products that
generate more than $3 billion in revenue annually.
Kevin received an undergraduate degree from the
University of Michigan and an MBA from the
University of Southern California. Kevin and his
wife Pam are the parents of three children.
1983 – KEVIN KRAL was elected a partner at Plante
& Moran, LLP, Southfield, Michigan, in the Financial
Advisors practice. He specializes in providing comprehensive personal financial, investment, tax and
estate planning services to individuals, primarily
physicians and medical practitioners. Kevin is a
member of the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants, the Michigan Association of Certified
Public Accountants, and the International Board of
Standards and Practices for Certified Financial
Planners. He is a graduate of Hillsdale College,
Hillsdale, Michigan, with a Bachelor’s Degree in
Accounting. Kevin is the son of Thomas ’56. Kevin,
his wife Beth, and daughters Rachel and Natalie
reside in Plymouth, Michigan.
1979 – BILL WILLIAMS, JR. is Vice President Investments with First of Michigan located in
Plymouth, Michigan.
The Techno ’80s
1980 – CRAIG DAHL has been employed by IBM
Corporation for the past 17 years. He is on the music
staff at Holy Family Church, Novi, Michigan, where
he plays guitar for Mass and Baptisms. Craig, his wife
Deborah, and daughter Macara Elizabeth reside in
Livonia, Michigan. His father (Duane ’52) is still in
the nursing home. Please keep him in your prayers.
1984 – BILL DOWNS, III’s BD’s Mongolian Barbeque
won Best of Show honors at the Michigan Restaurant
Association’s Michigan Menu Showdown. Fifty
restaurants entered their menus in the Michigan Menu
Showdown. The best layout, marketing, descriptions,
and the best possible menu to keep consumers coming
back, as well as bringing in new business by referral
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1988 – DAVID WILSON published a poem in 1997,
“No Longer Land of the Blest,” which was chosen
for the anthology “America at the Millennium, The
Best Poems and Poets of the 20th Century.” He still
coaches Lacrosse at Novi High School with classmate
Stan Zajdel ’88.
1989 – JIM HUBENSCHMIDT recently passed the CPA
exam and is currently employed by Nemes Allen &
Company, Bingham Farms, Michigan, as a Certified
Public Accountant. Jim is a resident of Northville, Mich.
1985 – DAMON DIPONIO is a graduate of Michigan
State University, with a Bachelor of Science degree
in Human Resources Management. He worked for
Interstate Hotels Corporation in Orlando, Florida,
Houston, Texas, and Worcester, Massachusetts, before
returning to Michigan in 1993. For the past 5 years,
Damon has been employed by Oakwood Healthcare,
Inc. He spent a few years as a Human Resources
Specialist before he was offered an opportunity to
work on a project to implement a new HR Information
System for Oakwood. He recently was promoted to
Manager, Human Resources Technology. His work
enables him to investigate, recommend and implement
new technology that makes it easier to collect, store and
report information for Oakwood’s 9,500 employees.
Damon and his wife, Aimee (see “Wedding Bells,”
page 16), live in Farmington Hills, Michigan. Aimee
is a 6th grade teacher at Pioneer Middle School in the
Plymouth/ Canton school district. She also coaches
girls’ JV volleyball for Plymouth/Canton High School.
As Damon looks back on 1999, he reflects that “it has
been a very busy year in my personal life as well as
my career. I strongly believe that the education and
tradition of CC guided me to be the person that I am.
If I hadn’t learned to strive to perform to the best of my
ability and to use my mind, I wouldn’t be where I am
today. Thank you CC.”
1989 – MICHAEL
OSTROWSKI, after a year
off from national and international competition, went
back on the mat! While
wrestling at a heavier
weight class at the 1999
World Sambo Wrestling
Championships in Gijon,
Spain, Mike advanced to
the quarterfinals, losing
in a tough match to a
Mongolian wrestler. In
2000, he won his 4th gold medal at the National Sambo
Wrestling Championships in Eugene, Ore., and also
took the gold medal overall at the 2000 XXIII Pan
American Sambo Wrestling Championships. Sambo
Wrestling is a combined form of Russian wrestling and
judo with combative submission locks and throws.
Representing the U.S. for the 4th time, Mike was
slated to compete in the World Sambo Wrestling
Championships in Kiev, Ukraine, in late 2000. Mike
is employed by Allegiance Healthcare as a Senior
Packaging Engineer, and resides in Palatine, Illinois.
1989 – SCOTT THEIRING received his Ph.D. in
Materials Science & Engineering from Northwestern
University in May 1999. He is now employed by the
Aerospace Corporation in El Segundo, California.
Scott and his wife, Melissa, recently moved into a new
home in Anaheim, California.
1987 – PHIL EAGLESON is the new Head Varsity
Tennis Coach at Catholic Central. He also is a tennis
pro at Franklin Racquet Club, Southfield, Michigan.
1987 – MATTHEW FRAS is completing his MBA degree
from Michigan State University. After graduating in
May 2000, Matt began work at Visteon Automotive
Systems. Matt and his wife, Michelle (see “Wedding
Bells,” page 16), reside in Okemos, Michigan.
1989 – JEFFREY TUMAVITCH graduated from
Michigan State University with a BS in Electrical
Engineering in January 1993. He is employed at Ford
Motor Company. Jeffrey, wife Theresa, and daughter
Sarah reside in Livonia, Michigan.
1988 – DARREN MURRAY is the head coach of
Lacrosse at Catholic Central. Darren had previously
been employed as a coach at Novi High School. Darren’s
Assistant Coach is classmate Mark Schwartz ’88.
The Happening ’90s
1988 – DANIEL SHARKEY finished four years in the
Army JAG Corps at Fort Stewart, Georgia. He, his
wife Patty, and daughter Kathleen moved from
Savannah, Georgia, to Royal Oak, Michigan. Dan
joined the law firm of Butzel Long, located in Detroit,
Michigan.
1990 – ERIK BURTON is a Financial Recruiting
Consultant at Olsten Professional Staffing Services,
in Troy, Michigan.
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C H AT T E R B O X
C H AT T E R B O X
1979 – CHARLES KLEINBROOK, J.D. recently
formed Kleinbrook Financial, Inc. The following
products and services are available
to individuals and small businesses:
Financial Fitness Reviews; Stocks,
Bonds, Annuities, Mutual Funds,
Discount Stockbrokerage Accounts
& Combines Statements; Personal &
Business Insurance; Estate Planning;
Retirement & Pension Planning; and
Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Long Term
Care Insurance and Business Overhead Insurance.
Kleinbrook Financial, Inc. is located in Bloomfield
Hills, Michigan.
determined Best of Show. Judging took place the week
of September 20, 1999, and the winners were put on
display during the Michigan Restaurant & Lodging
show in Novi, Michigan in October 1999. In addition,
BD’s Mongolian Barbeque received First Place in
the “Greatest Merchandising Power” category, and
Second Place for the “Most Imaginative” and the
“Speciality” categories.
1978 – DAVE BUTWILL and family are doing well.
His eight-year-old son Shane is looking forward to
Coach Rodriguez’s wrestling clinic.
1980 – STEPHEN POIRIER has returned to the states
after spending 13 years in Tokyo, Japan. Steve is a
Network Administrator for the City of Troy, Michigan.
1979 – RON DWYER is Regional Manager of the
Northern Steel Division of American Handling. He
is responsible for the sales force management for
California, Oregon and Washington. Ron is a resident
of San Leandro, California, and enjoys restoring and
selling old BMW Coupes and 2002s from the early ’70s.
1981 – STEVE NIEMELA is a graduate of Maharishi
International University in Fairfield, Iowa. He
earned a BA degree in English and an MA degree in
Professional Writing. Transcendental Meditation is
incorporated into the curriculum and he’s been meditating since 1983. Steve was a freelance writer for a
few years, before working in the telephone and software industries. He is presently employed at VayTek,
Inc., a company that develops software and microscope systems for researchers.
1982 – MIKE WOOLFOLK was elected to a two-year
term on the National Association of Black Journalists
Board of Directors at the organization’s convention
in Seattle, Wash. On the board, Mike will represent
Region IV, which includes Mississippi, Alabama,
Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina.
NABJ is the largest organization of journalists of color
in the world with more than 3,000 members, and 1,200
professional and student chapters across the country.
Based in Adelphi, Maryland, NABJ provides several
services including professional development, job
recruiting, scholarships, internships, fellowships,
media monitoring and community outreach. Mike is
anchor/managing editor at WACH-TV in Columbia,
South Carolina, a Raycom Media, Inc. television station.
“I’m excited about this opportunity to serve the members of NABJ and direct one of its most dynamic and
productive regions,” he says. Region IV has 16 professional chapters, including the 1999 Chapter of the Year
in Atlanta, and more than a dozen student chapters.
1979 – GREG NORMANDIN, CC’s Band Director,
received a Silver Pin Award For Excellence in
International Travel and Performance from Youth
Music For The World. This honor was the result of the
band’s performances over the last 10 years in London,
Paris and Rome. The award was presented at the
Mid-West International Bandmaster Convention held
in Chicago, Illinois.
1979 – KEVIN STEPHENS is currently Vice President
of Marketing at Xerox Corporation in Rochester, New
York. He is responsible for a family of products that
generate more than $3 billion in revenue annually.
Kevin received an undergraduate degree from the
University of Michigan and an MBA from the
University of Southern California. Kevin and his
wife Pam are the parents of three children.
1983 – KEVIN KRAL was elected a partner at Plante
& Moran, LLP, Southfield, Michigan, in the Financial
Advisors practice. He specializes in providing comprehensive personal financial, investment, tax and
estate planning services to individuals, primarily
physicians and medical practitioners. Kevin is a
member of the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants, the Michigan Association of Certified
Public Accountants, and the International Board of
Standards and Practices for Certified Financial
Planners. He is a graduate of Hillsdale College,
Hillsdale, Michigan, with a Bachelor’s Degree in
Accounting. Kevin is the son of Thomas ’56. Kevin,
his wife Beth, and daughters Rachel and Natalie
reside in Plymouth, Michigan.
1979 – BILL WILLIAMS, JR. is Vice President Investments with First of Michigan located in
Plymouth, Michigan.
The Techno ’80s
1980 – CRAIG DAHL has been employed by IBM
Corporation for the past 17 years. He is on the music
staff at Holy Family Church, Novi, Michigan, where
he plays guitar for Mass and Baptisms. Craig, his wife
Deborah, and daughter Macara Elizabeth reside in
Livonia, Michigan. His father (Duane ’52) is still in
the nursing home. Please keep him in your prayers.
1984 – BILL DOWNS, III’s BD’s Mongolian Barbeque
won Best of Show honors at the Michigan Restaurant
Association’s Michigan Menu Showdown. Fifty
restaurants entered their menus in the Michigan Menu
Showdown. The best layout, marketing, descriptions,
and the best possible menu to keep consumers coming
back, as well as bringing in new business by referral
6
1988 – DAVID WILSON published a poem in 1997,
“No Longer Land of the Blest,” which was chosen
for the anthology “America at the Millennium, The
Best Poems and Poets of the 20th Century.” He still
coaches Lacrosse at Novi High School with classmate
Stan Zajdel ’88.
1989 – JIM HUBENSCHMIDT recently passed the CPA
exam and is currently employed by Nemes Allen &
Company, Bingham Farms, Michigan, as a Certified
Public Accountant. Jim is a resident of Northville, Mich.
1985 – DAMON DIPONIO is a graduate of Michigan
State University, with a Bachelor of Science degree
in Human Resources Management. He worked for
Interstate Hotels Corporation in Orlando, Florida,
Houston, Texas, and Worcester, Massachusetts, before
returning to Michigan in 1993. For the past 5 years,
Damon has been employed by Oakwood Healthcare,
Inc. He spent a few years as a Human Resources
Specialist before he was offered an opportunity to
work on a project to implement a new HR Information
System for Oakwood. He recently was promoted to
Manager, Human Resources Technology. His work
enables him to investigate, recommend and implement
new technology that makes it easier to collect, store and
report information for Oakwood’s 9,500 employees.
Damon and his wife, Aimee (see “Wedding Bells,”
page 16), live in Farmington Hills, Michigan. Aimee
is a 6th grade teacher at Pioneer Middle School in the
Plymouth/ Canton school district. She also coaches
girls’ JV volleyball for Plymouth/Canton High School.
As Damon looks back on 1999, he reflects that “it has
been a very busy year in my personal life as well as
my career. I strongly believe that the education and
tradition of CC guided me to be the person that I am.
If I hadn’t learned to strive to perform to the best of my
ability and to use my mind, I wouldn’t be where I am
today. Thank you CC.”
1989 – MICHAEL
OSTROWSKI, after a year
off from national and international competition, went
back on the mat! While
wrestling at a heavier
weight class at the 1999
World Sambo Wrestling
Championships in Gijon,
Spain, Mike advanced to
the quarterfinals, losing
in a tough match to a
Mongolian wrestler. In
2000, he won his 4th gold medal at the National Sambo
Wrestling Championships in Eugene, Ore., and also
took the gold medal overall at the 2000 XXIII Pan
American Sambo Wrestling Championships. Sambo
Wrestling is a combined form of Russian wrestling and
judo with combative submission locks and throws.
Representing the U.S. for the 4th time, Mike was
slated to compete in the World Sambo Wrestling
Championships in Kiev, Ukraine, in late 2000. Mike
is employed by Allegiance Healthcare as a Senior
Packaging Engineer, and resides in Palatine, Illinois.
1989 – SCOTT THEIRING received his Ph.D. in
Materials Science & Engineering from Northwestern
University in May 1999. He is now employed by the
Aerospace Corporation in El Segundo, California.
Scott and his wife, Melissa, recently moved into a new
home in Anaheim, California.
1987 – PHIL EAGLESON is the new Head Varsity
Tennis Coach at Catholic Central. He also is a tennis
pro at Franklin Racquet Club, Southfield, Michigan.
1987 – MATTHEW FRAS is completing his MBA degree
from Michigan State University. After graduating in
May 2000, Matt began work at Visteon Automotive
Systems. Matt and his wife, Michelle (see “Wedding
Bells,” page 16), reside in Okemos, Michigan.
1989 – JEFFREY TUMAVITCH graduated from
Michigan State University with a BS in Electrical
Engineering in January 1993. He is employed at Ford
Motor Company. Jeffrey, wife Theresa, and daughter
Sarah reside in Livonia, Michigan.
1988 – DARREN MURRAY is the head coach of
Lacrosse at Catholic Central. Darren had previously
been employed as a coach at Novi High School. Darren’s
Assistant Coach is classmate Mark Schwartz ’88.
The Happening ’90s
1988 – DANIEL SHARKEY finished four years in the
Army JAG Corps at Fort Stewart, Georgia. He, his
wife Patty, and daughter Kathleen moved from
Savannah, Georgia, to Royal Oak, Michigan. Dan
joined the law firm of Butzel Long, located in Detroit,
Michigan.
1990 – ERIK BURTON is a Financial Recruiting
Consultant at Olsten Professional Staffing Services,
in Troy, Michigan.
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C H AT T E R B O X
C H AT T E R B O X
1979 – CHARLES KLEINBROOK, J.D. recently
formed Kleinbrook Financial, Inc. The following
products and services are available
to individuals and small businesses:
Financial Fitness Reviews; Stocks,
Bonds, Annuities, Mutual Funds,
Discount Stockbrokerage Accounts
& Combines Statements; Personal &
Business Insurance; Estate Planning;
Retirement & Pension Planning; and
Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Long Term
Care Insurance and Business Overhead Insurance.
Kleinbrook Financial, Inc. is located in Bloomfield
Hills, Michigan.
determined Best of Show. Judging took place the week
of September 20, 1999, and the winners were put on
display during the Michigan Restaurant & Lodging
show in Novi, Michigan in October 1999. In addition,
BD’s Mongolian Barbeque received First Place in
the “Greatest Merchandising Power” category, and
Second Place for the “Most Imaginative” and the
“Speciality” categories.
C.C. P R O F I L E
dates, look at pictures, and even purchase CDs and
T-shirts.
1990 – MARK CLARY’s prewedding golf outing was
held at Rattle Run Golf Course, St. Clair, Michigan.
Classmates who attended the event were Mike Wright,
CC’s
Web Team
1994 – 2ND LT. BARRY LINGELBACH, II graduated
from the United States Military Academy at Westpoint
in May of 1999. He is currently serving his military
commitment in Hawaii. Eric and his wife, Marci,
reside in Waipahu, Hawaii.
1994 – STEVE MCALEER is currently travelling
around the world coproducing the Aaron Radatz:
Illusionist/Magician World Tour.
1994 – SCOTT SANDERSON graduated from the
University of Michigan-Dearborn with a Bachelor’s
in Business Administration. He recently started his
career as a Credit Administrator with General Motors
Acceptance Corporation in the Collections Department.
Chris West, J.P. Angel, Jeff Brown, John Payne, Jason
Baldas and Chris Merucci. Also in attendance was Tim
O’Hara ’61. Scott Krueger ’90 kicked off the outing,
but left to attend the “Three Tenors” performance
at Tiger Stadium. A 50/50 “Closest to the Pin”
competition raised $125 for Catholic Central.
1990 – WILLIAM PERCHA is an Account Executive
with HomeComings Financial Network, a wholesale
mortgage company. He recently purchased a home
in Westland, Michigan. In the Fall of 2000, he plans
to enter a MBA program. Bill is a 1994 graduate of the
University of Michigan, with a Political Science degree.
1991 – STEVEN SHANNON earned his doctorate in
Nuclear Engineering from the University of Michigan
in May, 1999. He hopes it makes up for the C+ he
received in Physics at Catholic Central. Steve took
a few months off before starting his job, in August,
with Applied Materials in Santa Clara, California.
Steve writes, “I try to keep up with CC athletics via
the Detroit News homepage, and am glad to see from
what I read on the CC homepage that everything is
going well.” Steve resides in Palo Alto, California.
1995 – JONATHAN ZUGEL
graduated from the University of Dayton with a
degree in Psychology. He is pursuing a Ph.D. in
Occupational and Industrial Psychology at the
University of North Carolina.
1996 – JOHN SPOLSKY, at 5 foot 11 inches, 238
pounds, proved to the Air Force and Division 1 college
football that he could play nose guard. During his
senior year, he had 31 tackles, including three sacks.
John graduated from the Air Force Academy and
began his five-year commitment. John plans to attend
law school and his long-term goal is to join the
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
1992 – ERIC REINHARD is currently employed as
a Data Communications Technician at Galaxy Plus.
Galaxy Plus provides data networks to credit unions.
In his spare time, Eric has completed his EMT-Basic
license and hopes to pursue a career as a Flight Nurse
at a future date.
1993 – FRED BEAUREGARD
now goes by the name of
Paradime. His career as a
rapper really took off after he
signed a record deal with the
multiplatinum Kid Rock’s record
label, Top Dog, and his album is
now available in local stores. Fred
has been busy doing shows all over the country and
working in the studio. To catch up with Paradime,
check out the official website at www.beatsatwill.com
where you can listen to album snippets, check show
1998 – DENNY KAPP is an AM Sportscaster for
WYUR-1310 AM. Denny can be heard on the Jimmy
Launce Show, between 6:00-9:00 a.m., Monday through
Friday, at 2 minutes and 35 minutes after the hour.
1999 – CHRIS BEATY is a freshman at Michigan
Technological University, studying Mechanical
Engineering. He currently resides in Houghton, Mich.
1999 – RYAN CIBOR received a Catholic Student
Award and a Dean’s Scholarship from Madonna
University for the 1999-2000 academic year. ■
8
C
atholic Central’s Web Team is a unique blend of
student innovation, peer leadership and vision, faculty
guidance and a lot of hard work.
The Web Team has accomplished all of this under some
pretty restrictive time constraints. The team met for
a period of approximately twenty minutes
around the lunch hour to receive their assignments, get guidance from Mr. Talbot, and begin
their tasks of updating and maintaining the site.
The Web Team also maintains and updates the
site during lunch, after school, in the evening,
on weekends, or whenever they can.
The site is designed, maintained and operated almost
entirely by students who are lead by senior Mark LaRosa.
Together with Mathematics Department chair, Mr. Robert
Talbot, LaRosa and company has steered the site from its
infancy to where it is today. LaRosa had joined the team
as a Freshman and has been a principal force in its
development ever since. The site now is a fundamental
tool for the school to attract new students, inform current
parents and families, and engage alumni from all parts
of the globe. (See the alumni directory and site online
at alumni.catholiccentral.net) Although the alumni site
is managed by the Alumni Relations Office, a good percentage of the site’s infrastructure is created by students.
The site now features video clips
and excerpts of many school
activities including highlights
of CC sporting events. Site
surfers can also e-mail faculty
members and staff directly
through the site. Come
check out their hard work at
www.catholiccentral.net. ■
Get Connected!
A
lumni can now find fellow CC alumni online. The new CC alumni site – alumni.catholiccentral.net – can
be reached by typing in the site address and bookmarking it or by linking directly through the CC main site at
www.catholiccentral.net. Once on the site, in order to view other alumni information, an alumnus will have
to register themselves by clicking on the “Get Connected” button and filling in the registration. Alumni are then
verified by Alumni Relations staff, and within 24 hours are approved to view and post information on the site.
The site contains only the information that has been submitted by alumni and then approved by CC.
An alumnus can then query records by class, profession, city, etc. He can then post a résumé, a notice on the bulletin
board, a photo from his wedding or of his children, register for his reunion or an event. The site also contains such
features as the ability to view past “Aluminators,” search for an alumni connection in the business directory, or even
make a contribution online via the secured website, and much, much more.
Come register online at catholiccentral.net or by visiting the CC main page at www.catholiccentral.net. Click on
“Alumni” and then “Get Connected.” ■
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PROFILE
1994 – TODD TUROWSKI
graduated in 1998 from Michigan
State University with a Bachelor’s
Degree in Business Administration
and a background in premed. In
1999, he graduated from Wayne State
University’s School of Mortuary
Science, finishing 2nd in his class.
He is now a 4th-generation Funeral
Director working with his father
and grandfather in Livonia and
Canton, Michigan.
C.C.
C H AT T E R B O X
The team is comprised of (front row,
from left to right) Mike Pajor ’01, Tim
Casey ’02, Dan Pajor ’04, Richard
Bourjaily ’04, Mike Rose ’03, Brandon
Gualdoni ’03, Mr. Robert Talbot, (back
row) Josh Crawford ’01, John Schultz
’02, Mark LaRosa ’01, Brandon
Schmandt ’02, David Genord, II ’03
and Mike Dabkowski ’01.
C.C. P R O F I L E
dates, look at pictures, and even purchase CDs and
T-shirts.
1990 – MARK CLARY’s prewedding golf outing was
held at Rattle Run Golf Course, St. Clair, Michigan.
Classmates who attended the event were Mike Wright,
CC’s
Web Team
1994 – 2ND LT. BARRY LINGELBACH, II graduated
from the United States Military Academy at Westpoint
in May of 1999. He is currently serving his military
commitment in Hawaii. Eric and his wife, Marci,
reside in Waipahu, Hawaii.
1994 – STEVE MCALEER is currently travelling
around the world coproducing the Aaron Radatz:
Illusionist/Magician World Tour.
1994 – SCOTT SANDERSON graduated from the
University of Michigan-Dearborn with a Bachelor’s
in Business Administration. He recently started his
career as a Credit Administrator with General Motors
Acceptance Corporation in the Collections Department.
Chris West, J.P. Angel, Jeff Brown, John Payne, Jason
Baldas and Chris Merucci. Also in attendance was Tim
O’Hara ’61. Scott Krueger ’90 kicked off the outing,
but left to attend the “Three Tenors” performance
at Tiger Stadium. A 50/50 “Closest to the Pin”
competition raised $125 for Catholic Central.
1990 – WILLIAM PERCHA is an Account Executive
with HomeComings Financial Network, a wholesale
mortgage company. He recently purchased a home
in Westland, Michigan. In the Fall of 2000, he plans
to enter a MBA program. Bill is a 1994 graduate of the
University of Michigan, with a Political Science degree.
1991 – STEVEN SHANNON earned his doctorate in
Nuclear Engineering from the University of Michigan
in May, 1999. He hopes it makes up for the C+ he
received in Physics at Catholic Central. Steve took
a few months off before starting his job, in August,
with Applied Materials in Santa Clara, California.
Steve writes, “I try to keep up with CC athletics via
the Detroit News homepage, and am glad to see from
what I read on the CC homepage that everything is
going well.” Steve resides in Palo Alto, California.
1995 – JONATHAN ZUGEL
graduated from the University of Dayton with a
degree in Psychology. He is pursuing a Ph.D. in
Occupational and Industrial Psychology at the
University of North Carolina.
1996 – JOHN SPOLSKY, at 5 foot 11 inches, 238
pounds, proved to the Air Force and Division 1 college
football that he could play nose guard. During his
senior year, he had 31 tackles, including three sacks.
John graduated from the Air Force Academy and
began his five-year commitment. John plans to attend
law school and his long-term goal is to join the
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
1992 – ERIC REINHARD is currently employed as
a Data Communications Technician at Galaxy Plus.
Galaxy Plus provides data networks to credit unions.
In his spare time, Eric has completed his EMT-Basic
license and hopes to pursue a career as a Flight Nurse
at a future date.
1993 – FRED BEAUREGARD
now goes by the name of
Paradime. His career as a
rapper really took off after he
signed a record deal with the
multiplatinum Kid Rock’s record
label, Top Dog, and his album is
now available in local stores. Fred
has been busy doing shows all over the country and
working in the studio. To catch up with Paradime,
check out the official website at www.beatsatwill.com
where you can listen to album snippets, check show
1998 – DENNY KAPP is an AM Sportscaster for
WYUR-1310 AM. Denny can be heard on the Jimmy
Launce Show, between 6:00-9:00 a.m., Monday through
Friday, at 2 minutes and 35 minutes after the hour.
1999 – CHRIS BEATY is a freshman at Michigan
Technological University, studying Mechanical
Engineering. He currently resides in Houghton, Mich.
1999 – RYAN CIBOR received a Catholic Student
Award and a Dean’s Scholarship from Madonna
University for the 1999-2000 academic year. ■
8
C
atholic Central’s Web Team is a unique blend of
student innovation, peer leadership and vision, faculty
guidance and a lot of hard work.
The Web Team has accomplished all of this under some
pretty restrictive time constraints. The team met for
a period of approximately twenty minutes
around the lunch hour to receive their assignments, get guidance from Mr. Talbot, and begin
their tasks of updating and maintaining the site.
The Web Team also maintains and updates the
site during lunch, after school, in the evening,
on weekends, or whenever they can.
The site is designed, maintained and operated almost
entirely by students who are lead by senior Mark LaRosa.
Together with Mathematics Department chair, Mr. Robert
Talbot, LaRosa and company has steered the site from its
infancy to where it is today. LaRosa had joined the team
as a Freshman and has been a principal force in its
development ever since. The site now is a fundamental
tool for the school to attract new students, inform current
parents and families, and engage alumni from all parts
of the globe. (See the alumni directory and site online
at alumni.catholiccentral.net) Although the alumni site
is managed by the Alumni Relations Office, a good percentage of the site’s infrastructure is created by students.
The site now features video clips
and excerpts of many school
activities including highlights
of CC sporting events. Site
surfers can also e-mail faculty
members and staff directly
through the site. Come
check out their hard work at
www.catholiccentral.net. ■
Get Connected!
A
lumni can now find fellow CC alumni online. The new CC alumni site – alumni.catholiccentral.net – can
be reached by typing in the site address and bookmarking it or by linking directly through the CC main site at
www.catholiccentral.net. Once on the site, in order to view other alumni information, an alumnus will have
to register themselves by clicking on the “Get Connected” button and filling in the registration. Alumni are then
verified by Alumni Relations staff, and within 24 hours are approved to view and post information on the site.
The site contains only the information that has been submitted by alumni and then approved by CC.
An alumnus can then query records by class, profession, city, etc. He can then post a résumé, a notice on the bulletin
board, a photo from his wedding or of his children, register for his reunion or an event. The site also contains such
features as the ability to view past “Aluminators,” search for an alumni connection in the business directory, or even
make a contribution online via the secured website, and much, much more.
Come register online at catholiccentral.net or by visiting the CC main page at www.catholiccentral.net. Click on
“Alumni” and then “Get Connected.” ■
9
PROFILE
1994 – TODD TUROWSKI
graduated in 1998 from Michigan
State University with a Bachelor’s
Degree in Business Administration
and a background in premed. In
1999, he graduated from Wayne State
University’s School of Mortuary
Science, finishing 2nd in his class.
He is now a 4th-generation Funeral
Director working with his father
and grandfather in Livonia and
Canton, Michigan.
C.C.
C H AT T E R B O X
The team is comprised of (front row,
from left to right) Mike Pajor ’01, Tim
Casey ’02, Dan Pajor ’04, Richard
Bourjaily ’04, Mike Rose ’03, Brandon
Gualdoni ’03, Mr. Robert Talbot, (back
row) Josh Crawford ’01, John Schultz
’02, Mark LaRosa ’01, Brandon
Schmandt ’02, David Genord, II ’03
and Mike Dabkowski ’01.
Agadez
SENEGAL
Banjul
Zinder
Niamey
THE
Bamako
BURKINA
GAMBIA
Bissau
Kano Maiduguri
Ouagadougou
GUINEA
GUINEA
BISSAU
BENIN
NIGERIA
Conakry
IVORY
TOGO
Freetown
Abuja
COAST
Porto-Novo
SIERRA
GHANA
Lagos
LEONE
Abidjan
Monrovia
Loma
CAMEROON
Accra
LIBERIA
Yaounde
Malabo
CH
Dakar
C.C. P R O F I L E
C.C.
PROFILE
B
rother Martin Chapper ’47 graduated from the
University of Michigan with a B.E. degree in Civil
Engineering in 1951. He was employed by Chapper
Iron Works, Inc. from 1951 to 1965, except for the two
years he served in the U.S. Army from 1953 to 1955. In
1965, at the age of 36, he joined Missionaries of Africa.
“Over the years, many parishes were established along
with primary and middle schools, and also a hospital
with clinics in the remote areas. Some Sisters established
a secondary school for girls. Bishop Dery, with some
help from a Diocese in Germany built a Junior Seminary,
Saint Francis Xavier (a secondary school for boys).
As Brother Marty writes of the early history of the
Missionaries of Africa, “The West African Diocese is
located in Ghana, West Africa, and about 500 miles off
the Atlantic Coast. The northern region of Ghana was
always far less developed than the South. It is only
400 miles from the Sahara Desert and a bit barren with
about 40 inches of rainfall a year. The South has some
rain forests and can produce much more food.
“The Seminary began in 1963 and I arrived on the
scene in 1968. The first group was to graduate in
1969. I arrived to find a brand new school built by
two Missionaries of Africa Brothers – a German and
a Swiss – and a student body boarding on campus.
Bishop Dery asked if I would teach math. The first
class had only three students as math was not compulsory in 1969. It later became compulsory. Having
never taught, it was a difficult beginning for me and
the students. Eventually results started to improve.
“Two Missionaries of Africa Fathers from Canada
came to the present West African Diocese in 1929. The
British Commander in charge of the region did not
want them to enter. He wanted to save the area for
British Anglican Missionaries. After some pleading,
he agreed to let the Fathers enter, provided they
would establish schools and medical clinics which
they readily agreed to do. They were soon joined by
more priests from Canada and Europe and one Dutch
brother who built many churches, rectories, etc. Not
long after their arrival, a severe drought began and
some local chiefs came to Father McCoy (one of the
original two priests) and asked him if he could provide rain for their dying crops. Fr. McCoy asked them
to come to the Church and they would all pray to the
one true God for rainfall. A few came to the
prayer meeting and the next day it did rain
in their areas, but not in the areas of
those chiefs who did not come to the
Church. Those chiefs who came
asked for baptism for themselves and
their subjects. Thus there was a kind
of mass conversion. The son of one
of those chiefs, who was being trained
as a ‘witch doctor,’ instead became a
Priest, then Bishop of the West African Diocese, and
eventually Archbishop of Tamale Diocese (to the
south of West Africa, where he [Archbishop Dery]
still resides – although retired).
“In the early days, I also had to look after the School
water pump and generator. I also sometimes handled
the School bursary. We only had one bore hole and it
was vital to keep the water coming. Being new to the
area, I was a ‘sitting duck’ for malaria mosquitos and
other parasites which cause dysentery. I’ve had a
good share of these bugs along with a virulent hepatitis (which has killed four of our students over the
years). I also managed to pick up typhoid.
“In the early ’70s, the government became unstable
and the economy collapsed. It was very difficult to
find food to feed the students and diesel fuel to run
our water pump and generator, in addition to finding gasoline for cars. Since the
last military coup in 1981 the economy
has improved. A former officer in the
Air Force, who attended a Catholic primary school in the South, has brought
about changes which have helped the
whole country. Power lines have been
brought from the South, a satellite telephone system installed and a free market system has eliminated most shortages of the basic
items. In the meantime, we drilled five more bore holes
at the School so if one breaks down it is not a major
emergency. We now have water, electricity, and telephones (even the Internet), although there are periodic
breakdowns just like the USA.
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“As for the wildlife, we still have
four poisonous snakes – the
spitting cobra, puff adder, carpet
viper and night adder, which are
known to have killed local farmers.
Two of our students were bitten,
but saved by snake serum
injections. We also have
plenty of scorpions. I was
stung once – intense pain
for 12 hours, but not lifethreatening for adults. We
still have baboons, monkeys, antelope and crocodiles.
While fishing for Nile Perch (which can reach 100 lbs. –
my best catch was 40 lbs.), I’ve got one eye looking
for crocs, of which there are many, in the rivers. The
natives speak of hyenas, lions, elephants and leopards
in the old days, but most have been killed. There are
a few on game reserves nearby our school.
130) stay with us for three years.EQUATORIAL
We
have about 30 priests for the 30 years
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I’ve been here, and five have joined the
CAMEROON
Missionaries of Africa – three priests
and two
brothers. Discipline has never been a major
problem as everyone is anxious to learn.
Libreville
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“The picture I have enclosed is of myself,
a fellow science teacher on my right and the
graduating seniors who majored in science.
Some of the students are wearing the local smock
which is popular in northern Ghana. The student
on my left is now a Civil Engineer.”
Brother Marty can be reached at the following
addresses:
South
Luanda
Malanj
ANGO
Lobito
Namibe
Men
Bro. F. Martin Chapper, MOA
NAMIBIA
PO Box 77
St. Francis Xavier Junior Seminary
Windhoek
WA. UWR
SOUTH AFRICA
Walvis Bay
Ghana, West Africa
“The people around our school and in many of the
villages are very poor and rely on subsistance farming
to survive. The women carry huge loads of wood on
their heads and a baby on their backs as they walk
barefooted on gravel roads in 100 degree heat, sometimes up to 15 miles, to reach the local market. In
1998, the rainfall was short and many people survived
on one meal a day. Catholic Relief tries to help, but
some are not always reached. In spite of the poverty,
people have dignity as they still have their traditional
lands to farm. Even in times of starvation (which
fortunately don’t occur too often) they greet you with
a happy smile and you must proceed with the litany
of greetings – fo bea song (How are you?); fo yiri bea
song (How is your house?); fo biberri bea song (How
are your children?); fo tuma bea song (How is your
work?); with a few more added on.
Atlantic
Bro. F. Martin Chapper
MISSIONARIES OF AFRICA
1624 21st Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
Luderitz
Ocean
Cape Town
“In these latter days, the School is doing very well
academically, and we are sending many to the local
universities in the South; but physically, the School
is falling apart and we are always short of funds
to make needed repairs. (Is this a plug?) Ghana
has three major universities and some advanced
teacher training colleges. We are considered a
senior secondary school and the students (about
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A
Agadez
SENEGAL
Banjul
Zinder
Niamey
THE
Bamako
BURKINA
GAMBIA
Bissau
Kano Maiduguri
Ouagadougou
GUINEA
GUINEA
BISSAU
BENIN
NIGERIA
Conakry
IVORY
TOGO
Freetown
Abuja
COAST
Porto-Novo
SIERRA
GHANA
Lagos
LEONE
Abidjan
Monrovia
Loma
CAMEROON
Accra
LIBERIA
Yaounde
Malabo
CH
Dakar
C.C. P R O F I L E
C.C.
PROFILE
B
rother Martin Chapper ’47 graduated from the
University of Michigan with a B.E. degree in Civil
Engineering in 1951. He was employed by Chapper
Iron Works, Inc. from 1951 to 1965, except for the two
years he served in the U.S. Army from 1953 to 1955. In
1965, at the age of 36, he joined Missionaries of Africa.
“Over the years, many parishes were established along
with primary and middle schools, and also a hospital
with clinics in the remote areas. Some Sisters established
a secondary school for girls. Bishop Dery, with some
help from a Diocese in Germany built a Junior Seminary,
Saint Francis Xavier (a secondary school for boys).
As Brother Marty writes of the early history of the
Missionaries of Africa, “The West African Diocese is
located in Ghana, West Africa, and about 500 miles off
the Atlantic Coast. The northern region of Ghana was
always far less developed than the South. It is only
400 miles from the Sahara Desert and a bit barren with
about 40 inches of rainfall a year. The South has some
rain forests and can produce much more food.
“The Seminary began in 1963 and I arrived on the
scene in 1968. The first group was to graduate in
1969. I arrived to find a brand new school built by
two Missionaries of Africa Brothers – a German and
a Swiss – and a student body boarding on campus.
Bishop Dery asked if I would teach math. The first
class had only three students as math was not compulsory in 1969. It later became compulsory. Having
never taught, it was a difficult beginning for me and
the students. Eventually results started to improve.
“Two Missionaries of Africa Fathers from Canada
came to the present West African Diocese in 1929. The
British Commander in charge of the region did not
want them to enter. He wanted to save the area for
British Anglican Missionaries. After some pleading,
he agreed to let the Fathers enter, provided they
would establish schools and medical clinics which
they readily agreed to do. They were soon joined by
more priests from Canada and Europe and one Dutch
brother who built many churches, rectories, etc. Not
long after their arrival, a severe drought began and
some local chiefs came to Father McCoy (one of the
original two priests) and asked him if he could provide rain for their dying crops. Fr. McCoy asked them
to come to the Church and they would all pray to the
one true God for rainfall. A few came to the
prayer meeting and the next day it did rain
in their areas, but not in the areas of
those chiefs who did not come to the
Church. Those chiefs who came
asked for baptism for themselves and
their subjects. Thus there was a kind
of mass conversion. The son of one
of those chiefs, who was being trained
as a ‘witch doctor,’ instead became a
Priest, then Bishop of the West African Diocese, and
eventually Archbishop of Tamale Diocese (to the
south of West Africa, where he [Archbishop Dery]
still resides – although retired).
“In the early days, I also had to look after the School
water pump and generator. I also sometimes handled
the School bursary. We only had one bore hole and it
was vital to keep the water coming. Being new to the
area, I was a ‘sitting duck’ for malaria mosquitos and
other parasites which cause dysentery. I’ve had a
good share of these bugs along with a virulent hepatitis (which has killed four of our students over the
years). I also managed to pick up typhoid.
“In the early ’70s, the government became unstable
and the economy collapsed. It was very difficult to
find food to feed the students and diesel fuel to run
our water pump and generator, in addition to finding gasoline for cars. Since the
last military coup in 1981 the economy
has improved. A former officer in the
Air Force, who attended a Catholic primary school in the South, has brought
about changes which have helped the
whole country. Power lines have been
brought from the South, a satellite telephone system installed and a free market system has eliminated most shortages of the basic
items. In the meantime, we drilled five more bore holes
at the School so if one breaks down it is not a major
emergency. We now have water, electricity, and telephones (even the Internet), although there are periodic
breakdowns just like the USA.
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“As for the wildlife, we still have
four poisonous snakes – the
spitting cobra, puff adder, carpet
viper and night adder, which are
known to have killed local farmers.
Two of our students were bitten,
but saved by snake serum
injections. We also have
plenty of scorpions. I was
stung once – intense pain
for 12 hours, but not lifethreatening for adults. We
still have baboons, monkeys, antelope and crocodiles.
While fishing for Nile Perch (which can reach 100 lbs. –
my best catch was 40 lbs.), I’ve got one eye looking
for crocs, of which there are many, in the rivers. The
natives speak of hyenas, lions, elephants and leopards
in the old days, but most have been killed. There are
a few on game reserves nearby our school.
130) stay with us for three years.EQUATORIAL
We
have about 30 priests for the 30 years
GUINEA
I’ve been here, and five have joined the
CAMEROON
Missionaries of Africa – three priests
and two
brothers. Discipline has never been a major
problem as everyone is anxious to learn.
Libreville
N© Djame
Bangui
CONGO
GABON
Brazzaville
Pointe-Noire
Kinshasa
ANGOLA
“The picture I have enclosed is of myself,
a fellow science teacher on my right and the
graduating seniors who majored in science.
Some of the students are wearing the local smock
which is popular in northern Ghana. The student
on my left is now a Civil Engineer.”
Brother Marty can be reached at the following
addresses:
South
Luanda
Malanj
ANGO
Lobito
Namibe
Men
Bro. F. Martin Chapper, MOA
NAMIBIA
PO Box 77
St. Francis Xavier Junior Seminary
Windhoek
WA. UWR
SOUTH AFRICA
Walvis Bay
Ghana, West Africa
“The people around our school and in many of the
villages are very poor and rely on subsistance farming
to survive. The women carry huge loads of wood on
their heads and a baby on their backs as they walk
barefooted on gravel roads in 100 degree heat, sometimes up to 15 miles, to reach the local market. In
1998, the rainfall was short and many people survived
on one meal a day. Catholic Relief tries to help, but
some are not always reached. In spite of the poverty,
people have dignity as they still have their traditional
lands to farm. Even in times of starvation (which
fortunately don’t occur too often) they greet you with
a happy smile and you must proceed with the litany
of greetings – fo bea song (How are you?); fo yiri bea
song (How is your house?); fo biberri bea song (How
are your children?); fo tuma bea song (How is your
work?); with a few more added on.
Atlantic
Bro. F. Martin Chapper
MISSIONARIES OF AFRICA
1624 21st Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
Luderitz
Ocean
Cape Town
“In these latter days, the School is doing very well
academically, and we are sending many to the local
universities in the South; but physically, the School
is falling apart and we are always short of funds
to make needed repairs. (Is this a plug?) Ghana
has three major universities and some advanced
teacher training colleges. We are considered a
senior secondary school and the students (about
11
A
C.C. P R O F I L E
University Of St. Michael’s
R
ev. Robert Madden, C.S.B. ’46 is finally slowing
down. After working at St. Michael’s College for the
better part of the last 50 years, he retired in 1998. Even
though retired, he still serves as Director Emeritus of
Alumni Affairs.
University of Toronto. From 1982 to 1984, he was
Principal of St. Mark’s College, Vancouver, British
Columbia. Fr. Madden thought this was going to be
his last active appointment.
PROFILE
Fr. Madden was ordained as a Basilian in 1955. Upon
completing his studies at the seminary in 1956, Father
was appointed to the English Department at St. Mike’s.
Besides the fund-raising initiatives, Fr. Madden is
kept busy on many other alumni projects. There’s
Homecoming every fall, which is directed at alumni
who graduated five, ten, fifteen, and twenty years ago.
The Spring Reunion is organized for those marking 25
or more years (in multiples of five) since they graduated
from St. Michael’s. In addition, Fr. Madden has a role in
organizing the annual John M. Kelly Theology Lecture
which draws between 300 and 700 people. There’s also
the Annual Opera Lecture by Fr. Owen Lee, C.S.B. ’47,
the Twilight Lenten Retreat, the Young Alumni Group
sponsors a Wine Tour, and twice-per-year, the alumni
newsletter “St. Michael’s” is published.
Between 1957 and 1960, Fr. Madden taught at
Assumption University in Windsor, Ontario. In 1960,
he was given the opportunity to pursue a doctorate at
the University of London in the United Kingdom. He
earned his degree in 1963, and then returned to Toronto
and St. Michael’s.
In 1967, Fr. Madden was elected Superior of the
College Basilians, and re-appointed in 1970. In 1973,
he was appointed Rector and Superior of St. Basil’s
College (the Basilian Seminary).
In the early 1970s, Fr. Madden befriended Cesar
Chavez, the famous Mexican-American leader of the
United Farm Workers of America. Fr. Madden attributes
his interest in the Chavez movement partly to his own
memories of the poor migrant workers he had seen as
a child in Michigan. “Some of the union organizers
wanted to see me get arrested during the picketing in
Toronto. They figured that this would lend publicity to
their cause.”
Four years ago, the “Spring Memories Celebration”
was inaugurated. The idea was to celebrate St.
Michael’s, to bring people together, to have a good
time and to raise money for the College. This event
includes a silent and live auction, entertainment and
refreshments.
Fr. Madden’s successor will have the challenge of
encouraging alumni who have graduated more recently
to stay connected to the College, since their level of
contact with the College is not generally as high as that
of their predecessors of 20 years ago.
From 1979 to 1982, Fr. Madden was asked to look after
some of the programs at the Newman Center at the
12
In his new role as Executive Director Emeritus of
Alumni Affairs, Fr. Madden will be able to witness the
next phase of the growth of St. Michael’s, beginning
with the restoration of the Carr Hall auditorium.
T
his past year, the
Catholic Central’s
School Board of
Directors modified
its constitution and
recruited five lay
member to join the
Basilian leadership
in guiding the
school’s future. The
lay members of the School Board of
Directors, featured in the photo, are:
Stan Sheridan ’60, Anthony Mooter
’61, Judge James Ryan ’50, Robert
Rosowski ’58 and John Ronayne ’64.
Basilian Fathers on the School Board
of Directors include Frs. John Wheeler
’57, John Ward ’59, Kenneth Decker ’56
and Raymond Paramo (Board Chair).
Frs. Ranalletti and Elmer are ex-officio
members of the School Board.
C
CC’s
New
Leadership
At the same time,
the Board instituted
a President/Principal
Model for operating
the school. The
president, Fr.
Richard Elmer,
C.S.B. ’46 oversees
the areas related to
finances, development and strategic planning, while the
new principal, Fr. Richard Ranalletti,
will concentrate on the academic and
cocurricular operations of the school.
“Aluminator” readers will learn more
about the future of the school in the
coming months. (Look for a case
study report in your mailboxes later
this Spring.) ■
New Principal At CC
atholic Central welcomed back Fr. Richard Ranalletti, C.S.B. who replaced Fr. John Menner
in July, 2000. Fr. Menner has returned to teaching Mathematics.
Fr. Ranalletti comes to CC from the Basilian High School in Oakland, California, Bishop
O’Dowd. Fr. Ranalletti was principal for nine years at O’Dowd and prior to that served as the
school’s vice principal for six years. The “Aluminator” welcomes Fr. Ranalletti back to CC and
wishes him well. You can reach Fr. Ranalletti via e-mail at [email protected]. ■
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PROFILE
C.C.
Upon graduation, Fr. Madden studied Theology at St.
Basil’s seminary, and simultaneously worked on his
M.A. in English at the University of Toronto.
Restoration and refurbishing of Father Robert Madden
Hall (formerly Carr 100) is well underway. Installation
of air conditioning, a high-quality sound system,
partial suspended ceiling, hardwood floors, hanging
light fixtures, wood restoration and creative shading
in paintwork for window frames will contribute to the
new look. ■
C.C.
Wrong. He was called back to St. Mike’s in 1984 to
assist in the English Department. Soon after, he learned
that Fr. John Kelly, Director of Alumni Affairs, was
about to retire. Fr. Madden was asked to take the job.
He thought it was going to be easy. “I used to go to
reunions. I thought this job was going to be great: I
would spend a lot of time going to parties – I can deal
with that. I had no idea fund-raising would be part
of it. Boy, was I naïve.” He eventually got used to his
portfolio, and took it on with energy and devotion.
“Ever since I’ve been in this position, when I run into
people, often their first reaction is, ‘I know, I haven’t
sent my check yet.’”
Fr. Madden studied English Literature at St. Mike’s
between 1948 and 1952. His good performance at St.
Mike’s was not anticipated by many of those who knew
him. “I had not been stellar in high school. I had a
great social life but academically I did not sparkle,” he
said, in reference to his years at Catholic Central.
Through his many years at St. Mike’s, Fr. Madden
has been the celebrant at hundreds of weddings and
baptized many children of alumni. “This is, for me,
and other Basilians who are similarly involved, a great
and unique privilege,” he said.
C.C. P R O F I L E
University Of St. Michael’s
R
ev. Robert Madden, C.S.B. ’46 is finally slowing
down. After working at St. Michael’s College for the
better part of the last 50 years, he retired in 1998. Even
though retired, he still serves as Director Emeritus of
Alumni Affairs.
University of Toronto. From 1982 to 1984, he was
Principal of St. Mark’s College, Vancouver, British
Columbia. Fr. Madden thought this was going to be
his last active appointment.
PROFILE
Fr. Madden was ordained as a Basilian in 1955. Upon
completing his studies at the seminary in 1956, Father
was appointed to the English Department at St. Mike’s.
Besides the fund-raising initiatives, Fr. Madden is
kept busy on many other alumni projects. There’s
Homecoming every fall, which is directed at alumni
who graduated five, ten, fifteen, and twenty years ago.
The Spring Reunion is organized for those marking 25
or more years (in multiples of five) since they graduated
from St. Michael’s. In addition, Fr. Madden has a role in
organizing the annual John M. Kelly Theology Lecture
which draws between 300 and 700 people. There’s also
the Annual Opera Lecture by Fr. Owen Lee, C.S.B. ’47,
the Twilight Lenten Retreat, the Young Alumni Group
sponsors a Wine Tour, and twice-per-year, the alumni
newsletter “St. Michael’s” is published.
Between 1957 and 1960, Fr. Madden taught at
Assumption University in Windsor, Ontario. In 1960,
he was given the opportunity to pursue a doctorate at
the University of London in the United Kingdom. He
earned his degree in 1963, and then returned to Toronto
and St. Michael’s.
In 1967, Fr. Madden was elected Superior of the
College Basilians, and re-appointed in 1970. In 1973,
he was appointed Rector and Superior of St. Basil’s
College (the Basilian Seminary).
In the early 1970s, Fr. Madden befriended Cesar
Chavez, the famous Mexican-American leader of the
United Farm Workers of America. Fr. Madden attributes
his interest in the Chavez movement partly to his own
memories of the poor migrant workers he had seen as
a child in Michigan. “Some of the union organizers
wanted to see me get arrested during the picketing in
Toronto. They figured that this would lend publicity to
their cause.”
Four years ago, the “Spring Memories Celebration”
was inaugurated. The idea was to celebrate St.
Michael’s, to bring people together, to have a good
time and to raise money for the College. This event
includes a silent and live auction, entertainment and
refreshments.
Fr. Madden’s successor will have the challenge of
encouraging alumni who have graduated more recently
to stay connected to the College, since their level of
contact with the College is not generally as high as that
of their predecessors of 20 years ago.
From 1979 to 1982, Fr. Madden was asked to look after
some of the programs at the Newman Center at the
12
In his new role as Executive Director Emeritus of
Alumni Affairs, Fr. Madden will be able to witness the
next phase of the growth of St. Michael’s, beginning
with the restoration of the Carr Hall auditorium.
T
his past year, the
Catholic Central’s
School Board of
Directors modified
its constitution and
recruited five lay
member to join the
Basilian leadership
in guiding the
school’s future. The
lay members of the School Board of
Directors, featured in the photo, are:
Stan Sheridan ’60, Anthony Mooter
’61, Judge James Ryan ’50, Robert
Rosowski ’58 and John Ronayne ’64.
Basilian Fathers on the School Board
of Directors include Frs. John Wheeler
’57, John Ward ’59, Kenneth Decker ’56
and Raymond Paramo (Board Chair).
Frs. Ranalletti and Elmer are ex-officio
members of the School Board.
C
CC’s
New
Leadership
At the same time,
the Board instituted
a President/Principal
Model for operating
the school. The
president, Fr.
Richard Elmer,
C.S.B. ’46 oversees
the areas related to
finances, development and strategic planning, while the
new principal, Fr. Richard Ranalletti,
will concentrate on the academic and
cocurricular operations of the school.
“Aluminator” readers will learn more
about the future of the school in the
coming months. (Look for a case
study report in your mailboxes later
this Spring.) ■
New Principal At CC
atholic Central welcomed back Fr. Richard Ranalletti, C.S.B. who replaced Fr. John Menner
in July, 2000. Fr. Menner has returned to teaching Mathematics.
Fr. Ranalletti comes to CC from the Basilian High School in Oakland, California, Bishop
O’Dowd. Fr. Ranalletti was principal for nine years at O’Dowd and prior to that served as the
school’s vice principal for six years. The “Aluminator” welcomes Fr. Ranalletti back to CC and
wishes him well. You can reach Fr. Ranalletti via e-mail at [email protected]. ■
13
PROFILE
C.C.
Upon graduation, Fr. Madden studied Theology at St.
Basil’s seminary, and simultaneously worked on his
M.A. in English at the University of Toronto.
Restoration and refurbishing of Father Robert Madden
Hall (formerly Carr 100) is well underway. Installation
of air conditioning, a high-quality sound system,
partial suspended ceiling, hardwood floors, hanging
light fixtures, wood restoration and creative shading
in paintwork for window frames will contribute to the
new look. ■
C.C.
Wrong. He was called back to St. Mike’s in 1984 to
assist in the English Department. Soon after, he learned
that Fr. John Kelly, Director of Alumni Affairs, was
about to retire. Fr. Madden was asked to take the job.
He thought it was going to be easy. “I used to go to
reunions. I thought this job was going to be great: I
would spend a lot of time going to parties – I can deal
with that. I had no idea fund-raising would be part
of it. Boy, was I naïve.” He eventually got used to his
portfolio, and took it on with energy and devotion.
“Ever since I’ve been in this position, when I run into
people, often their first reaction is, ‘I know, I haven’t
sent my check yet.’”
Fr. Madden studied English Literature at St. Mike’s
between 1948 and 1952. His good performance at St.
Mike’s was not anticipated by many of those who knew
him. “I had not been stellar in high school. I had a
great social life but academically I did not sparkle,” he
said, in reference to his years at Catholic Central.
Through his many years at St. Mike’s, Fr. Madden
has been the celebrant at hundreds of weddings and
baptized many children of alumni. “This is, for me,
and other Basilians who are similarly involved, a great
and unique privilege,” he said.
C.C. P R O F I L E
INSPIRATION
&
I m p r o b a b i l i t y:
A CC Friendship Inspires a Thriller
I
By Tom Grace ’80
He pursued his interests in art, photography and music,
and excelled at them all. During our senior year, John
combined his interests in music and the science of
sound to develop an approach for optimizing the
performance of acoustic speakers. His project titled
“Predicting Loudspeaker Response” won the Grand
Prize for Engineering at the Detroit Science Fair.
C.C.
I first met John Rosowski in the fall of 1977, when he
transferred to Detroit Catholic Central High School for
our sophomore year. Though shy and very bright, John
possessed the soul of an artist and he was determined
to be more than a brainy nerd at the
top of our class.
On September 28th of 1984, after a late night working
on a design project, I went to bed and proceeded to
have an unusual dream about John Rosowski. In this
dream, John and I were just sitting around talking
and he was telling me not to worry about him, that
his life was going well and he was very happy.
I awoke from this dream feeling happy for John
but puzzled as to why I would be having a dream
about him. A week later, I learned that John had
died that night after his car had been struck by
a drunk driver. I couldn’t help but think what
had been lost with John’s death.
In October of 1993, I was working as an architect for the University of Michigan Medical
Center and editing a very early draft of my
first novel, “Spyder Web,” when I learned of a
construction project on the university’s central
campus that had encountered an unusual
problem. The site was located on the southeast corner of the Diag – a quadrangle of
buildings that framed the original campus –
where an addition connecting Randall Physics
Laboratory to West Engineering was to be erected.
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As the plan evolved, I was eventually
asked if John’s parents knew about the
“Quantum” dedication. I explained my
plan to send John’s parents a copy of
the book once it was published and was
informed that it would be impossible for
the alumni association to keep the dedication a secret
as John’s father was the president of the alumni association, and he would see notes about the fund-raising
project somewhere.
Physics played a pivotal role in the twentieth century,
with people like Einstein and Heisenberg improving
human understanding of the universe with General
Relativity and Quantum Mechanics. The next logical
step in physics is to find a theory that would reconcile
these two mutually exclusive theories into an even
better framework – a Theory of Everything. My what if
for “Quantum” became: What if a genius like Einstein
had developed a workable theory of everything but
disappeared before it was published? In losing a
genius of that magnitude, could the world ever understand what had been lost? Thought of this lost genius
brought me back to my memories of John Rosowski.
Over the next four years, I collected research materials
and slowly plotted out “Quantum.” At the heart of
“Quantum” is Johann Wolff, a character based on John
Rosowski. In 1948, Wolff was a brilliant young physicist
poised at the threshold of an earth-shattering
discovery when he disappeared.
I called John’s father, CC alum Bob Rosowski, at work the
following morning and explained that I was a classmate
of his son’s, that I was working on a memorial to their son
in conjunction with our class’s reunion, and that I would
like to meet with him and his wife to discuss what I
had in mind before I did anything. Bob Rosowski was
quite surprised by my call, and told me that the previous
evening, his wife Kathy had commented that John’s high
school reunion would be coming up soon and wondered
if anyone would remember him. After checking our
schedules, we decided to meet that evening.
Over dinner, I presented John’s parents with an
advanced reading copy of “Quantum” and explained
how John inspired one of the characters in the book.
They were stunned and very touched at the memorial
I’d created for their son.
As John’s mother read the quotes and publicity information on the back of the book, she noticed the shipIt wasn’t until the fall of 1997, after I signed a
ping and publication dates and gasped. She
three-book deal with Warner Books, that I
then told me about John’s last summer and
Following
actually sat down and finally began to
how much fun he had out in the real
John Rosowski’s death,
write the story of a lost genius. I knew
world. John was very active and his
the Rosowski family established
as soon as my editor accepted the
weekends full of hiking trips and
the John Rosowski Memorial Scholarship
proposal for “Quantum” that I
other explorations. A young woman
at Catholic Central. The scholarship
would dedicate the novel to my
had also entered John’s life and their
currently helps several students attend
friend and I looked forward to the
romance was quickly evolving.
Catholic Central each year.
day when I would send one of
In mid-August of that summer,
the first copies to John’s parents.
The CC Alumni Office and Nicola’s Books of
John was so busy that he forgot
Ann Arbor have teamed up with author/alum
As I finished the first draft of
his mother’s birthday. He
Tom Grace to offer autographed copies of “Quantum”
“Quantum” in late 1998, my editor
was very apologetic when he
for sale, with $5.00 from each book or audiobook sold
at Warner Books left the company
learned of the oversight and
going to the John Rosowski Memorial Scholarship.
and a new editor was assigned
tried hard to make it up to his
Copies of Grace’s debut thriller, “Spyder Web,”
to work with me. This transition
mother. Then six weeks later,
(paperback, hardcover and audiobook) are available
also caused the publication date
just
two days before his twentyand proceeds from these sales will also benefit the
for “Quantum” to be moved
second
birthday, John was killed.
scholarship fund. Books can be purchased
from January to August of 2000.
What
had
astonished John’s mother
through the CC Bookstore, over the Internet at
was
that
“Quantum”
was to be rewww.catholiccentral.net or from
In January of 2000, I was asked to
leased
on
the
day
after
her birthday.
Nicola’s Books at (734) 662-4110.
help organize my 20th high school
The
author
will
be
pleased
to
personalize
reunion. The date we eventually
In thinking about the inspiration for
any books purchased through
decided on was in September, just a
“Quantum,” I can’t help but ponder the
Catholic Central.
few weeks after “Quantum” went on
sequence of improbable events that started
sale. That’s when I got the bright idea of
with a strange dream I had in 1984 and
offering copies of “Quantum” for sale to my
finally led to a mother receiving a birthday
classmates with the proceeds going into the memorial
present from her son. ■
scholarship fund created by John Rosowski’s parents.
15
PROFILE
After high school, John and I attended the University
of Michigan, and in the spring of 1984, we received
our respective degrees in engineering and architecture.
That summer, John moved to New York and started
work as an electrical engineer for IBM working on
research and development. I interned with a local
architecture firm for the summer, then returned to
the University of Michigan for graduate school.
The alumni staff of my high school
greeted my idea with great enthusiasm,
then suggested that we offer books to all
the alumni and families of current students.
C.C.
PROFILE
WHERE ’m asked this question more than
any other and, for each story, the
DO YOU GET answer is different. As a fiction
THE IDEAS author, I find myself starting
FOR YOUR off each new story with a single
NOVELS? question – What if? – and building
from there. In the case of “Quantum,”
my second Nolan Kilkenny adventure, my what if
question emerged from the untimely death of my
friend and Catholic Central classmate John Rosowski.
The excavation for the addition was
proceeding well until workers uncovered
a grisly trove of human remains. An
examination of the dismembered body
parts and other items found with them
allowed the authorities to determine what
had been found were medical cadavers
buried during the late nineteenth century
in the cellar of a medical school building
that had been demolished in 1902. I
found this odd historical story, combined with the juxtaposition of the dismembered remains with the buildings
housing the university’s physics department, intriguing
and knew that I could build a story around it.
C.C. P R O F I L E
INSPIRATION
&
I m p r o b a b i l i t y:
A CC Friendship Inspires a Thriller
I
By Tom Grace ’80
He pursued his interests in art, photography and music,
and excelled at them all. During our senior year, John
combined his interests in music and the science of
sound to develop an approach for optimizing the
performance of acoustic speakers. His project titled
“Predicting Loudspeaker Response” won the Grand
Prize for Engineering at the Detroit Science Fair.
C.C.
I first met John Rosowski in the fall of 1977, when he
transferred to Detroit Catholic Central High School for
our sophomore year. Though shy and very bright, John
possessed the soul of an artist and he was determined
to be more than a brainy nerd at the
top of our class.
On September 28th of 1984, after a late night working
on a design project, I went to bed and proceeded to
have an unusual dream about John Rosowski. In this
dream, John and I were just sitting around talking
and he was telling me not to worry about him, that
his life was going well and he was very happy.
I awoke from this dream feeling happy for John
but puzzled as to why I would be having a dream
about him. A week later, I learned that John had
died that night after his car had been struck by
a drunk driver. I couldn’t help but think what
had been lost with John’s death.
In October of 1993, I was working as an architect for the University of Michigan Medical
Center and editing a very early draft of my
first novel, “Spyder Web,” when I learned of a
construction project on the university’s central
campus that had encountered an unusual
problem. The site was located on the southeast corner of the Diag – a quadrangle of
buildings that framed the original campus –
where an addition connecting Randall Physics
Laboratory to West Engineering was to be erected.
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As the plan evolved, I was eventually
asked if John’s parents knew about the
“Quantum” dedication. I explained my
plan to send John’s parents a copy of
the book once it was published and was
informed that it would be impossible for
the alumni association to keep the dedication a secret
as John’s father was the president of the alumni association, and he would see notes about the fund-raising
project somewhere.
Physics played a pivotal role in the twentieth century,
with people like Einstein and Heisenberg improving
human understanding of the universe with General
Relativity and Quantum Mechanics. The next logical
step in physics is to find a theory that would reconcile
these two mutually exclusive theories into an even
better framework – a Theory of Everything. My what if
for “Quantum” became: What if a genius like Einstein
had developed a workable theory of everything but
disappeared before it was published? In losing a
genius of that magnitude, could the world ever understand what had been lost? Thought of this lost genius
brought me back to my memories of John Rosowski.
Over the next four years, I collected research materials
and slowly plotted out “Quantum.” At the heart of
“Quantum” is Johann Wolff, a character based on John
Rosowski. In 1948, Wolff was a brilliant young physicist
poised at the threshold of an earth-shattering
discovery when he disappeared.
I called John’s father, CC alum Bob Rosowski, at work the
following morning and explained that I was a classmate
of his son’s, that I was working on a memorial to their son
in conjunction with our class’s reunion, and that I would
like to meet with him and his wife to discuss what I
had in mind before I did anything. Bob Rosowski was
quite surprised by my call, and told me that the previous
evening, his wife Kathy had commented that John’s high
school reunion would be coming up soon and wondered
if anyone would remember him. After checking our
schedules, we decided to meet that evening.
Over dinner, I presented John’s parents with an
advanced reading copy of “Quantum” and explained
how John inspired one of the characters in the book.
They were stunned and very touched at the memorial
I’d created for their son.
As John’s mother read the quotes and publicity information on the back of the book, she noticed the shipIt wasn’t until the fall of 1997, after I signed a
ping and publication dates and gasped. She
three-book deal with Warner Books, that I
then told me about John’s last summer and
Following
actually sat down and finally began to
how much fun he had out in the real
John Rosowski’s death,
write the story of a lost genius. I knew
world. John was very active and his
the Rosowski family established
as soon as my editor accepted the
weekends full of hiking trips and
the John Rosowski Memorial Scholarship
proposal for “Quantum” that I
other explorations. A young woman
at Catholic Central. The scholarship
would dedicate the novel to my
had also entered John’s life and their
currently helps several students attend
friend and I looked forward to the
romance was quickly evolving.
Catholic Central each year.
day when I would send one of
In mid-August of that summer,
the first copies to John’s parents.
The CC Alumni Office and Nicola’s Books of
John was so busy that he forgot
Ann Arbor have teamed up with author/alum
As I finished the first draft of
his mother’s birthday. He
Tom Grace to offer autographed copies of “Quantum”
“Quantum” in late 1998, my editor
was very apologetic when he
for sale, with $5.00 from each book or audiobook sold
at Warner Books left the company
learned of the oversight and
going to the John Rosowski Memorial Scholarship.
and a new editor was assigned
tried hard to make it up to his
Copies of Grace’s debut thriller, “Spyder Web,”
to work with me. This transition
mother. Then six weeks later,
(paperback, hardcover and audiobook) are available
also caused the publication date
just
two days before his twentyand proceeds from these sales will also benefit the
for “Quantum” to be moved
second
birthday, John was killed.
scholarship fund. Books can be purchased
from January to August of 2000.
What
had
astonished John’s mother
through the CC Bookstore, over the Internet at
was
that
“Quantum”
was to be rewww.catholiccentral.net or from
In January of 2000, I was asked to
leased
on
the
day
after
her birthday.
Nicola’s Books at (734) 662-4110.
help organize my 20th high school
The
author
will
be
pleased
to
personalize
reunion. The date we eventually
In thinking about the inspiration for
any books purchased through
decided on was in September, just a
“Quantum,” I can’t help but ponder the
Catholic Central.
few weeks after “Quantum” went on
sequence of improbable events that started
sale. That’s when I got the bright idea of
with a strange dream I had in 1984 and
offering copies of “Quantum” for sale to my
finally led to a mother receiving a birthday
classmates with the proceeds going into the memorial
present from her son. ■
scholarship fund created by John Rosowski’s parents.
15
PROFILE
After high school, John and I attended the University
of Michigan, and in the spring of 1984, we received
our respective degrees in engineering and architecture.
That summer, John moved to New York and started
work as an electrical engineer for IBM working on
research and development. I interned with a local
architecture firm for the summer, then returned to
the University of Michigan for graduate school.
The alumni staff of my high school
greeted my idea with great enthusiasm,
then suggested that we offer books to all
the alumni and families of current students.
C.C.
PROFILE
WHERE ’m asked this question more than
any other and, for each story, the
DO YOU GET answer is different. As a fiction
THE IDEAS author, I find myself starting
FOR YOUR off each new story with a single
NOVELS? question – What if? – and building
from there. In the case of “Quantum,”
my second Nolan Kilkenny adventure, my what if
question emerged from the untimely death of my
friend and Catholic Central classmate John Rosowski.
The excavation for the addition was
proceeding well until workers uncovered
a grisly trove of human remains. An
examination of the dismembered body
parts and other items found with them
allowed the authorities to determine what
had been found were medical cadavers
buried during the late nineteenth century
in the cellar of a medical school building
that had been demolished in 1902. I
found this odd historical story, combined with the juxtaposition of the dismembered remains with the buildings
housing the university’s physics department, intriguing
and knew that I could build a story around it.
BELLS
Wedding Bells
JEFF WALL ’75 and Denise Trumper were united in
marriage August 11, 1999, in the Bahamas. Jeff and
Denise reside in Royal Oak, Michigan.
WALTER BARTELS ’86 and Christine Strand were
wed July 4, 1998. Walt and Christine reside in Troy,
Michigan.
BRIAN BRODERICK ’84 and Donna Napiewocki
were joined in marriage on April 17, 1999, at Our Lady
of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Plymouth,
Michigan. Brian’s uncle, the Rev. Leo Broderick ’48
celebrated the wedding mass. John Bradford ’84
served as Best Man. Dan Bolstrum ’84, Andy Bylski
’84 and Leonard Johnson ’84 served as groomsmen.
Twenty-one CC graduates are pictured at the wedding
reception. They are: Dan Broderick ’52, Charles Burke
’52, James Broderick ’43, Donald Broderick ’52
(Brian’s father), Brian Broderick ’84, Dave Johnson ’86,
Jerry Pease ’62, Andrew Bylski ’84, Tim McClorey ’82,
Patrick McLaughlin ’80, Patrick Vettraino ’90, Scott
CURTIS CUMMINS ’86 married Kelly Bergman on
October 2, 1999 at St. Colette Church, Livonia, Mich.
Curt and Kelly are both employed at St. Mary’s
Hospital in Livonia.
(see “Chatterbox,” page 7) reside in Okemos, Michigan.
Pictured are: Chris Kassa ’87, Michael Green ’87, Jeff
Rende ’87, and Matt, Mike and Tim Pollard ’57.
BRIAN CLARY ’90 and Nancy Hackett were married
on July 24, 1999, at Gesu Church, University Heights,
Ohio. Brian and Nancy reside in Midway, Utah.
Alexander ’84, Dan Bolstrum ’84, Scott Kriscovich ’84,
Leonard Johnson ’84, Sean McLaughlin ’87, Kevin
McClorey ’79, Tom Spillane ’79, Larry Spillane ’79,
John Bradford ’84 and Dean Linenberg ’84. Not pictured were: Rev. Leo Broderick ’48 and Bill Broderick
’42. Brian and Donna reside in Plymouth, Michigan.
DAMON DIPONIO ’85 and Aimee Beth Ramseyer
were married at St. Gregory’s Catholic Church in Hart,
Michigan. Damon and Aimee reside in Farmington
Hills, Michigan.
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CHRISTOPHER MERUCCI ’90 married Kathleen
Wiktor (Ladywood) on April 8, 2000, at Marygrove
Chapel in Detroit, Mich. The reception was held at the
Italian American Club in Livonia, Michigan. Attending
guests pictured are: (left to right, front row) Nick A.
and friends were CC alumni: Rian Burke ’91, Matt
Gorski ’92, Rick Coratti ’69 (related to the bride), Matt
Surowiec ’91, Omar Hindo ’91, Kevin Donnelly ’91,
Travis Gorski ’02, Mike Farkas ’91, Andy Pachota ’89,
Mark Azeez ’89, Eric Vaquera ’95, Dan Hunt ’95 and
J.P. Hunt ’98. Jesse is employed by Ingersoll-Rand in
the financial field and Jeni is a Branch Manager at the
Detroit Newspaper Agency. They currently reside in
Westland, Michigan. ■
JESSE HUBENSCHMIDT ’91 and Jeni Path were
joined in matrimony on August 14, 1999. The wedding
was held at St. Mary’s Church, Detroit, Michigan. Jim
Hubenschmidt ’89 served as his brother’s best man.
Groomsmen were Jesse’s brother Jason Hubenschmidt
’95, as well as Joe Blaznek ’93, Matt Keenan ’91 and
Matt Giordano ’96. Among the 360 family members
BELLS
BLUE
MATTHEW FRAS ’87 and Michelle Yezbick were united
in marriage on August 14, 1999, at St. Hugo of the
Hills in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Matt’s brother
Mike ’85 served as Best Man. Matt and Michelle
Merucci ’58, Kathleen Merucci (Mercy H. S. ’59),
Kathleen Merucci (Wiktor), Christopher Merucci ’90,
Jeffrey Turnas ’90, Brian Merucci ’84, Michael
Merucci ’82, (second row) Mark Merucci ’87, Ed
McDermott ’54, Mark Merucci ’84, Nick E. Merucci
’83, P. J. McDonald ’89, John Payne ’90, Jason Boldas
’90, John Ronayne ’86, Christopher West ’90, Paul
Noel ’90, (third row) John Wiktor ’92, Garrett Stom
’89, Robert Mackey ’89, Jeff Gibbons ’89, James
Considine, III ’83, T. David Law ’87, John Distelsweij
’90, Andrew Whitmire ’90, Jeffrey Brown ’90, Brian
Bullington ’90, Rich Walsh ’90, (top row) Tony Magni,
John Argenta ’58, Scott Herbert ’89, John Merucci ’63,
Daniel Trevison ’93, Michael Lobbia ’89, Scott
Mackey ’93, Luke Martindale ’89, Michael Pelon ’84,
Mark Clary ’90, Michael Brady ’91, Michael Wiktor
’86, David Eifrid ’90, Michael Farkas, Jr. ’91 and Erik
Burton ’90.
BLUE
BELLS
B
BLUE
Baby Bells
Christine and Dave Butwill ’78 – a son, Brent Richard,
born August 18, 1999.
Ashley and Fran Mueller ’87 – a daughter, Hannah
Marie, born November 25, 1999.
Deborah and Craig Dahl ’80 – a daughter, Macara
Elizabeth, born February 8, 1999.
Suzann and Roger Trevisan ’87 – a son, Nicholas
Daniel, born October 29, 1999.
Beth and Kevin Kral ’83 – a daughter, Natalie, born
July 6, 1999.
Patty and Dan Sharkey ’88 – a daughter, Kathleen
Elizabeth, born May 26, 1999.
Brandie and Nick Merucci ’83 – a daughter, Arlys
Kathleen, born July 1, 1999.
Amy and Jim Harkins ’89 – a daughter, Olivia Rose,
born October 1, 1999.
Chrissy and Ed Turek ’85 – a son, Thomas Michael,
born January 28, 2000.
Anne and Kevin Kennedy ’89 – a son, Devon Joseph,
born December 31, 1999.
Christine and Walter Bartels ’86 – a daughter, Amelia
Lorraine, born October 11, 1999.
Lisa and Jason Schwartz ’89 – a son, Kevin Michael,
Jan and Thomas Galvin ’86 – a son, James Patrick,
Natalie and Todd Buckley ’91 – a son, Ty Michael, born
September 17, 1999.
Colleen and Gerry Vento ’86 – adopted a son,
Alexander, on September 7, 1999. Alexander was born
in Siberia, Russia, on October 7, 1998.
Dawn and Rob Harkins ’93 – a daughter, Hailey
Alexis, born October 3, 1999. ■
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BELLS
Wedding Bells
JEFF WALL ’75 and Denise Trumper were united in
marriage August 11, 1999, in the Bahamas. Jeff and
Denise reside in Royal Oak, Michigan.
WALTER BARTELS ’86 and Christine Strand were
wed July 4, 1998. Walt and Christine reside in Troy,
Michigan.
BRIAN BRODERICK ’84 and Donna Napiewocki
were joined in marriage on April 17, 1999, at Our Lady
of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Plymouth,
Michigan. Brian’s uncle, the Rev. Leo Broderick ’48
celebrated the wedding mass. John Bradford ’84
served as Best Man. Dan Bolstrum ’84, Andy Bylski
’84 and Leonard Johnson ’84 served as groomsmen.
Twenty-one CC graduates are pictured at the wedding
reception. They are: Dan Broderick ’52, Charles Burke
’52, James Broderick ’43, Donald Broderick ’52
(Brian’s father), Brian Broderick ’84, Dave Johnson ’86,
Jerry Pease ’62, Andrew Bylski ’84, Tim McClorey ’82,
Patrick McLaughlin ’80, Patrick Vettraino ’90, Scott
CURTIS CUMMINS ’86 married Kelly Bergman on
October 2, 1999 at St. Colette Church, Livonia, Mich.
Curt and Kelly are both employed at St. Mary’s
Hospital in Livonia.
(see “Chatterbox,” page 7) reside in Okemos, Michigan.
Pictured are: Chris Kassa ’87, Michael Green ’87, Jeff
Rende ’87, and Matt, Mike and Tim Pollard ’57.
BRIAN CLARY ’90 and Nancy Hackett were married
on July 24, 1999, at Gesu Church, University Heights,
Ohio. Brian and Nancy reside in Midway, Utah.
Alexander ’84, Dan Bolstrum ’84, Scott Kriscovich ’84,
Leonard Johnson ’84, Sean McLaughlin ’87, Kevin
McClorey ’79, Tom Spillane ’79, Larry Spillane ’79,
John Bradford ’84 and Dean Linenberg ’84. Not pictured were: Rev. Leo Broderick ’48 and Bill Broderick
’42. Brian and Donna reside in Plymouth, Michigan.
DAMON DIPONIO ’85 and Aimee Beth Ramseyer
were married at St. Gregory’s Catholic Church in Hart,
Michigan. Damon and Aimee reside in Farmington
Hills, Michigan.
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CHRISTOPHER MERUCCI ’90 married Kathleen
Wiktor (Ladywood) on April 8, 2000, at Marygrove
Chapel in Detroit, Mich. The reception was held at the
Italian American Club in Livonia, Michigan. Attending
guests pictured are: (left to right, front row) Nick A.
and friends were CC alumni: Rian Burke ’91, Matt
Gorski ’92, Rick Coratti ’69 (related to the bride), Matt
Surowiec ’91, Omar Hindo ’91, Kevin Donnelly ’91,
Travis Gorski ’02, Mike Farkas ’91, Andy Pachota ’89,
Mark Azeez ’89, Eric Vaquera ’95, Dan Hunt ’95 and
J.P. Hunt ’98. Jesse is employed by Ingersoll-Rand in
the financial field and Jeni is a Branch Manager at the
Detroit Newspaper Agency. They currently reside in
Westland, Michigan. ■
JESSE HUBENSCHMIDT ’91 and Jeni Path were
joined in matrimony on August 14, 1999. The wedding
was held at St. Mary’s Church, Detroit, Michigan. Jim
Hubenschmidt ’89 served as his brother’s best man.
Groomsmen were Jesse’s brother Jason Hubenschmidt
’95, as well as Joe Blaznek ’93, Matt Keenan ’91 and
Matt Giordano ’96. Among the 360 family members
BELLS
BLUE
MATTHEW FRAS ’87 and Michelle Yezbick were united
in marriage on August 14, 1999, at St. Hugo of the
Hills in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Matt’s brother
Mike ’85 served as Best Man. Matt and Michelle
Merucci ’58, Kathleen Merucci (Mercy H. S. ’59),
Kathleen Merucci (Wiktor), Christopher Merucci ’90,
Jeffrey Turnas ’90, Brian Merucci ’84, Michael
Merucci ’82, (second row) Mark Merucci ’87, Ed
McDermott ’54, Mark Merucci ’84, Nick E. Merucci
’83, P. J. McDonald ’89, John Payne ’90, Jason Boldas
’90, John Ronayne ’86, Christopher West ’90, Paul
Noel ’90, (third row) John Wiktor ’92, Garrett Stom
’89, Robert Mackey ’89, Jeff Gibbons ’89, James
Considine, III ’83, T. David Law ’87, John Distelsweij
’90, Andrew Whitmire ’90, Jeffrey Brown ’90, Brian
Bullington ’90, Rich Walsh ’90, (top row) Tony Magni,
John Argenta ’58, Scott Herbert ’89, John Merucci ’63,
Daniel Trevison ’93, Michael Lobbia ’89, Scott
Mackey ’93, Luke Martindale ’89, Michael Pelon ’84,
Mark Clary ’90, Michael Brady ’91, Michael Wiktor
’86, David Eifrid ’90, Michael Farkas, Jr. ’91 and Erik
Burton ’90.
BLUE
BELLS
B
BLUE
Baby Bells
Christine and Dave Butwill ’78 – a son, Brent Richard,
born August 18, 1999.
Ashley and Fran Mueller ’87 – a daughter, Hannah
Marie, born November 25, 1999.
Deborah and Craig Dahl ’80 – a daughter, Macara
Elizabeth, born February 8, 1999.
Suzann and Roger Trevisan ’87 – a son, Nicholas
Daniel, born October 29, 1999.
Beth and Kevin Kral ’83 – a daughter, Natalie, born
July 6, 1999.
Patty and Dan Sharkey ’88 – a daughter, Kathleen
Elizabeth, born May 26, 1999.
Brandie and Nick Merucci ’83 – a daughter, Arlys
Kathleen, born July 1, 1999.
Amy and Jim Harkins ’89 – a daughter, Olivia Rose,
born October 1, 1999.
Chrissy and Ed Turek ’85 – a son, Thomas Michael,
Anne and Kevin Kennedy ’89 – a son, Devon Joseph,
born December 31, 1999.
Christine and Walter Bartels ’86 – a daughter, Amelia
Lorraine, born October 11, 1999.
Lisa and Jason Schwartz ’89 – a son, Kevin Michael,
Jan and Thomas Galvin ’86 – a son, James Patrick,
Natalie and Todd Buckley ’91 – a son, Ty Michael, born
September 17, 1999.
Colleen and Gerry Vento ’86 – adopted a son,
Alexander, on September 7, 1999. Alexander was born
in Siberia, Russia, on October 7, 1998.
Dawn and Rob Harkins ’93 – a daughter, Hailey
Alexis, born October 3, 1999. ■
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In Memoriam
May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed,
through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
The following members of the Catholic Central Family have passed from this life to the next.
Please remember them in your masses and other prayers. Our sincere condolences are extended to their loved ones.
several grandchildren, brothers Gerrard ’44, John ’49, James ’50
and Daniel ’52, and nephews Gerrard, Jr. ’71, Michael ’73 and
Timothy ’74.
IN
WILLIAM MAGUIRE, JR. ’33 – October 10, 1999. He is survived
by son Lawrence ’65, daughters Anne Marasco and Mary Byrkit,
a granddaughter, and his sister. He was predeceased by his wife,
Kathleen, and his brother, John. The Funeral Mass was celebrated
at St. Anastasia Church, Troy, Michigan.
HON. THOMAS J. BRENNAN ’40 – October 31, 1999. He died
of complications from a stroke. Judge Brennan is survived by
his wife of 51 years, Bridget, daughters Mary Breeding, Margaret
Brennan-Neaton and Bridget Brennan-Hurley, 10 grandchildren,
and a sister. Upon graduation from Catholic Central, Tom went to
work for Michigan Bell Telephone Company. He joined the Army
and fought from 1942 to 1945 in North Africa and Italy during
World War II. Tom returned to Michigan Bell and in 1948, became
a founding member of the Communication Workers of America,
Local 4000. During this time, he spent his nights studying for his
undergraduate degree at the University of Detroit. After graduating
in 1955, he enrolled in evening classes at Detroit College of Law.
Tom was appointed to the Michigan Employment Security Appeal
Board in 1961 by Gov. John Swainson, just two years after earning
his law degree. He was then elected a charter member of the
Michigan Board of Education and served as its first president. Tom
served two terms. In 1972, he ran successfully and won a seat on
the Wayne County Circuit bench. Tom served there until 1988
when he was elected to the Michigan Appellate Court, retiring at
the end of his term in 1995. Tom established himself as a respected
advocate for racial equality and organized labor. He cochaired the
successful campaign to elect Otis Smith as the first black Michigan
Supreme Court Justice. The Funeral Mass was celebrated at St.
Alphonsus Catholic Church, Dearborn, Michigan. Fr. Dick Elmer,
C.S.B. ’46 was a concelebrant. Burial was held at Holy Sepulchre
Cemetery, Southfield, Michigan.
RAYMOND GUMBLETON ’45 – July 18, 1999. He is survived
by his wife Ronie, two sons, three daughters, two stepdaughters,
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RONALD PIERSON (PIETRZNIAK) ’46 – February 19, 1999. He
died from lung cancer. Ron is survived by his wife Frances, son
Richard ’76, daughter Nancy Berghofer and brother Edward. He
graduated from the University of Detroit in 1951, and served in
the Army during the Korean War. Ron was an accountant with the
Detroit Board of Education from where he retired in 1994. He was
a 3rd- and 4th-degree Knights of Columbus at Daniel Lord Council
in Livonia, Michigan, for 25 years. Ron bowled for 33 years with
the St. Eugene’s Men’s Bowling League, serving as secretary and
treasurer many times. He enjoyed gourmet cooking, dining out,
cultural events, musical theatre, traveling, gardening, cards and
bowling. The Funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Colette Catholic
Church in Livonia.
JAMES WOOLDRIDGE ’46 – January 27, 1999. He is survived
by his wife Catherine, daughters Maribeth King and Gail McGarry,
and six grandchildren.
GERALD SADLOWSKI, O.D. ’47 – November 25, 1999. He is
survived by his wife Deanna, daughter Janie Scott, three grandchildren, a great-granddaughter and a sister. Gerry was predeceased
by his parents, Vincent and Victoria, and brother Richard. He
graduated from the University of Detroit, the Illinois College of
Optometry, and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict.
Gerry loved CC and was still in contact with many of his classmates.
Until two years ago, he met with a group of his classmates in
Hamtramck on Punzki Day. The group started out small, but grew
to a couple of dozen by the time Gerry could no longer attend. A
memorial service was held. A private burial was held at Mt. Olivet
Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan.
ROBERT STARLING ’47 – May 28, 1999. He is survived by his
wife Betty, daughters Michelle Wilmoth and Sue Stewart, son
Steve, six grandchildren, brothers James, Richard ’46 and George,
sisters Irene Evers and Catherine Otto, and many nieces and
nephews. He was preceded in death by his sons, John Starling and
James Linton, a sister, Patricia White, and a brother, Alfred “Bill”
’48. Bob was a pressman for “The Detroit News,” “Detroit Free
Press,” “Detroit Times,” “Highland Parker” and “The Daily
Tribune” (Royal Oak). A service was held at the Spaulding &
Curtin Funeral Home, Ferndale, Michigan.
DANIEL O’LOUGHLIN ’57 – January 10, 2000. He is survived
by his wife Sheila, son Corey, and daughters Maura Davison
and Kiely Donaldson. Daniel was buried in Atlanta, Georgia.
A Memorial Mass was celebrated by Rev. Robert McGrath ’57 on
February 26, 2000, at St. Lucy Church, St. Clair Shores, Michigan.
SHEILA GANNON – October 16, 1999. She is survived by her
husband Gerald ’49, sons Timothy and Dan, daughters Julie
Swiecicki, Catherine Tringali and Mary McMurry, and nine grandchildren. Sheila was a volunteer for 25 years at Botsford Nursing
Home and received the Health Care Association of Michigan
Volunteer of the Year Award in 1994. She was a member at St.
Colman Catholic Church for 20 years and served as a Eucharist
Minister to the sick and homebound. The Funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Colman Catholic Church, Farmington Hills, Michigan.
Burial was held at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Michigan.
MICHAEL ELLIOTT ’60 – May 19, 1999. He died after a long battle
with cancer. He is survived by his wife Karen and seven children.
RICHARD WEBER ’61 – December 30, 1999. He is survived by his
sons, Lawrence, Sean and Daniel, a daughter, Diana, two brothers,
and his former wife, Melinda. The Funeral Mass was celebrated
at St. Diclacus, Los Angles, California. Interment was at San
Fernando Mission.
Extended Family
ALYSSA MICHELLE APOSTOLOPOULOS –
December 13, 1999. She died from an
extended illness. Alyssa is survived by her
parents, William ’88 and Tracey Michelle,
and sister Bailey. The funeral service was
held at St. Lyon Church of Christ, South
Lyon, Michigan.
FREDERICK BABCOCK – January 5, 2000.
He is survived by his wife Barbara, sons
Stephen ’66, Michael and Matthew ’78, and daughters Ann Rau
and Kathleen Minielly.
MARY BOLTON – November 1999. She is survived by her sons
John ’62 and Robert, four granddaughters, five great-grandchildren,
a sister and a brother. Mary was predeceased by her husband
John. The Funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Margaret of Scotland
Catholic Church, St. Clair Shores, Michigan.
EDWARD FLEMMING ’51 – October 1, 1998. He is survived by
his wife Sandy, five children and six grandchildren. The Funeral
Mass was celebrated at St. Louise Catholic Church, Bellevue,
Washington. Ed’s sister, Lois, is married to Greg Timlin ’47.
LEONARD BUCKLEY – November 20, 1999. He is survived by
his wife of 61 years, Charlotte, sons Leonard ’58 and William ’61,
daughter Barbara Shaver, nine grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and a sister. He was predeceased by his son Michael.
The funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Gerald Catholic Church,
Farmington, Michigan.
JAMES PIGOTT ’51 – December 22, 1999. He survived by his
wife Mary.
BARBARA COGAN – 1997. She is survived by her husband
Frank ’43, eight children and grandchildren.
MARY FIJAL – November 21, 1999. She is survived by her son
Walter ’52, daughter Mary Anne Gaeschke, six grandchildren,
four great-grandchildren, a brother and three sisters. The Funeral
Mass was celebrated at St. Christopher Catholic Church, Detroit,
Michigan. Interment was held at Our Lady of Hope Cemetery,
Brownstown Township, Michigan.
L. AUDREY GRACE – June 4, 1999. She is survived by her sons
Robert and Thomas, daughters Kathleen Heenan, Janet McGivney,
Judy Kronk, Beverly Blake and Marianne (Mickey ’61) Farkas, 29
grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased
by her husband
Leo. Seventeen
of her grandsons
are CC graduates,
and are shown
here with their
grandmother
at the wedding
of Mickey and
Marianne Farkas’
daughter, Katie,
to Dan Gates:
(Graces) David
’78, John ’79, Thomas ’80, Patrick ’81 and Edward ’88; (Kronks)
James ’85, Joseph ’87, Andy ’92, Thomas ’98 and John ’98;
(McGivneys) Michael ’91, Patrick ’92, Matthew ’94 and Daniel
’96; (Farkas’) Michael, Jr. ’91, David ’92 and Brian ’99. The
Funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Patrick Catholic Church,
Brighton, Michigan. Brian Farkas ’99, her youngest grandson,
gave a beautiful eulogy thanking his grandmother for her gifts of
family and faith.
MARIANNE HAMELL – February 3, 2000. She is survived by
her sons Michael ’80 and Christopher ’83, daughter Jennifer, five
grand-children and a brother. The Funeral Mass was celebrated at
Our Lady of Victory, Northville, Michigan.
KATHERINE IRONS – December 13, 1999. She is survived by
her daughters, Janet Shield and Patricia Campbell, sons Robert,
Thomas ’56 and James ’65, 16 grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren. Katherine was predeceased by her husband
Andrew. The Funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Kenneth Catholic
Church, Plymouth, Michigan. Burial was held at Parkview
Cemetery, Livonia, Michigan.
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MEMORIAM
REV. ROBERT LAMB, C.S.B. ’33 – January 2000.
He is survived by brothers James and Edward ’30,
nieces and nephews, including John ’55 and
Robert J. ’62. He was predeceased by brothers
John and Woodrow ’31. Fr. Lamb authored two
booklets on historical subjects: “The Middle
Civilization” and “The Crossroads Civilization.” He also contributed to the book by the late Rev. Raphael O’Loughlin, C.S.B.
’33, “Three Leading Texas Basilians” (one of which was CC’s
founder and first principal, Rev. Daniel Dillon, 1928-32). The
Mass of the Resurrection was celebrated at St. Basil’s Church,
Toronto, Ontario.
MILDRED DOHERTY – November 16, 1999. She is survived by
her son Vic ’50, daughter Ann Mercure, six grandchildren, and six
great-grandchildren. Mildred was predeceased by her husband
Victor. The Funeral Mass was celebrated at Holy Name Church,
Birmingham, Michigan. The Rite of Committal was held at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Michigan.
IN
MEMORIAM
Alumni
ROBERT WHALL ’51 – December 4, 1999. Bob died of cancer at
his vacation home in Sarasota, Florida. He is survived by his wife
Ann, daughter Julie Britt, sons Robert ’86 and James ’91, a grandson, brothers Joseph ’54 and Thomas Moore ’64, and two sisters.
Bob served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He later
attended the University of Detroit and obtained his law degree
from Wayne State University’s School of Law. He semiretired
in April of 1999 from his 38-year law practice. Bob was an avid
golfer and past vice president of the Lakeland Golf and Country
Club in Hamburg, Michigan. A Memorial Mass was celebrated
at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Hamburg on December 17, 1999.
A Memorial Scholarship Fund has been established at Catholic
Central in his name.
In Memoriam
May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed,
through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
The following members of the Catholic Central Family have passed from this life to the next.
Please remember them in your masses and other prayers. Our sincere condolences are extended to their loved ones.
several grandchildren, brothers Gerrard ’44, John ’49, James ’50
and Daniel ’52, and nephews Gerrard, Jr. ’71, Michael ’73 and
Timothy ’74.
IN
WILLIAM MAGUIRE, JR. ’33 – October 10, 1999. He is survived
by son Lawrence ’65, daughters Anne Marasco and Mary Byrkit,
a granddaughter, and his sister. He was predeceased by his wife,
Kathleen, and his brother, John. The Funeral Mass was celebrated
at St. Anastasia Church, Troy, Michigan.
HON. THOMAS J. BRENNAN ’40 – October 31, 1999. He died
of complications from a stroke. Judge Brennan is survived by
his wife of 51 years, Bridget, daughters Mary Breeding, Margaret
Brennan-Neaton and Bridget Brennan-Hurley, 10 grandchildren,
and a sister. Upon graduation from Catholic Central, Tom went to
work for Michigan Bell Telephone Company. He joined the Army
and fought from 1942 to 1945 in North Africa and Italy during
World War II. Tom returned to Michigan Bell and in 1948, became
a founding member of the Communication Workers of America,
Local 4000. During this time, he spent his nights studying for his
undergraduate degree at the University of Detroit. After graduating
in 1955, he enrolled in evening classes at Detroit College of Law.
Tom was appointed to the Michigan Employment Security Appeal
Board in 1961 by Gov. John Swainson, just two years after earning
his law degree. He was then elected a charter member of the
Michigan Board of Education and served as its first president. Tom
served two terms. In 1972, he ran successfully and won a seat on
the Wayne County Circuit bench. Tom served there until 1988
when he was elected to the Michigan Appellate Court, retiring at
the end of his term in 1995. Tom established himself as a respected
advocate for racial equality and organized labor. He cochaired the
successful campaign to elect Otis Smith as the first black Michigan
Supreme Court Justice. The Funeral Mass was celebrated at St.
Alphonsus Catholic Church, Dearborn, Michigan. Fr. Dick Elmer,
C.S.B. ’46 was a concelebrant. Burial was held at Holy Sepulchre
Cemetery, Southfield, Michigan.
RAYMOND GUMBLETON ’45 – July 18, 1999. He is survived
by his wife Ronie, two sons, three daughters, two stepdaughters,
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RONALD PIERSON (PIETRZNIAK) ’46 – February 19, 1999. He
died from lung cancer. Ron is survived by his wife Frances, son
Richard ’76, daughter Nancy Berghofer and brother Edward. He
graduated from the University of Detroit in 1951, and served in
the Army during the Korean War. Ron was an accountant with the
Detroit Board of Education from where he retired in 1994. He was
a 3rd- and 4th-degree Knights of Columbus at Daniel Lord Council
in Livonia, Michigan, for 25 years. Ron bowled for 33 years with
the St. Eugene’s Men’s Bowling League, serving as secretary and
treasurer many times. He enjoyed gourmet cooking, dining out,
cultural events, musical theatre, traveling, gardening, cards and
bowling. The Funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Colette Catholic
Church in Livonia.
JAMES WOOLDRIDGE ’46 – January 27, 1999. He is survived
by his wife Catherine, daughters Maribeth King and Gail McGarry,
and six grandchildren.
GERALD SADLOWSKI, O.D. ’47 – November 25, 1999. He is
survived by his wife Deanna, daughter Janie Scott, three grandchildren, a great-granddaughter and a sister. Gerry was predeceased
by his parents, Vincent and Victoria, and brother Richard. He
graduated from the University of Detroit, the Illinois College of
Optometry, and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict.
Gerry loved CC and was still in contact with many of his classmates.
Until two years ago, he met with a group of his classmates in
Hamtramck on Punzki Day. The group started out small, but grew
to a couple of dozen by the time Gerry could no longer attend. A
memorial service was held. A private burial was held at Mt. Olivet
Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan.
ROBERT STARLING ’47 – May 28, 1999. He is survived by his
wife Betty, daughters Michelle Wilmoth and Sue Stewart, son
Steve, six grandchildren, brothers James, Richard ’46 and George,
sisters Irene Evers and Catherine Otto, and many nieces and
nephews. He was preceded in death by his sons, John Starling and
James Linton, a sister, Patricia White, and a brother, Alfred “Bill”
’48. Bob was a pressman for “The Detroit News,” “Detroit Free
Press,” “Detroit Times,” “Highland Parker” and “The Daily
Tribune” (Royal Oak). A service was held at the Spaulding &
Curtin Funeral Home, Ferndale, Michigan.
DANIEL O’LOUGHLIN ’57 – January 10, 2000. He is survived
by his wife Sheila, son Corey, and daughters Maura Davison
and Kiely Donaldson. Daniel was buried in Atlanta, Georgia.
A Memorial Mass was celebrated by Rev. Robert McGrath ’57 on
February 26, 2000, at St. Lucy Church, St. Clair Shores, Michigan.
SHEILA GANNON – October 16, 1999. She is survived by her
husband Gerald ’49, sons Timothy and Dan, daughters Julie
Swiecicki, Catherine Tringali and Mary McMurry, and nine grandchildren. Sheila was a volunteer for 25 years at Botsford Nursing
Home and received the Health Care Association of Michigan
Volunteer of the Year Award in 1994. She was a member at St.
Colman Catholic Church for 20 years and served as a Eucharist
Minister to the sick and homebound. The Funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Colman Catholic Church, Farmington Hills, Michigan.
Burial was held at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Michigan.
MICHAEL ELLIOTT ’60 – May 19, 1999. He died after a long battle
with cancer. He is survived by his wife Karen and seven children.
RICHARD WEBER ’61 – December 30, 1999. He is survived by his
sons, Lawrence, Sean and Daniel, a daughter, Diana, two brothers,
and his former wife, Melinda. The Funeral Mass was celebrated
at St. Diclacus, Los Angles, California. Interment was at San
Fernando Mission.
Extended Family
ALYSSA MICHELLE APOSTOLOPOULOS –
December 13, 1999. She died from an
extended illness. Alyssa is survived by her
parents, William ’88 and Tracey Michelle,
and sister Bailey. The funeral service was
held at St. Lyon Church of Christ, South
Lyon, Michigan.
FREDERICK BABCOCK – January 5, 2000.
He is survived by his wife Barbara, sons
Stephen ’66, Michael and Matthew ’78, and daughters Ann Rau
and Kathleen Minielly.
MARY BOLTON – November 1999. She is survived by her sons
John ’62 and Robert, four granddaughters, five great-grandchildren,
a sister and a brother. Mary was predeceased by her husband
John. The Funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Margaret of Scotland
Catholic Church, St. Clair Shores, Michigan.
EDWARD FLEMMING ’51 – October 1, 1998. He is survived by
his wife Sandy, five children and six grandchildren. The Funeral
Mass was celebrated at St. Louise Catholic Church, Bellevue,
Washington. Ed’s sister, Lois, is married to Greg Timlin ’47.
LEONARD BUCKLEY – November 20, 1999. He is survived by
his wife of 61 years, Charlotte, sons Leonard ’58 and William ’61,
daughter Barbara Shaver, nine grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and a sister. He was predeceased by his son Michael.
The funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Gerald Catholic Church,
Farmington, Michigan.
JAMES PIGOTT ’51 – December 22, 1999. He survived by his
wife Mary.
BARBARA COGAN – 1997. She is survived by her husband
Frank ’43, eight children and grandchildren.
MARY FIJAL – November 21, 1999. She is survived by her son
Walter ’52, daughter Mary Anne Gaeschke, six grandchildren,
four great-grandchildren, a brother and three sisters. The Funeral
Mass was celebrated at St. Christopher Catholic Church, Detroit,
Michigan. Interment was held at Our Lady of Hope Cemetery,
Brownstown Township, Michigan.
L. AUDREY GRACE – June 4, 1999. She is survived by her sons
Robert and Thomas, daughters Kathleen Heenan, Janet McGivney,
Judy Kronk, Beverly Blake and Marianne (Mickey ’61) Farkas, 29
grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased
by her husband
Leo. Seventeen
of her grandsons
are CC graduates,
and are shown
here with their
grandmother
at the wedding
of Mickey and
Marianne Farkas’
daughter, Katie,
to Dan Gates:
(Graces) David
’78, John ’79, Thomas ’80, Patrick ’81 and Edward ’88; (Kronks)
James ’85, Joseph ’87, Andy ’92, Thomas ’98 and John ’98;
(McGivneys) Michael ’91, Patrick ’92, Matthew ’94 and Daniel
’96; (Farkas’) Michael, Jr. ’91, David ’92 and Brian ’99. The
Funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Patrick Catholic Church,
Brighton, Michigan. Brian Farkas ’99, her youngest grandson,
gave a beautiful eulogy thanking his grandmother for her gifts of
family and faith.
MARIANNE HAMELL – February 3, 2000. She is survived by
her sons Michael ’80 and Christopher ’83, daughter Jennifer, five
grand-children and a brother. The Funeral Mass was celebrated at
Our Lady of Victory, Northville, Michigan.
KATHERINE IRONS – December 13, 1999. She is survived by
her daughters, Janet Shield and Patricia Campbell, sons Robert,
Thomas ’56 and James ’65, 16 grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren. Katherine was predeceased by her husband
Andrew. The Funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Kenneth Catholic
Church, Plymouth, Michigan. Burial was held at Parkview
Cemetery, Livonia, Michigan.
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MEMORIAM
REV. ROBERT LAMB, C.S.B. ’33 – January 2000.
He is survived by brothers James and Edward ’30,
nieces and nephews, including John ’55 and
Robert J. ’62. He was predeceased by brothers
John and Woodrow ’31. Fr. Lamb authored two
booklets on historical subjects: “The Middle
Civilization” and “The Crossroads Civilization.” He also contributed to the book by the late Rev. Raphael O’Loughlin, C.S.B.
’33, “Three Leading Texas Basilians” (one of which was CC’s
founder and first principal, Rev. Daniel Dillon, 1928-32). The
Mass of the Resurrection was celebrated at St. Basil’s Church,
Toronto, Ontario.
MILDRED DOHERTY – November 16, 1999. She is survived by
her son Vic ’50, daughter Ann Mercure, six grandchildren, and six
great-grandchildren. Mildred was predeceased by her husband
Victor. The Funeral Mass was celebrated at Holy Name Church,
Birmingham, Michigan. The Rite of Committal was held at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Michigan.
IN
MEMORIAM
Alumni
ROBERT WHALL ’51 – December 4, 1999. Bob died of cancer at
his vacation home in Sarasota, Florida. He is survived by his wife
Ann, daughter Julie Britt, sons Robert ’86 and James ’91, a grandson, brothers Joseph ’54 and Thomas Moore ’64, and two sisters.
Bob served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He later
attended the University of Detroit and obtained his law degree
from Wayne State University’s School of Law. He semiretired
in April of 1999 from his 38-year law practice. Bob was an avid
golfer and past vice president of the Lakeland Golf and Country
Club in Hamburg, Michigan. A Memorial Mass was celebrated
at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Hamburg on December 17, 1999.
A Memorial Scholarship Fund has been established at Catholic
Central in his name.
A L U M N I A S S O C I AT I O N
KENNETH KIRKMAN – January 24, 2000. He is survived by his
wife Michele, daughters Shannon Feiler and Darcy Kirkman, son
Jared ’01, granddaughter Alyssa, his mother, brother, sister, and
many nieces and nephews. The Funeral Service was held at
Cornerstone Presbyterian Church, Brighton, Michigan.
STELLA KROLL – December 31, 1999. She is survived by her
sons Ronald and Clarence ’64, 17 grandchildren and many greatgrandchildren. Stella was predeceased by her husband Walter
and son Richard. The funeral Mass was celebrated at Our Lady of
Grace Catholic Church, Dearborn Heights, Michigan. Entombment
at St. Hedwig Cemetery, Dearborn, Michigan.
BERNADETTE NOETHEN – November 24, 1999. She is survived
by her daughters, Marilyn Lane, Charlene (Duane ’57) Jennings
and Bernadette Roers, son Richard ’62, 11 grandchildren and nine
great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Joseph,
and son Joseph. Bernadette was a retired school teacher. She was
a first-grade teacher at the A.L. Holmes School, Detroit, Michigan,
for the majority of her teaching, and finished her career at St.
Agatha’s School in Redford, Michigan. Bernadette attended Mass
daily at Duns Scotus, Southfield, Michigan. In addition to God, she
loved her family, teaching, her students, shopping and hot-fudge
sundaes. The Funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Maurice Church,
Livonia, Michigan. Burial was held at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery,
BERT QUAINE – February 1, 2000. He is survived by his son Mitch
’70, daughter-in-law Janet, grandson Sean and granddaughter
Lindsey. Bert was predeceased by his wife Donna. The Funeral
Mass was celebrated at St. Alexander Church, Farmington Hills,
Michigan. Interment was held at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery,
EDNA RAJKOVICH – January 24, 2000. She is survived by her
daughter, Joann Kramarich, sons Joseph and John “Jack” ’67, nine
grandchildren, including Jon ’92, 12 great-grandchildren, and sister
Peggy Hinkle. The Funeral Mass was celebrated at Our Lady of
Sorrows Church, Farmington, Michigan.
JAMES RENNELL, DDS – February 8, 1999. He is survived by
daughters Christine Nowacki and Lynn Drew, sons Jim, Jr. ’73
and Michael ’79, and seven grandchildren. The Funeral Mass was
celebrated at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Farmington, Michigan.
ANNA ROSOWSKI – October 7, 1999. She is survived by sons
Robert ’58 and Richard ’63, daughters Agnes Bongero and
Christine Ettlinger, three grandsons, including Paul ’83, 3 granddaughters, 4 great-grandchildren, and her sister, Jeanette Zech.
She was predeceased by her husband Bernard, daughter Geraldine
Ebeid, and grandson John Rosowski ’80. The Funeral Mass was
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BILL THRASHER – January 27, 2000. He is survived by his wife
Janice, son Michael ’82, daughters Nedine Pyron, Victoria Tessmer,
Rita Armstrong, Kimberly Hostetter and D. Maris Shamoon, 11
grandchildren and a sister. He was predeceased by granddaughter
Marissa. Bill was Catholic Central’s first varsity soccer coach. He
was a member of Livonia Lodge 554 F & AM, an accomplished
master gardener, and a Headstart Program volunteer in Livonia,
Michigan. The Funeral Service was held at Emmanuel Lutheran
Church in Livonia.
EDWARD TRAHEY, JR. – October 2, 1999. He is survived by his
son Gary ’58, daughter Margaret Byrd and 7 grandchildren. He
was predeceased by his wife Eva and son Steve ’61. Ed worked
for the City of Detroit for 37 years, beginning as a mail page and
retiring as Head Accountant of the City Treasury Department. He
then served as City Manager of Allen Park for three years, retiring
to Naples, Florida, and Bootjack, Michigan. Ed earned his BBA
degree in accounting through University of Detroit-Mercy’s nightschool program. He was a former Golden Gloves champion who
was quiet and soft-spoken, with a unique ability to listen, and
possessed a surprising sense of humor. Ed enjoyed fishing – be it
fresh water or salt water – and shelling on the beaches of Naples,
Florida. A genuine do-it-yourselfer, from building a house to
digging a well, Ed was a master. He was active in church and
charitable events throughout the years, as well as an active member
of CC’s Dads’ Club. A private service was held and interment at
Lake View Cemetery, Calumet, Michigan. Memorial donations
were made to the Edward Steve Trahey Memorial Education Fund
at Catholic Central.
ROBERT UTTER – September 1999. He is survived by his wife
Beatrice, daughters Janice and Mary Jane, and sons Harry, Robert
and John ’80. Robert was a class-ring salesman for Josten’s for
over 25 years prior to his retirement, and was the class-ring
salesman for CC for over 10 years. Robert and Beatrice had lived
in Naperville, Illinois, for the past 14 months.
HELEN WOOD – October 30, 1999. She is survived by her husband
Daniel, sons Daniel ’72, Peter ’74, Alan and Kevin, daughters
Patricia Syrian and Cynthia Wood, 16 grandchildren, one greatgranddaughter, two sisters and a brother. The Funeral Mass was
celebrated at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, Farmington,
Michigan. Burial was held at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery,
JACQUELINE ZAMBIASI – November 5, 1999. She died of lung
cancer. She is survived by her husband George, sons Michael ’84
and Robert ’88, a grandson and a brother. Jackie was a graduate of
Mercy High School and the Providence Hospital School of Nursing.
The Funeral Mass was celebrated at St. John Neumann Catholic
Church, Canton, Michigan. Burial was held Glen Eden Cemetery,
Livonia, Michigan. ■
T
he 13th Annual Alumni Dinner will be
held Thursday, March 22, 2001, at the
Embassy Suites Hotel in Livonia. This
year, we will be honoring Fr. “Tunney”
Hathaway ’44 with the Fr. Canning F.
Harrison Distinguished Alumnus Award.
After leaving Catholic Central in 1967,
Fr. Tunney continued postgraduate work
at the University of Detroit, and taught at
Aquinas and Assumption. But “educator”
is not the only title worn by Fr. Tunney.
For the past 40 years, he has engaged in
pastoral work throughout the Archdiocese
of Detroit as well as in Owen Sound,
Ontario. For the past 14 years, Fr. Tunney
has performed the tireless task of hospital
and senior citizen home chaplain doing
counseling and rehabilitation work.
For over 40 years, Fr. Arthur Thomas
Hathaway, C.S.B. – more familiarly known
as “Fr. Tunney” – has devoted his life to the
Basilians and Detroit Catholic Central High
School. Since 1940, when he first enrolled at
CCHS on Belmont Avenue in Detroit – the sixth
member of the Hathaway Clan to attend CC (brothers
James ’36, Charles ’37, Jack ’39, Bill ’42 and Robert ’43
preceded him) – he has been a true Son of the Basilians,
faithful to a long and brilliant tradition of scholarship
and service, both sacred and secular.
Fr. Hathaway has willingly and lovingly expended over
50 years in the Church’s apostolate at Catholic Central
and Basilian educational institutions, as well as among
parishes, hospitals and senior centers in two countries.
He has made it possible for generations of students to
develop Christian sensibilities while gaining secular
wisdom. Through his teaching and example, Fr. Tunney
has given concrete witness to the relevance and dignity
of the religious dimension in academic pursuits. Fr.
Tunney has responded to his vocation with steadfastness
and liveliness, with wit and courage and sacrifice, bearing Good News amidst the urban thunder of our times
that God cares for all his human family.
After further education at St. Michael’s in Toronto
and Assumption College in Windsor, Fr. Tunney began
teaching assignments with the Basilians including
Assumption High School, Aquinas Institute in
Rochester, N.Y., St. Thomas in Houston and Catholic
Central in Detroit. After postgraduate studies at St.
Basil’s Seminary in Toronto and Ordination, Fr. Tunney
returned to teaching at Catholic Central at its famed
West Outer Drive campus, where his rich capacity to
live and care for others set a standard of integrity and
charity. In his teaching assignments, Fr. Tunney has
taught History, Religion, English, Science, and Driver’s
Training. In addition to his classroom duties, Fr.
Tunney also displayed his extracurricular prowess
by coaching Football, Basketball, Tennis and Skiing.
As a distinguished alumnus of Catholic Central High
School, Fr. Tunney has demonstrated that the fundamental values to which the school is dedicated are not
merely desirable but also achievable. In witness of not
only his accomplishments but also his character, and
indulging a pride in his achievements, Catholic Central
High School is pleased and honored to bestow onto
Fr. Arthur “Tunney” Hathaway the award of Catholic
Central High School’s 2001 Fr. Canning F. Harrison
Distinguished Alumnus Award. ■
Fr. Tunney has found in his religious vocation the
inspiration and zeal which he has brought to all of his
undertakings. His students have developed into true
Sons of Mary Alma Mater giving freely of what they
have freely received from God. Fr. Tunney’s deep
religious faith, ecclesial fidelity, talent, charity and
trademark understated charm have been placed in the
service of God’s people that they might attain the full
measure of growth to which they have been called.
If you would like to nominate a Basilian Father or Alumnus
of Catholic Central for the Fr. Canning F. Harrison Award
in the future, please submit the nomination, a biographical
sketch, the nominator’s contact telephone number and e-mail
address to the CC Alumni Board Nominations Committee,
c/o Patrick Schulte, 14200 Breakfast Drive, Redford, Mich.
48239 or by e-mail to [email protected].
The Alumni SPIRITuality Committee has scheduled its annual alumni men’s silent retreat at Manresa Jesuit Retreat
Center in Bloomfield Hills for Fri., March 30 through Sun., April 1, 2001. To register online, visit alumni.catholiccentral.net and
click on “Events,” or visit through the CC main site at www.catholiccentral.net and click on “Alumni,” then click on “Events.”
Space is limited, so make your reservations early. For details, visit the website or telephone 313-534-3368.
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A S S O C I AT I O N
IN
LILLIAN MADIGAN – January 9, 2000. She is survived by her
daughter Sharon Fitzpatrick, sons John ’64 and James, 12 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, a sister and a brother. She was
predeceased by her husband John, Sr., daughter Susan Sharkey, a
sister and a brother. A Memorial Mass was celebrated at the Shrine
of the Little Flower, Royal Oak, Michigan.
CORRINE STOCKING – February 17, 1999. Corrine was 101 years
of age. She is survived by her sons, James, Jerome ’43, Vincent ’49,
John ’51 and Thomas, daughter Patricia Burkel, and nephews
Andrew ’43 and Frederic ’45. She was predeceased by her husband Vernie.
13th Annual Alumni Dinner to Honor
Fr. “Tunney” Hathaway ’44
ALUMNI
MEMORIAM
DAVID LEONE – October 5, 1999. He is survived by his son
David ’93, daughter Andrea Hutchinson, his mother Rose, brother
James, a nephew and two nieces. David was predeceased by his
father James. A scripture service was held at Harry J. Will Funeral
Home, Livonia, Michigan.
celebrated at St. Gerald Church, Farmington, Michigan. Memorial
contributions were made to the John Rosowski Scholarship Fund
at Catholic Central (see the related feature on page 14, “Inspiration
And Improbability: A CC Friendship Inspires A Thriller”).
KENNETH KIRKMAN – January 24, 2000. He is survived by his
wife Michele, daughters Shannon Feiler and Darcy Kirkman, son
Jared ’01, granddaughter Alyssa, his mother, brother, sister, and
many nieces and nephews. The Funeral Service was held at
Cornerstone Presbyterian Church, Brighton, Michigan.
STELLA KROLL – December 31, 1999. She is survived by her
sons Ronald and Clarence ’64, 17 grandchildren and many greatgrandchildren. Stella was predeceased by her husband Walter
and son Richard. The funeral Mass was celebrated at Our Lady of
Grace Catholic Church, Dearborn Heights, Michigan. Entombment
at St. Hedwig Cemetery, Dearborn, Michigan.
BERNADETTE NOETHEN – November 24, 1999. She is survived
by her daughters, Marilyn Lane, Charlene (Duane ’57) Jennings
and Bernadette Roers, son Richard ’62, 11 grandchildren and nine
great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Joseph,
and son Joseph. Bernadette was a retired school teacher. She was
a first-grade teacher at the A.L. Holmes School, Detroit, Michigan,
for the majority of her teaching, and finished her career at St.
Agatha’s School in Redford, Michigan. Bernadette attended Mass
daily at Duns Scotus, Southfield, Michigan. In addition to God, she
loved her family, teaching, her students, shopping and hot-fudge
sundaes. The Funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Maurice Church,
Livonia, Michigan. Burial was held at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery,
BERT QUAINE – February 1, 2000. He is survived by his son Mitch
’70, daughter-in-law Janet, grandson Sean and granddaughter
Lindsey. Bert was predeceased by his wife Donna. The Funeral
Mass was celebrated at St. Alexander Church, Farmington Hills,
Michigan. Interment was held at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery,
EDNA RAJKOVICH – January 24, 2000. She is survived by her
daughter, Joann Kramarich, sons Joseph and John “Jack” ’67, nine
grandchildren, including Jon ’92, 12 great-grandchildren, and sister
Peggy Hinkle. The Funeral Mass was celebrated at Our Lady of
Sorrows Church, Farmington, Michigan.
JAMES RENNELL, DDS – February 8, 1999. He is survived by
daughters Christine Nowacki and Lynn Drew, sons Jim, Jr. ’73
and Michael ’79, and seven grandchildren. The Funeral Mass was
celebrated at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Farmington, Michigan.
ANNA ROSOWSKI – October 7, 1999. She is survived by sons
Robert ’58 and Richard ’63, daughters Agnes Bongero and
Christine Ettlinger, three grandsons, including Paul ’83, 3 granddaughters, 4 great-grandchildren, and her sister, Jeanette Zech.
She was predeceased by her husband Bernard, daughter Geraldine
Ebeid, and grandson John Rosowski ’80. The Funeral Mass was
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BILL THRASHER – January 27, 2000. He is survived by his wife
Janice, son Michael ’82, daughters Nedine Pyron, Victoria Tessmer,
Rita Armstrong, Kimberly Hostetter and D. Maris Shamoon, 11
grandchildren and a sister. He was predeceased by granddaughter
Marissa. Bill was Catholic Central’s first varsity soccer coach. He
was a member of Livonia Lodge 554 F & AM, an accomplished
master gardener, and a Headstart Program volunteer in Livonia,
Michigan. The Funeral Service was held at Emmanuel Lutheran
Church in Livonia.
EDWARD TRAHEY, JR. – October 2, 1999. He is survived by his
son Gary ’58, daughter Margaret Byrd and 7 grandchildren. He
was predeceased by his wife Eva and son Steve ’61. Ed worked
for the City of Detroit for 37 years, beginning as a mail page and
retiring as Head Accountant of the City Treasury Department. He
then served as City Manager of Allen Park for three years, retiring
to Naples, Florida, and Bootjack, Michigan. Ed earned his BBA
degree in accounting through University of Detroit-Mercy’s nightschool program. He was a former Golden Gloves champion who
was quiet and soft-spoken, with a unique ability to listen, and
possessed a surprising sense of humor. Ed enjoyed fishing – be it
fresh water or salt water – and shelling on the beaches of Naples,
Florida. A genuine do-it-yourselfer, from building a house to
digging a well, Ed was a master. He was active in church and
charitable events throughout the years, as well as an active member
of CC’s Dads’ Club. A private service was held and interment at
Lake View Cemetery, Calumet, Michigan. Memorial donations
were made to the Edward Steve Trahey Memorial Education Fund
at Catholic Central.
ROBERT UTTER – September 1999. He is survived by his wife
Beatrice, daughters Janice and Mary Jane, and sons Harry, Robert
and John ’80. Robert was a class-ring salesman for Josten’s for
over 25 years prior to his retirement, and was the class-ring
salesman for CC for over 10 years. Robert and Beatrice had lived
in Naperville, Illinois, for the past 14 months.
HELEN WOOD – October 30, 1999. She is survived by her husband
Daniel, sons Daniel ’72, Peter ’74, Alan and Kevin, daughters
Patricia Syrian and Cynthia Wood, 16 grandchildren, one greatgranddaughter, two sisters and a brother. The Funeral Mass was
celebrated at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, Farmington,
Michigan. Burial was held at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery,
JACQUELINE ZAMBIASI – November 5, 1999. She died of lung
cancer. She is survived by her husband George, sons Michael ’84
and Robert ’88, a grandson and a brother. Jackie was a graduate of
Mercy High School and the Providence Hospital School of Nursing.
The Funeral Mass was celebrated at St. John Neumann Catholic
Church, Canton, Michigan. Burial was held Glen Eden Cemetery,
Livonia, Michigan. ■
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he 13th Annual Alumni Dinner will be
held Thursday, March 22, 2001, at the
Embassy Suites Hotel in Livonia. This
year, we will be honoring Fr. “Tunney”
Hathaway ’44 with the Fr. Canning F.
Harrison Distinguished Alumnus Award.
After leaving Catholic Central in 1967,
Fr. Tunney continued postgraduate work
at the University of Detroit, and taught at
Aquinas and Assumption. But “educator”
is not the only title worn by Fr. Tunney.
For the past 40 years, he has engaged in
pastoral work throughout the Archdiocese
of Detroit as well as in Owen Sound,
Ontario. For the past 14 years, Fr. Tunney
has performed the tireless task of hospital
and senior citizen home chaplain doing
counseling and rehabilitation work.
For over 40 years, Fr. Arthur Thomas
Hathaway, C.S.B. – more familiarly known
as “Fr. Tunney” – has devoted his life to the
Basilians and Detroit Catholic Central High
School. Since 1940, when he first enrolled at
CCHS on Belmont Avenue in Detroit – the sixth
member of the Hathaway Clan to attend CC (brothers
James ’36, Charles ’37, Jack ’39, Bill ’42 and Robert ’43
preceded him) – he has been a true Son of the Basilians,
faithful to a long and brilliant tradition of scholarship
and service, both sacred and secular.
Fr. Hathaway has willingly and lovingly expended over
50 years in the Church’s apostolate at Catholic Central
and Basilian educational institutions, as well as among
parishes, hospitals and senior centers in two countries.
He has made it possible for generations of students to
develop Christian sensibilities while gaining secular
wisdom. Through his teaching and example, Fr. Tunney
has given concrete witness to the relevance and dignity
of the religious dimension in academic pursuits. Fr.
Tunney has responded to his vocation with steadfastness
and liveliness, with wit and courage and sacrifice, bearing Good News amidst the urban thunder of our times
that God cares for all his human family.
After further education at St. Michael’s in Toronto
and Assumption College in Windsor, Fr. Tunney began
teaching assignments with the Basilians including
Assumption High School, Aquinas Institute in
Rochester, N.Y., St. Thomas in Houston and Catholic
Central in Detroit. After postgraduate studies at St.
Basil’s Seminary in Toronto and Ordination, Fr. Tunney
returned to teaching at Catholic Central at its famed
West Outer Drive campus, where his rich capacity to
live and care for others set a standard of integrity and
charity. In his teaching assignments, Fr. Tunney has
taught History, Religion, English, Science, and Driver’s
Training. In addition to his classroom duties, Fr.
Tunney also displayed his extracurricular prowess
by coaching Football, Basketball, Tennis and Skiing.
As a distinguished alumnus of Catholic Central High
School, Fr. Tunney has demonstrated that the fundamental values to which the school is dedicated are not
merely desirable but also achievable. In witness of not
only his accomplishments but also his character, and
indulging a pride in his achievements, Catholic Central
High School is pleased and honored to bestow onto
Fr. Arthur “Tunney” Hathaway the award of Catholic
Central High School’s 2001 Fr. Canning F. Harrison
Distinguished Alumnus Award. ■
Fr. Tunney has found in his religious vocation the
inspiration and zeal which he has brought to all of his
undertakings. His students have developed into true
Sons of Mary Alma Mater giving freely of what they
have freely received from God. Fr. Tunney’s deep
religious faith, ecclesial fidelity, talent, charity and
trademark understated charm have been placed in the
service of God’s people that they might attain the full
measure of growth to which they have been called.
If you would like to nominate a Basilian Father or Alumnus
of Catholic Central for the Fr. Canning F. Harrison Award
in the future, please submit the nomination, a biographical
sketch, the nominator’s contact telephone number and e-mail
address to the CC Alumni Board Nominations Committee,
c/o Patrick Schulte, 14200 Breakfast Drive, Redford, Mich.
48239 or by e-mail to [email protected].
The Alumni SPIRITuality Committee has scheduled its annual alumni men’s silent retreat at Manresa Jesuit Retreat
Center in Bloomfield Hills for Fri., March 30 through Sun., April 1, 2001. To register online, visit alumni.catholiccentral.net and
click on “Events,” or visit through the CC main site at www.catholiccentral.net and click on “Alumni,” then click on “Events.”
Space is limited, so make your reservations early. For details, visit the website or telephone 313-534-3368.
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A S S O C I AT I O N
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LILLIAN MADIGAN – January 9, 2000. She is survived by her
daughter Sharon Fitzpatrick, sons John ’64 and James, 12 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, a sister and a brother. She was
predeceased by her husband John, Sr., daughter Susan Sharkey, a
sister and a brother. A Memorial Mass was celebrated at the Shrine
of the Little Flower, Royal Oak, Michigan.
CORRINE STOCKING – February 17, 1999. Corrine was 101 years
of age. She is survived by her sons, James, Jerome ’43, Vincent ’49,
John ’51 and Thomas, daughter Patricia Burkel, and nephews
Andrew ’43 and Frederic ’45. She was predeceased by her husband Vernie.
13th Annual Alumni Dinner to Honor
Fr. “Tunney” Hathaway ’44
ALUMNI
MEMORIAM
DAVID LEONE – October 5, 1999. He is survived by his son
David ’93, daughter Andrea Hutchinson, his mother Rose, brother
James, a nephew and two nieces. David was predeceased by his
father James. A scripture service was held at Harry J. Will Funeral
Home, Livonia, Michigan.
celebrated at St. Gerald Church, Farmington, Michigan. Memorial
contributions were made to the John Rosowski Scholarship Fund
at Catholic Central (see the related feature on page 14, “Inspiration
And Improbability: A CC Friendship Inspires A Thriller”).
SCHOOL BELLS
’75 Grads
See
“Chatterbox”
For Reunion
Update!
C
Art Competition
atholic Central art students winning honors at the regional level of the
Scholastics Art Competition had their work on display at the Summit Place Mall,
Waterford, Michigan, for one month in Spring of 2000. They were as follows:
Reunions
elebrate the Century and World
War II/Rosie the Riveter posters set
the tone for the Class of 1949’s 50-year
reunion at the Stephenson Haus in
Hazel Park, Michigan, on November 6, 1999.
(Be sure to look for Paul Barry’s feature
in the next issue of the “Aluminator.”)
George Dietz, Joe Dooling and
Brendan Drewett were given bottles
of vintage wine to toast their parents. Joe and Brendan
each have one living parent, and George’s parents
recently celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary.
Class of 1949
Bottles of wine and 4-packs of Irish and English beer
were then raffled off as door prizes.
Award
Certificate
Silver Key
Silver Key
Silver Key
Silver Key
Certificate
Certificate
Silver Key
Silver Key
Certificate
Certificate
Certificate
Certificate
The Art Department is under the direction of Deb Broomham and Michelle Wentworth. ■
Fr. Richard Elmer, C.S.B. ’46 gave a most positive
picture of the state of CC. The Class of 1949 presented
him with a gift of $3,195 for student development.
Following Mass, the forty-five class members took a
Fr. Sheehy-type snapper on Catholic Central and the years
between 1945 and 1949. Bill Moylan, Ed Moore and
Joe Dooling tied for first and shared top prizes. Harry
Pierce and Eugene Posler won bundles of candy for
their great-grandchildren. Len Hausner again took honors
for having traveled the farthest, beating out Jim Desser
by a few miles – both hail from Florida. (At the class’s
45th reunion, Len came in from Alaska.) Paul Barry
won first prize for being the first to return his reunion
questionnaire – the announcements went out in June.
S TA F F
Jim Buckingham, renowned Detroit-area singer and
guitarist, accepted requests and entertained the 70-plus
guests throughout the evening.
On Friday, November 5, 1999, members and guests
gathered for conversation, Irish entertainment,
and a freewheeling evening at the Friendly Sons
of St. Patrick in Warren, Michigan. ■
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S P O T L I G H T
Director Of Marketing
& Public Relations/Admissions Officer
ugust of 1999 saw the return of Ed Turek ’85 to Catholic Central – not on the
baseball field, but as Director of Marketing and Public Relations/Admissions Officer.
Ed has been busy with presentations to area Catholic elementary schools and parishes,
CC’s Open House, and assisting with the admissions process. In addition, Ed’s duties require
him to design promotional materials, submit press releases and advertisements to various local
publications, and keep in touch with prospective students and their families. Ed can even be seen giving
a family a tour of Catholic Central.
Ed earned both his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees at the University of Michigan. During
the past four years, Ed was the Assistant Baseball Coach at Michigan State University, serving also
as recruiting coordinator.
Ed and his wife Chrissy are the parents of three sons: Eddie - 4 1/2 years, A.J. - 3 years, and Thomas
Michael, born January 28, 2000. ■
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BELLS
Reverends Joe Maloney, OFM and John Nowlan,
members of the Class of 1949, concelebrated Mass to
open the evening. Ray Doucet led the singing and
played the guitar, Stan Krzeminski and Dan O’Donohue
delivered the readings, and Bob Toal assisted as
Communion minister.
Media
Drawing
Mixed Media
Mixed Media
Mixed Media
Mixed Media
Mixed Media
Mixed Media
Painting
Painting
Painting
Painting
Painting
Painting
SCHOOL
C
Artist
Nicholas Ozog
Kevin Azanger
David Hellen
Matthew McClennan
Matt Zavac
Thomas Earny
Randall Means
Felix Martinez
Mike Rogers
Nick Fugodi
Ryan Herberholz
Brenton Stark
Michael Wilk
SCHOOL BELLS
’75 Grads
See
“Chatterbox”
For Reunion
Update!
C
Art Competition
atholic Central art students winning honors at the regional level of the
Scholastics Art Competition had their work on display at the Summit Place Mall,
Waterford, Michigan, for one month in Spring of 2000. They were as follows:
Reunions
elebrate the Century and World
War II/Rosie the Riveter posters set
the tone for the Class of 1949’s 50-year
reunion at the Stephenson Haus in
Hazel Park, Michigan, on November 6, 1999.
(Be sure to look for Paul Barry’s feature
in the next issue of the “Aluminator.”)
George Dietz, Joe Dooling and
Brendan Drewett were given bottles
of vintage wine to toast their parents. Joe and Brendan
each have one living parent, and George’s parents
recently celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary.
Class of 1949
Bottles of wine and 4-packs of Irish and English beer
were then raffled off as door prizes.
Award
Certificate
Silver Key
Silver Key
Silver Key
Silver Key
Certificate
Certificate
Silver Key
Silver Key
Certificate
Certificate
Certificate
Certificate
The Art Department is under the direction of Deb Broomham and Michelle Wentworth. ■
Fr. Richard Elmer, C.S.B. ’46 gave a most positive
picture of the state of CC. The Class of 1949 presented
him with a gift of $3,195 for student development.
Following Mass, the forty-five class members took a
Fr. Sheehy-type snapper on Catholic Central and the years
between 1945 and 1949. Bill Moylan, Ed Moore and
Joe Dooling tied for first and shared top prizes. Harry
Pierce and Eugene Posler won bundles of candy for
their great-grandchildren. Len Hausner again took honors
for having traveled the farthest, beating out Jim Desser
by a few miles – both hail from Florida. (At the class’s
45th reunion, Len came in from Alaska.) Paul Barry
won first prize for being the first to return his reunion
questionnaire – the announcements went out in June.
S TA F F
Jim Buckingham, renowned Detroit-area singer and
guitarist, accepted requests and entertained the 70-plus
guests throughout the evening.
On Friday, November 5, 1999, members and guests
gathered for conversation, Irish entertainment,
and a freewheeling evening at the Friendly Sons
of St. Patrick in Warren, Michigan. ■
A
S P O T L I G H T
Director Of Marketing
& Public Relations/Admissions Officer
ugust of 1999 saw the return of Ed Turek ’85 to Catholic Central – not on the
baseball field, but as Director of Marketing and Public Relations/Admissions Officer.
Ed has been busy with presentations to area Catholic elementary schools and parishes,
CC’s Open House, and assisting with the admissions process. In addition, Ed’s duties require
him to design promotional materials, submit press releases and advertisements to various local
publications, and keep in touch with prospective students and their families. Ed can even be seen giving
a family a tour of Catholic Central.
Ed earned both his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees at the University of Michigan. During
the past four years, Ed was the Assistant Baseball Coach at Michigan State University, serving also
as recruiting coordinator.
Ed and his wife Chrissy are the parents of three sons: Eddie - 4 1/2 years, A.J. - 3 years, and Thomas
Michael, born January 28, 2000. ■
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23
BELLS
Reverends Joe Maloney, OFM and John Nowlan,
members of the Class of 1949, concelebrated Mass to
open the evening. Ray Doucet led the singing and
played the guitar, Stan Krzeminski and Dan O’Donohue
delivered the readings, and Bob Toal assisted as
Communion minister.
Media
Drawing
Mixed Media
Mixed Media
Mixed Media
Mixed Media
Mixed Media
Mixed Media
Painting
Painting
Painting
Painting
Painting
Painting
SCHOOL
C
Artist
Nicholas Ozog
Kevin Azanger
David Hellen
Matthew McClennan
Matt Zavac
Thomas Earny
Randall Means
Felix Martinez
Mike Rogers
Nick Fugodi
Ryan Herberholz
Brenton Stark
Michael Wilk
SPORTS RAP
I
The Gift Of Hope
SCHOOL
B
rad Emons, writer for the “Observer-Eccentric” newspapers, listed the best Observerland athletes during his lifetime.
Catholic Central athletes are only considered from 1979 to the present. They are as follows: #7 - Chris Sabo ’80
(Baseball); #22 - Casey Rogowski ’99 (Football and Baseball); #29 - Doug Brzezinski ’94 (Football); #30 - Steve
Campbell ’88 (Tennis); #31 - Mark Messner ’84 (Football). Athletes are alphabetically listed from #51 through #100.
They include: Nick Brzezinski ’99 (Football, and Track and Field), Rob Gonzalez ’78 (Basketball), Greg Haeger ’87
(Baseball), Toby Heaton ’88 (Football and Wrestling), Don McSween ’82 (Hockey), Aaron Roberts ’81 (Football),
Greg Wendt ’81 (Basketball) and Kerry Zavagnin ’92 (Soccer). ■
T
theme of “Intense Execution” and provided the
CC community with many memorable moments.
1999 Football
Many players won awards for their outstanding contributions:
he 1999 Football team began the season rated #1 in
the state of Michigan, 18th in the nation, and chosen
by Fox Sports as one of the top 50 teams in the country.
The players, coaches and CC family responded with a
terrific effort and posted an overall record of 10-1. This
was the 7th time our CC football team won 10 or more
games in the ’90s. What a terrific accomplishment!
The team recorded a 9-0 record in the regular season,
winning the Central Division Championship and the
Catholic League Championship. This marks the 12th
Catholic League Championship won in the last 24
years. The 1999 football team lived up to their
Math Honors
C
ongratulations to CC’s Math Team, comprised of Paul
Schultz ’00, Gary Lisowski, Matt Nelson, Andy Fanco
and John Schultz, for finishing first in their division at
the 2000 University of Michigan-Flint Math Field Day.
The group won the Team Essay Contest and brought
back a plaque, a trophy plus individual medals. Gary
and Matt won their partner event, and John finished
second in his individual event. Paul gave a 5-minute
talk on Euler’s formula, and was also named one of the
top 100 math scholars in the 2000 Michigan Math Prize
Competition, having placed within the top 7.4%.
F
Fr. Wheeler Returns
r. John Wheeler, C.S.B. ’57 returned to Catholic
Central in August 1999. His schedule includes two
periods of teaching Theology and three periods
serving as a Counselor in the Guidance Department.
During the Christmas Break, Fr. Wheeler went to
Florida to spend some time with family members.
Prior to his return in January 2000, he was hospitalized
and underwent bypass surgery. We are happy to
report that Fr. Wheeler returned to the classroom
the following February 28th. ■
CC also commends and congratulates the following
students who qualified for the 2000 American
Invitational Math Exam by scoring above 100 on the
American High School Math Exam: Matt Nelson, Paul
Schultz, Joe Gatt, Chris Hammer, John Schultz and
Jerin Philip. ■
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2000 Football
he Varsity Football team finished the season
with a record of 10 wins and 3 losses.
They won the State District
Championship over Westland John
Glenn and were State Regional
Champions with a victory over Cass
Tech. They were eliminated in the
semifinals by Utica Eisenhower.
The Freshman and JV Football teams
were both undefeated and were
champions of their divisions.
At this printing, Mike Sgroi received a
scholarship to Stanford University and
Matt LoPiccolo received a scholarship to
Grand Valley State University. ■
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All-League Players
Steve Dominguez
Jeremiah Hicks
John Kava
Mike Morris
Mike Wilk
All-Catholic Players
Steve Dominguez
Jeremiah Hicks
John Kava
Mike Morris
Jeff Potts
Catholic League &
MSHCA All Academic
Chris Gonzalez
Honorable Mention –
All American
John Kava
Mike Morris
SPORTS RAP
BELLS
n the Fall of 1999, students, faculty and
families gave the gift of hope to Kathy
Hunter-Walters. A Christmas Carnival
and Dance, featuring games and
contests, was cosponsored by the
Student Council, the Mothers’ Club
and the Dads’ Club. Together, they
raised more than $23,000 to aid in
expenses not covered by insurance
for the stem-cell transplant needed
by Kathy. Kathy and her husband
Kevin are the parents of three sons:
Matthew - 12, Andrew - 9 and
Aaron - 5. Kevin is a theology
teacher and baseball coach at
Catholic Central. Kathy, who
has recurrent breast cancer,
was diagnosed with cancer
on December 23, 1996. The
Catholic Central family is
asked to keep the Walters
family in its prayers. ■
CC Athletes Named In
“Top 100” List For The Century
SPORTS RAP
I
The Gift Of Hope
SCHOOL
B
rad Emons, writer for the “Observer-Eccentric” newspapers, listed the best Observerland athletes during his lifetime.
Catholic Central athletes are only considered from 1979 to the present. They are as follows: #7 - Chris Sabo ’80
(Baseball); #22 - Casey Rogowski ’99 (Football and Baseball); #29 - Doug Brzezinski ’94 (Football); #30 - Steve
Campbell ’88 (Tennis); #31 - Mark Messner ’84 (Football). Athletes are alphabetically listed from #51 through #100.
They include: Nick Brzezinski ’99 (Football, and Track and Field), Rob Gonzalez ’78 (Basketball), Greg Haeger ’87
(Baseball), Toby Heaton ’88 (Football and Wrestling), Don McSween ’82 (Hockey), Aaron Roberts ’81 (Football),
Greg Wendt ’81 (Basketball) and Kerry Zavagnin ’92 (Soccer). ■
T
theme of “Intense Execution” and provided the
CC community with many memorable moments.
1999 Football
Many players won awards for their outstanding contributions:
he 1999 Football team began the season rated #1 in
the state of Michigan, 18th in the nation, and chosen
by Fox Sports as one of the top 50 teams in the country.
The players, coaches and CC family responded with a
terrific effort and posted an overall record of 10-1. This
was the 7th time our CC football team won 10 or more
games in the ’90s. What a terrific accomplishment!
The team recorded a 9-0 record in the regular season,
winning the Central Division Championship and the
Catholic League Championship. This marks the 12th
Catholic League Championship won in the last 24
years. The 1999 football team lived up to their
Math Honors
C
ongratulations to CC’s Math Team, comprised of Paul
Schultz ’00, Gary Lisowski, Matt Nelson, Andy Fanco
and John Schultz, for finishing first in their division at
the 2000 University of Michigan-Flint Math Field Day.
The group won the Team Essay Contest and brought
back a plaque, a trophy plus individual medals. Gary
and Matt won their partner event, and John finished
second in his individual event. Paul gave a 5-minute
talk on Euler’s formula, and was also named one of the
top 100 math scholars in the 2000 Michigan Math Prize
Competition, having placed within the top 7.4%.
F
Fr. Wheeler Returns
r. John Wheeler, C.S.B. ’57 returned to Catholic
Central in August 1999. His schedule includes two
periods of teaching Theology and three periods
serving as a Counselor in the Guidance Department.
During the Christmas Break, Fr. Wheeler went to
Florida to spend some time with family members.
Prior to his return in January 2000, he was hospitalized
and underwent bypass surgery. We are happy to
report that Fr. Wheeler returned to the classroom
the following February 28th. ■
CC also commends and congratulates the following
students who qualified for the 2000 American
Invitational Math Exam by scoring above 100 on the
American High School Math Exam: Matt Nelson, Paul
Schultz, Joe Gatt, Chris Hammer, John Schultz and
Jerin Philip. ■
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2000 Football
he Varsity Football team finished the season
with a record of 10 wins and 3 losses.
They won the State District
Championship over Westland John
Glenn and were State Regional
Champions with a victory over Cass
Tech. They were eliminated in the
semifinals by Utica Eisenhower.
The Freshman and JV Football teams
were both undefeated and were
champions of their divisions.
At this printing, Mike Sgroi received a
scholarship to Stanford University and
Matt LoPiccolo received a scholarship to
Grand Valley State University. ■
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All-League Players
Steve Dominguez
Jeremiah Hicks
John Kava
Mike Morris
Mike Wilk
All-Catholic Players
Steve Dominguez
Jeremiah Hicks
John Kava
Mike Morris
Jeff Potts
Catholic League &
MSHCA All Academic
Chris Gonzalez
Honorable Mention –
All American
John Kava
Mike Morris
SPORTS RAP
BELLS
n the Fall of 1999, students, faculty and
families gave the gift of hope to Kathy
Hunter-Walters. A Christmas Carnival
and Dance, featuring games and
contests, was cosponsored by the
Student Council, the Mothers’ Club
and the Dads’ Club. Together, they
raised more than $23,000 to aid in
expenses not covered by insurance
for the stem-cell transplant needed
by Kathy. Kathy and her husband
Kevin are the parents of three sons:
Matthew - 12, Andrew - 9 and
Aaron - 5. Kevin is a theology
teacher and baseball coach at
Catholic Central. Kathy, who
has recurrent breast cancer,
was diagnosed with cancer
on December 23, 1996. The
Catholic Central family is
asked to keep the Walters
family in its prayers. ■
CC Athletes Named In
“Top 100” List For The Century
(BOLD TYPE DENOTES HOME GAME)
SPORTS SCHEDULE
1999-2000 Cross-Country Season
Sunday
Mar. 31
Dakota (2)
1:00 p.m.
Monday
Apr. 2
Utica
4:15 p.m.
he 1999 season came to a close with a 6th-place finish at the State Finals. Senior Captain Jeff Haller, who attained
All-Catholic and All-City honors, led the team. Juniors, Matt Daly and Doug Gibbons made All-State. Junior
John DiGiovanni, coming off injuries all season, turned in a fine state meet.
Thursday
Apr. 5
Grosse Pointe South
4:00 p.m.
Saturday
Apr. 7
Brother Rice (2)
11:00 a.m.
Tuesday
Apr. 10
Fraser
4:00 p.m.
The 2000 Cross-Country team won the Central Division Championship, the Catholic League Championship, the City
Championship, and the State Regional Championship. They finished 3rd in the State. Senior Matt Daly won the
Catholic League, the State Regional, and the City for the 2nd year in a row and finished 6th in the State. ■
Wednesday Apr. 11
Notre Dame (2)
4:00 p.m.
Saturday
DeLaSalle (2)
11:00 a.m.
Wednesday Apr. 25
U of D Jesuit (2)
4:00 p.m.
Saturday
Apr. 28
Wyandotte Roosevelt
7:45 p.m.
Tuesday
May 1
Livonia Stevenson
4:00 p.m.
Wednesday May 2
Brother Rice (2)
4:00 p.m.
Saturday
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1999 Cross-Country Season Highlights
1st Place - Haslett Invitational & Sturgis Invitational
Runner-up - Holly Invitational & Shamrock Invitational
Catholic League Champs (8 Championships in the ’90s)
City Champs for the 13th consecutive year
Regional Champs (6 Championships in the ’90s)
Central Division Champs for the 9th consecutive year
1st Place - Catholic Leagues for 7th Year in a row!
The 2000 Cross-Country team, shown
here, includes (top row, left to right):
Seniors Bryan Buchanan, Adam
Tymowski and Jeff Haller; bottom
row (left to right): Juniors Matt
Daly, John D. Giovanni, Doug
Snyder and Dan Krawiec.
Apr. 21
Notre Dame (2)
2:00 p.m.
Wednesday May 9
May 5
DeLaSalle (2)
4:00 p.m.
Thursday
Livonia Franklin
4:00 p.m.
May 10
he 1999 team was a young team
with many returning letter winners.
The 2000 Varsity Golf team won the
Central Division Championship
and the State Regional
Championship. ■
Individual Highlights
T
2000 Soccer
he Varsity Soccer team finished its 2000 season with
7 wins, 5 losses and 5 ties. The Freshman Soccer team
finished their season with 10 wins, one loss and one
tie, and were League Champs. ■
1999 Golf Season Highlights
Evan Currie ’00, Team Captain - 4.12 g.p.a.
Medalist at Catholic League Tournament (73)
Top 5 at East Lansing Fall Classic (74)
• All Catholic • All Regional
• All State Medalist in all dual matches (37.9 average)
10th Place - East Lansing Fall Classic
3rd Place - Pinckney Tournament
3rd Place - Catholic League
26
Our Lady of St. Mary
6:00 p.m.
May 1
Detroit Country Day
6:00 p.m.
Friday
May 4
Cinn Moeller
6:00 p.m.
Saturday
May 5
Kilbourne
2:00 p.m.
Tuesday
May 8
U of Detroit Jesuit
6:00 p.m.
Thursday
May 10
Catholic League Tournament TBD
Saturday
May 12
Wednesday May 16
Cranbrook
Friday
May 18
Midwest League Tournament TBD
Saturday
May 19
Thursday
May 24
State Quarterfinals
Friday
June 1
State Semifinals
TBD
Saturday
June 2
State Finals
TBD
Saturday
June 9
All-Star Game
TBD
Saturday
June 9
Michigan/Ohio
Underage All-Star
TBD
May 12
U of Detroit Jesuit (2)
11:00 a.m.
Tuesday
May 15
Detroit Country Day
4:15 p.m.
Swimming
Wednesday May 16
CHSL Semifinals
TBD
Saturday
Mar. 3
Tuesday
May 22
Country Day
4:15 p.m.
Fri.-Sat.
Mar. 9-10 State Finals
Wednesday May 23
CHSL Finals
TBD
Saturday
May 26
Canton (2)
11:00 a.m.
Track & Field
Tuesday
May 29
State Pre-District
TBD
Friday
Mar. 16
Siena Heights Relays
Saturday
June 2
State Districts
TBD
Saturday
Mar. 24
AA Pioneer Indoor Relays
Tuesday
June 5
Operation Friendship
TBD
Saturday
Mar. 31
Huron Relays
Saturday
June 9
State Regionals (2)
TBD
Saturday
Apr. 7
AA Pioneer/Pinckney
Tuesday
June 12
State Quarterfinals
TBD
Monday
Apr. 9
Friday
June 15
State Semifinals
TBD
Saturday
Apr. 14
9th/12th vs. 10th/11th
Saturday
June 16
State Finals
TBD
Saturday
Apr. 21
Elks Relays
Monday
Apr. 23
DeLaSalle
Friday
Apr. 27
9th/10th Harrison Relays
Catholic League
Saturday
Mar. 3
PSL
TBD
Friday
Apr. 27
Jackson Invitational
Monday
Mar. 5
Districts
TBD
Monday
Apr. 30
Divine Child
Tuesday
Mar. 13
Regionals
TBD
Saturday
May 5
9th/10th Holly Relays
Saturday
May 5
Observerland Relays
Brother Rice
Va r s i t y L a c r o s s e
7:00 p.m.
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
Monday
May 7
Saturday
Mar. 17
Scrimmage
TBD
Saturday
May 12
AA Pioneer Last Chance
Thursday
Mar. 22
Troy
4:30 p.m.
Monday
May 14
U of Detroit Jesuit
Saturday
Mar. 24
Scrimmage
TBD
Friday
May 18
State Regionals
Friday
Mar. 30
Birmingham
7:00 p.m.
Sunday
May 20
Shamrock Freshman Invitational
Tuesday
Apr. 3
Brother Rice
4:30 p.m.
Tuesday
May 22
CHSL Championship
Thursday
Apr. 5
DeLaSalle
5:00 p.m.
Tuesday
May 29
Saturday
Apr. 7
Franklin Regional
4:00 p.m.
Thursday
May 31
9th/10th Dearborn Relays
Sunday
Apr. 8
Sewickley Academy
12:00 p.m.
Saturday
June 2
State Finals
Tuesday
Apr. 10
Novi
6:30 p.m.
Thursday
Apr. 19
East Grand Rapids
5:30 p.m.
Va r s i t y W r e s t l i n g
Fri.-Sat.
Saturday
Apr. 21
Thomas Worthington
2:00 p.m.
Sunday
Apr. 22
Upper Arlington
1:00 p.m.
Winner - Regional Championship
5th Place Overall - State Finals
John Luna ’01 - All Catholic
Student Athlete of the Month (“Michigan Catholic”)
Apr. 26
Tuesday
Saturday
Va r s i t y & J V B a s k e t b a l l
1999-2000
Golf
T
Thursday
Mar. 2-3
27
27
Team Finals
TBD
SPORTS SCHEDULE
SPORTS RAP
Va r s i t y B a s e b a l l
☞
(BOLD TYPE DENOTES HOME GAME)
SPORTS SCHEDULE
1999-2000 Cross-Country Season
Sunday
Mar. 31
Dakota (2)
1:00 p.m.
Monday
Apr. 2
Utica
4:15 p.m.
he 1999 season came to a close with a 6th-place finish at the State Finals. Senior Captain Jeff Haller, who attained
All-Catholic and All-City honors, led the team. Juniors, Matt Daly and Doug Gibbons made All-State. Junior
John DiGiovanni, coming off injuries all season, turned in a fine state meet.
Thursday
Apr. 5
Grosse Pointe South
4:00 p.m.
Saturday
Apr. 7
Brother Rice (2)
11:00 a.m.
Tuesday
Apr. 10
Fraser
4:00 p.m.
The 2000 Cross-Country team won the Central Division Championship, the Catholic League Championship, the City
Championship, and the State Regional Championship. They finished 3rd in the State. Senior Matt Daly won the
Catholic League, the State Regional, and the City for the 2nd year in a row and finished 6th in the State. ■
Wednesday Apr. 11
Notre Dame (2)
4:00 p.m.
Saturday
DeLaSalle (2)
11:00 a.m.
Wednesday Apr. 25
U of D Jesuit (2)
4:00 p.m.
Saturday
Apr. 28
Wyandotte Roosevelt
7:45 p.m.
Tuesday
May 1
Livonia Stevenson
4:00 p.m.
Wednesday May 2
Brother Rice (2)
4:00 p.m.
Saturday
T
1st Place - Haslett Invitational & Sturgis Invitational
Runner-up - Holly Invitational & Shamrock Invitational
Catholic League Champs (8 Championships in the ’90s)
City Champs for the 13th consecutive year
Regional Champs (6 Championships in the ’90s)
Central Division Champs for the 9th consecutive year
1st Place - Catholic Leagues for 7th Year in a row!
The 2000 Cross-Country team, shown
here, includes (top row, left to right):
Seniors Bryan Buchanan, Adam
Tymowski and Jeff Haller; bottom
row (left to right): Juniors Matt
Daly, John D. Giovanni, Doug
Snyder and Dan Krawiec.
Apr. 21
Notre Dame (2)
2:00 p.m.
Wednesday May 9
May 5
DeLaSalle (2)
4:00 p.m.
Thursday
Livonia Franklin
4:00 p.m.
May 10
he 1999 team was a young team
with many returning letter winners.
The 2000 Varsity Golf team won the
Central Division Championship
and the State Regional
Championship. ■
Individual Highlights
T
2000 Soccer
he Varsity Soccer team finished its 2000 season with
7 wins, 5 losses and 5 ties. The Freshman Soccer team
finished their season with 10 wins, one loss and one
tie, and were League Champs. ■
Evan Currie ’00, Team Captain - 4.12 g.p.a.
Medalist at Catholic League Tournament (73)
Top 5 at East Lansing Fall Classic (74)
• All Catholic • All Regional
• All State Medalist in all dual matches (37.9 average)
10th Place - East Lansing Fall Classic
3rd Place - Pinckney Tournament
3rd Place - Catholic League
26
6:00 p.m.
May 1
Detroit Country Day
6:00 p.m.
Friday
May 4
Cinn Moeller
6:00 p.m.
Saturday
May 5
Kilbourne
2:00 p.m.
Tuesday
May 8
U of Detroit Jesuit
6:00 p.m.
Thursday
May 10
Saturday
May 12
Wednesday May 16
Cranbrook
Friday
May 18
Saturday
May 19
Thursday
May 24
State Quarterfinals
Friday
June 1
State Semifinals
TBD
Saturday
June 2
State Finals
TBD
Saturday
June 9
All-Star Game
TBD
Saturday
June 9
Michigan/Ohio
Underage All-Star
TBD
May 12
U of Detroit Jesuit (2)
11:00 a.m.
Tuesday
May 15
Detroit Country Day
4:15 p.m.
Swimming
Wednesday May 16
CHSL Semifinals
TBD
Saturday
Mar. 3
Tuesday
May 22
Country Day
4:15 p.m.
Fri.-Sat.
Mar. 9-10 State Finals
Wednesday May 23
CHSL Finals
TBD
Saturday
May 26
Canton (2)
11:00 a.m.
Track & Field
Tuesday
May 29
State Pre-District
TBD
Friday
Mar. 16
Siena Heights Relays
Saturday
June 2
State Districts
TBD
Saturday
Mar. 24
AA Pioneer Indoor Relays
Tuesday
June 5
TBD
Saturday
Mar. 31
Huron Relays
Saturday
June 9
State Regionals (2)
TBD
Saturday
Apr. 7
AA Pioneer/Pinckney
Tuesday
June 12
State Quarterfinals
TBD
Monday
Apr. 9
Friday
June 15
State Semifinals
TBD
Saturday
Apr. 14
9th/12th vs. 10th/11th
Saturday
June 16
State Finals
TBD
Saturday
Apr. 21
Elks Relays
Monday
Apr. 23
DeLaSalle
Friday
Apr. 27
9th/10th Harrison Relays
Catholic League
Saturday
Mar. 3
PSL
TBD
Friday
Apr. 27
Jackson Invitational
Monday
Mar. 5
Districts
TBD
Monday
Apr. 30
Divine Child
Tuesday
Mar. 13
Regionals
TBD
Saturday
May 5
9th/10th Holly Relays
Saturday
May 5
Observerland Relays
Brother Rice
Va r s i t y L a c r o s s e
7:00 p.m.
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
Monday
May 7
Saturday
Mar. 17
Scrimmage
TBD
Saturday
May 12
AA Pioneer Last Chance
Thursday
Mar. 22
Troy
4:30 p.m.
Monday
May 14
U of Detroit Jesuit
Saturday
Mar. 24
Scrimmage
TBD
Friday
May 18
State Regionals
Friday
Mar. 30
Birmingham
7:00 p.m.
Sunday
May 20
Shamrock Freshman Invitational
Tuesday
Apr. 3
Brother Rice
4:30 p.m.
Tuesday
May 22
CHSL Championship
Thursday
Apr. 5
DeLaSalle
5:00 p.m.
Tuesday
May 29
Saturday
Apr. 7
Franklin Regional
4:00 p.m.
Thursday
May 31
9th/10th Dearborn Relays
Sunday
Apr. 8
Sewickley Academy
12:00 p.m.
Saturday
June 2
State Finals
Tuesday
Apr. 10
Novi
6:30 p.m.
Thursday
Apr. 19
East Grand Rapids
5:30 p.m.
Va r s i t y W r e s t l i n g
Fri.-Sat.
Saturday
Apr. 21
Thomas Worthington
2:00 p.m.
Sunday
Apr. 22
Upper Arlington
1:00 p.m.
Winner - Regional Championship
5th Place Overall - State Finals
John Luna ’01 - All Catholic
Student Athlete of the Month (“Michigan Catholic”)
Apr. 26
Tuesday
Saturday
Va r s i t y & J V B a s k e t b a l l
1999-2000
Golf
T
Thursday
Mar. 2-3
27
27
Team Finals
TBD
SPORTS SCHEDULE
SPORTS RAP
Va r s i t y B a s e b a l l
☞
C AT H O L I C C E N T R A L
March
12
14
17
29
30
2001
Calendar Of Events
A Family Tradition
Catholic Central
Orin Jewelers
Since 1928
Since 1933
The tradition of
hand-engraved Platinum…
Breathtaking in every way…
Dads’ Club General Meeting – 7:00 p.m.
End of 3rd Quarter
Band “Nite On The Town” – 7:00 p.m.
Parent/Teacher Conferences
All-Men’s Silent Retreat Weekend At Manresa Begins
April
1
4
5
9
10
11
12-20
23
All-Men’s Silent Retreat Weekend At Manresa Concludes
Mothers’ Club Fashion Show - 11:00 a.m.
Mothers’ Club Board Meeting - 6:00 p.m.
Faculty Meeting - Dismissal at 1:24 p.m.
Incoming Freshman Night
Half Day - Dismissal at 1:24 p.m.
Easter Break
Classes Resume
May
3
6
7-17
8
9
10
14
17
19
20
25
Spring Concert - 6:30 p.m.
AP Exams
Academic Awards Banquet - 6:30 p.m.
Mothers’ Club Mass & General Meeting - 6:30 p.m.
Junior Prom
Dads’ Club General Meeting - 7:00 p.m.
Senior Prom
Baccalaureate Mass - 7:00 p.m.
Graduation Exercises - 7:30 p.m.
End of 4th Quarter
28
A look that was,
is, and always will be
a symbol of unending love.
Garden City
29317 Ford Rd.
Orin Jewelers offers
you a complete collection of
Catholic Central logo jewelry.
“Your Family Diamond Store
Where Fine Quality & Service
Are Affordable.”
Catholic Central alumni, students,
parents and faculty receive special
pricing on all their purchases.
(at Middlebelt)
(734) 422-7030
Northville
101 E. Main Street
(at Center St.)
(248) 349-6940
C AT H O L I C C E N T R A L
March
12
14
17
29
30
2001
Calendar Of Events
A Family Tradition
Catholic Central
Orin Jewelers
Since 1928
Since 1933
The tradition of
hand-engraved Platinum…
Breathtaking in every way…
End of 3rd Quarter
Band “Nite On The Town” – 7:00 p.m.
Parent/Teacher Conferences
All-Men’s Silent Retreat Weekend At Manresa Begins
April
1
4
5
9
10
11
12-20
23
All-Men’s Silent Retreat Weekend At Manresa Concludes
Mothers’ Club Fashion Show - 11:00 a.m.
Mothers’ Club Board Meeting - 6:00 p.m.
Incoming Freshman Night
Half Day - Dismissal at 1:24 p.m.
Easter Break
Classes Resume
May
3
6
7-17
8
9
10
14
17
19
20
25
Spring Concert - 6:30 p.m.
AP Exams
Academic Awards Banquet - 6:30 p.m.
Mothers’ Club Mass & General Meeting - 6:30 p.m.
Junior Prom
Dads’ Club General Meeting - 7:00 p.m.
Senior Prom
Baccalaureate Mass - 7:00 p.m.
Graduation Exercises - 7:30 p.m.
End of 4th Quarter
28
A look that was,
is, and always will be
a symbol of unending love.
Garden City
29317 Ford Rd.
Orin Jewelers offers
you a complete collection of
Catholic Central logo jewelry.
“Your Family Diamond Store
Where Fine Quality & Service
Are Affordable.”
Catholic Central alumni, students,
parents and faculty receive special
pricing on all their purchases.
(at Middlebelt)
(734) 422-7030
Northville
101 E. Main Street
(at Center St.)
(248) 349-6940
Catholic Central Alum’s
New Novel To Benefit
Scholarship Fund
QUANTUM by Tom Grace
A Thriller by the Author
of SPYDER WEB
QUANTUM, the new novel by CC Alum
Tom Grace ’80 was inspired by the life and untimely
death of his friend and classmate, John Rosowski.
You can purchase autographed/personalized copies
of “Quantum” at: www.catholiccentral.net or Nicola’s
Books at 734-662-4110.
Proceeds from these sales will go to the John Rosowski
Memorial Scholarship Fund, which helps one student in
each class attend Catholic Central High School.
“Quantum” is available in hardcover and audiobook.
Also, “Spyder Web” is available in paperback
and audiobook.
The Aluminator
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