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REGIS
ALUMNI NEWS
THE TRADITION
CONTINUES
Fr. Philip Judge, SJ ’80
Fr. J. Thomas McClain, SJ
Fr. Joseph A. O’Hare, SJ ’48
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Regis Alumni News
REGIS
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Volume 69, Number 4
Summer 2004
James E. Buggy
Vice President for Development
Leslie Hannafey P ‘03, ‘07
Annual Fund Director
John W. Prael, Jr. ‘63
Alumni Director
Owen D. Reidy ‘99
Alumni Communications Director
Jennifer Reeder
Executive Assistant
Kathleen Flandrick
Database & Gift Entry Management
Thomas A. Hein ‘99
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President’s Report
Dear Regis Alumni and Friends of Regis,
This Spring Regis High School has announced
Vision to Lead, an Endowment Campaign
to raise $15 million dollars for the Regis
endowment fund. Already $9.5 Million has
been committed by alumni and friends of the
school, and now in a public phase of our campaign the school hopes to
receive the remaining $5.5 million. Over the next eighteen months there
will be various phases of solicitations, asking alumni and friends to assist
us as generously as you can with a gift in addition to your regular annual
fund contribution. As I have experienced your extreme generosity over the
past eight years, I am confident you will rise to this challenge and meet
this goal.
“Why a campaign?” you may (and should) ask. The answer is simple: the
endowment is structured to grow at inflation rate (if we limit ourselves to
spending 5% of an average 7.5% growth rate). Costs increase at a greater
rate than inflation in a school that has to meet rising costs of competitive
salaries, increased medical insurance expenses, and the need to grow
programs (to mention a few). This is what develops the “gap” in the
Regis fiscal formula, which I have been writing to you about over the past
several years.
45% of support. It is clearly very important for this tuition-free school to
have a strong fiscal basis, and that will only happen with an ever-stronger
endowment. Other schools with significant endowments have made major
strides in increasing their funds, and Regis cannot afford to fall behind in
the same effort to ensure long-term fiscal health.
You may find it unusual for a president to announce a campaign a few
short months before his departure. While it may be the case, I have no
worries that it will succeed. We have worked hard these past few years
in preparing this campaign and in soliciting major gifts, announcing
the campaign with already two-thirds of the goal committed. With the
experienced leadership of Father Joseph O’Hare, my successor, with the
continuity in the Development Office under Jim Buggy’s direction, and
with the strong tradition of generosity of the Regis Alumni and Friends,
this timing is insignificant. I know you can do it!
When you are contacted for a gift, be it by phone or by mail, please do
consider making a generous gift in addition to your ongoing annual fund
support. Campaigns ask all of us to stretch a bit, for the sake of a greater
good. I hope you will be willing to do so.
Sincerely in Christ,
On a regular basis the school will need to find added monies for the
endowment to allow it to fund between 40-45% of annual costs, and have
the annual fund (which has grown at a greater rate) maintain a similar 40-
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President’s Report ... Fr. J. Thomas McClain, S.J. ...............................................................
To Members of the Regis Community ... John A. Werwaiss ’60 ......................................
Planned Giving at Regis ... Jim Buggy ..............................................................................
New Annual Fund Director ...............................................................................................
Through the Hallways ... Therese Klay, P ‘99, ‘01 .............................................................
A Sighting of Father Steven V. Duffy, SJ ... Father Jim Carney, SJ ‘43 .......................
Ignatian Understanding ... Rev. Kenneth Caufield, S.J. ......................................................
Regis Roundup ... Jack Prael, ‘63 ........................................................................................
Father McClain and Regis ... J. Thomas McClain, SJ .......................................................
2003-2004: A Year in Review ...........................................................................................
Capital Campaign .................................................................................................................
Class of 2004: Who’s Going Where ...............................................................................
Regis News and Notes ........................................................................................................
Prowlings ................................................................................................................................
Milestones ...............................................................................................................................
Calendar of Events ...............................................................................................................
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To Members of the
Regis Community
John A. Werwaiss ‘60
Chairman of the Board of Trustees
I am very happy to announce to you that the Regis Board of Trustees, with the approval of the Provincial of the New York Province
of the Society of Jesus, has unanimously elected Father Joseph
O’Hare, SJ ‘48 to be the 20th president of Regis High School commencing July 1, 2004, and Father Philip Judge, SJ ‘80 as the 21st
president of Regis, commencing July 1, 2005.
We are extremely grateful to these outstanding men for their willingness to accept the responsibilities of leading Regis in the years
ahead. They have been generous in their response to the school’s
request for their exceptional talents. Both are Regis alumni who
are very familiar with not only Jesuit education, but with the spirit
and traditions that make Regis the exceptional school it has been
and will continue to be. As you know, Father O’Hare was the 31st
president of Fordham University, having served in that position
for 19 years. Father Judge is currently principal of McQuaid Jesuit
High School, having served in administration prior to that at Fordham Prep, and as a teacher at Regis before that.
Our gratitude also extends to Father Gerald Chojnacki SJ, the
Jesuit Provincial, for his great support of Regis in making these
men available. In a time when there are fewer Jesuits available
and increasing demands for their services, he has demonstrated
his clear care and support of the work that we are doing here by
making available men with such outstanding leadership qualities.
The Society of Jesus has been truly an outstanding partner with
the school in furthering its mission of providing an outstanding
all-scholarship college prep education with a special concern for
the less fortunate.
As we move forward with new leadership, I would ask you for
your continued support of Regis. As a community we all have tremendous responsibility to foster what was begun in faith and generosity over ninety years ago. Our faith and generosity will sustain
it in the future. Join me in praying for the Lord’s blessing on the
work we do with young men entrusted to our care.
Sincerely yours,
John A. Werwaiss ‘60
Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Summer 2004
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Planned Giving at Regis
Jim Buggy
VP of Development
After surviving a spectacularly miserable
season of winter weather in the New York
area, I write about some goods news and renewed opportunities. The
good news is that alumni, alumni parents and friends of Regis are
generously supporting the 2003/2004 Annual Fund. As of April 30,
2004, the fund is performing ahead of last year’s results. For this, we
again thank you for your generous support.
The renewed opportunity concerns Planned Giving. Planned Giving
has become an increasingly important part of fund raising programs
at all non-profit institutions. As a companion to Annual Fund and
Endowment Campaigns, Planned Giving provides the dual purpose of
providing donors with tax benefits while helping to insure the future
of Regis.
Planned Giving at Regis - in the form of the St. John Francis Regis
Society - has enjoyed significant success over the years. Since 1980,
Regis has received bequests or other Planned Gifts totaling more than
$9.5 million. However, because Planned Giving is not in the forefront
of our thinking and does not have the immediate impact of annual
giving or endowment campaigns, alumni and friends should know that
Regis gratefully accepts Planned Gifts.
In the fall, the Development Office will initiate a marketing program
on behalf of the St. John Francis Regis Society that will outline
various options that will be available to alumni, alumni parents and
friends of the school. In advance of that effort, we want to again share
with you some of the Planned Giving opportunities that are available.
• Gifts by Will: Bequests large and small have contributed to the
financial health of Regis High School over the years. Bequests qualify
for unlimited charitable deduction, which reduces one’s estate taxes
and preserves more of the donor’s assets for family and other extended
beneficiaries.
• Gifts of Real Estate: Gifts can consist of almost any type of property
in appropriate condition. Assets may be given outright, serve as the
corpus of a trust arrangement, or in the case of a personal residence, be
given with the right of lifetime tenancy by the donor and/or spouse.
• Gifts of Closely Held Stock: A donor avoids capital gains on
appreciation of the stock and receives an immediate tax benefit.
Often, gifts such as this are followed by an offer from the corporation
to redeem the stock with its retained earnings.
• Charitable Remainder Trusts: Charitable trusts are particularly
beneficial for those who hold highly appreciated, low-yield
investments from which a higher return is desired. A tax deduction
is allowed at the time a charitable trust is created. The size of the
deduction depends on the donor’s age, payment percentage, and other
factors.
In all cases, prospective donors to Regis and the St. John Francis Regis
Society should consult with their legal and financial representatives to
determine which opportunity best suits their needs.
Of course, you call the Regis Development Office at 212-288-1142
with questions as well.
New Annual Fund Director
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Leslie Hannafey P ‘03, ‘07
t is my pleasure to announce that the
new Annual Fund Director is Mrs.
Leslie Hannafey. A little about Leslie:
She received a B.A. in economics and
philosophy from Fordham University
and an MBA from the Harvard University
School of Business Administration.
Leslie spent more than twenty years in the investment banking
industry as a partner at Smith Barney, Drexel Burnham and
Prudential Securities where she raised capital for corporations in
the United States and abroad and was an advisor for merger and
acquisition transactions. She has also been a Board Member and
Treasurer of the Brooklyn Historical Society.
Leslie is the mother of two Regians, Alex ’03, who recently
completed his freshman year at Williams College, and James ’07,
and is married to Stephen Hogan, who is partner at the law firm of
Yeskoo, Hogan and Tamlyn.
Indeed the Annual Fund will be in good hands! Please take a
moment to welcome Leslie to Regis, now in an “official” capacity.
As we welcome Leslie, we also say goodbye to Therese Klay,
who as you know, is leaving Regis for a position as Development
Manager at the United Nations Association of the United States of
America. Therese’s dedicated service to Regis – in many different
ways – will never be forgotten. As the mother of two Regians – Ben
’99 and Phil ‘01, Therese understood the mission and traditions of
Regis and, as result, there could have been no better advocate for
the school, preparing alumni for the challenges that lay ahead.
We wish Therese the greatest success in her new position.
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Through The
Hallways
Therese Klay P ‘99, ‘01
Annual Fund Director
As we approach the end of the 2004 Annual Fund year, I would like
to update you on our progress. This year we have received a number
of new grants for Regis and the REACH program from the following
foundations: The Charles Hayden Foundation, the Altman Foundation,
the Starr Foundation, the Herman Goldman Foundation and the
Michael Gordon Foundation. With respect to the latter, there is an
interesting parallel to Regis in the life of Michael Gordon. He came to
the US as a poor immigrant from Hungary and at his death established
a foundation to give something back to America in recognition of the
opportunities afforded and successes he achieved in this country, which
he loved. The attributes of generosity and giving back are ones that so
well describe Regians.
In order to meet our budget the Annual Fund must raise $3.8 million.
We are presently at $2.8 million with 44% of alumni participating. For
A Sighting of Father
Stephen V. Duffy, S.J.
By Father Jim Carney, S.J. ‘43
When the warm weather rolls around, about once a month I visit “Father
Regis” (he has clearly merited that title). I’m definitely not a cold
weather traveler except to destinations south of Georgia and Alabama.
Other visitors include his very faithful sister, Connie and her husband
Larry who come every week. Pat and Jim O’Rourke ’51 are occasional
visitors and usually take me with them when they go to visit.
As you may or may not know, Father Duffy is living in the NY
Province Infirmary, Murray-Weigel Hall, which is named in honor of
two renowned Vatican II theologians, John Courtney Murray, S.J. and
Gustave Weigel, S.J. The infirmary is located on the southern boundary
of Fordham University’s Bronx campus and fronts on Fordham Road.
A few stories about Fr. Duffy before I get into my recent visit. Early last
Fall, Fr. Duffy called himself the “Pusher.” I know that he is not into
drugs. He told me that I’d learn what his new name meant after lunch.
I usually sit with Steve at a table for four. The late Bishop Neylon, S.J.
(R.I.P. April 13, 2004) was to his right and John Boyd, S.J. ’34, almost
completely blind, was to his left. I had the seat directly in front of Steve.
After the meal, Steve moved Bishop Neylon’s wheelchair towards the
exit, directed Fr. Boyd to stand in front of the wheelchair and then
guided both out the door of the dining room all the while giving
directions to John Boyd as he pushed (hence Pusher) the Bishop along.
It was a very moving sight to behold. For a change, I was speechless.
During the winter months I phoned Steve periodically. One evening
when I called he answered by saying “This is two ring Duffy.” I quickly
those of you who have not made a gift yet, please keep in mind that
the Fund closes on June 30, 2004. There are several ways that you can
make your gift:
• Check or Cash
• Online through the Regis website at www.regis-nyc.org and
follow the links to Alumni Online Giving
• Credit Card: Mastercard, Visa, Discover or American Express
I would like to extend a special thanks to all the Class Fund Chairmen.
It is through their efforts that Regis has one of the highest alumni
donation participation rates in the country for a high school. Indeed,
few colleges can claim to reach Regis’ s participation rate of 60% last
year. I am very grateful for their dedication to Regis.
After a nine year association with Regis I will finally be leaving at the
end of May. I have accepted a position as Development Manager at the
United Nations Association of the United States of America. It has been
an honor to work here at Regis for the last four years and a true blessing
to have had two sons attend the school. I am grateful to so many of you
for your support and friendship.
I also thank all of you who have so generously contributed to the
Annual Fund ensuring that Regis is there for the next generation of
gifted young Catholic men.
learned that this nickname meant he let the
phone ring twice before answering.
Father Duffy’s spacious room is on the first
floor of the infirmary. During my visit on
April 29th, he noted “My memory is shot.”
“Do you remember who I am?” I quickly
asked. “How could I ever forget you?” he
asked. The perfect answer (or question) when
struggling for a name. Incidentally, if you
ever have a chance to visit him, introduce
yourself by name. It is a help to him.
Photo by Mrs. Connie
Corroon, Father Duffy’s sister.
Due to the kindness of his devoted sister, Connie, Steve’s room has a
couple of items he proudly shows to his visitors. A three-foot plastic
golf bag with a plastic putter and a five “iron” sits on his window sill.
There is also a framed picture (1 ½ feet by 2 ½ feet) of a golf ball on a
tee. Honest! I finally spotted a porcelain horse sitting on a shelf of his
bookcase. Steve informed me that this was a reminder of the days of his
youth when he rode a horse in Camp de Smet in Missouri.
From all of the above you can rightly conclude that Father Stephen V.
Duffy, S.J. is alive and well. He has slowed down a bit and uses a cane
or a walker as the situation dictates. As far as I can judge his health is
fine for a ninety year old (he’ll be 91 on August 31st).
After a very pleasant visit, I caught a cross-town bus to the Grand
Concourse and Fordham Road, then another bus which would
eventually deposit me on Fifth Avenue and 85th Street. As luck would
have it at the time, Pat and Bob Weimann (Bob is retired after many
years as a revered science teacher at Regis) were going to downtown
Manhattan on the same bus. They, too, are old friends of Father Duffy.
Meeting them was the icing on the day’s cake. I am already looking
forward to my next visit with “Father Regis”.
Summer 2004
Ignatian
Understanding
Rev. Kenneth
Caufield, S.J.
Since we are in the Easter season, I would like to share with you
some thoughts by an English author, Margaret Silf as she reflects
on the Resurrection in her book, Wayfaring. She has written several
books on Ignatian Spirituality and was trained by the English Jesuits
to give The Spiritual Exercises.
Resurrection is not something most of us find easy either to discover
or really to believe in. If asked to meditate on the resurrection events
described in the Gospels our reactions may range from an artificially
induced mood of exhilaration that we feel we ought to be feeling,
through to the painful awareness of a drab routine, apparently
unchanged by the Good News, that so often we are feeling. Does
“resurrection” mean anything at all to us in our everyday living?
Does its promise make any difference? (p. 195)
When I reflect on the events that followed Jesus’ crucifixion and
burial, I notice certain patterns that give me real hope that resurrection
is a here-and-now reality and not just a remote, supernatural event,
or a sequence of sentences in a creed. I see, for example:
-that the resurrected Lord isn’t easily recognized and often comes in
the guise of a stranger
-that he retains the signs of his wounding and suffering and continues
to be marked by his experience
-that he comes into situations of despair, disappointment and doubt
-that he comes unobtrusively, never forcing himself upon us, but
letting us discover him for ourselves
-that in his presence just a small shift of perspective can
make a huge difference to our vision
-that he brings empowerment and commissions us to move on
-that he can’t be clung to
-and that, above all, wherever he appears, he makes a
difference.
Reflecting on these facts gives me enormous hope.
-In spite of my failures to recognize him, he will still break
through my blindness.
-The brokenness in me, that I felt to be such a barrier between
us, might be the very place where I find him most readily.
-When I am “down and out and running on empty” he
is perhaps especially likely to be there with resurrection
power.
-I have no need to fear his “ coming in glory” because he will
come as gently as a night breeze.
-I don’t need to go to the ends of the earth to discover some
kind of mystical presence, but instead he is waiting to greet
me on my own doorstep, when I am ready to receive him.
-Whatever resurrection asks of me, he himself will
empower me.
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-It is in letting go of my limited notions of him that I will be freed to
move on to the larger vision.
-And whatever this is about, it is going to make a difference. It is
going to weigh me in on the side of Life.
Well, I am rather good at these things—at blindness and brokenness.
At being at the end of my rope and bogged down in doubt and
disappointment. At limitation and fear and trying to hold on to what I
feel safe with. So if these were the very places where the resurrected
Lord revealed himself, there is hope for me yet! (pp. 198 –200)
I am reminded of an occasion when I was taking communion
regularly to a dying friend and his wife. One afternoon we were
sitting together round their table. His wife had lit a candle, as she
customarily did. As the Eucharistic service proceeded, the candle
flame flickered and failed, and eventually went out altogether.
We were all aware of the incident, and it seemed to be a tiny
dramatisation of the struggle that was going on in that house between
life and death….Then the patient stretched out his hand, calmly and
slowly, and picked up the spent candle. He turned it upside down
and poured out all the molten wax that was choking it. Then he set
it upright again, and we watched in amazement as the flame leapt up
with new life. No one spoke, but all of us knew what the candle was
telling us. In ways we could not understand, life, not death, would
have the final word, but only when all that we were clinging to was
surrendered and poured away. (p. 211)
What I love about Margaret Silf is that she does see the Spirit
speaking to her in the very ordinary experiences of her own life and
so I am encouraged to look at my own experience and look and listen
for the Spirit. I hope all of you are also encouraged to look and listen
for the Spirit and know that God is in your life waiting, loving, and
calling you to minister to your world and His world.
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Regis
Roundup
Jack Prael ‘63
The Regis website contains a tremendous amount of
information about the school including an extensive Alumni
section. This is the best way to keep current on Regis
happenings - after all, we publish this magazine only four
times per year. Aim your browser at www.regis-nyc.org to
enter the current world of Regis.
Online Giving and Vision To Lead lead you to screens which
allow credit card contributions to the Annual Fund and our
capital campaign.This is an easy way to contribute to Regis.
Alumni Database is one of our most important services. You
can keep your personal information current, look up fellow
Regians by name, year of graduation, profession, college
attended and geographic location. I suggest each of you
become a member. Simply follow the new member directions
and soon you will have access to current information 24/7.
The Photo Gallery features events during the past year
including reunions. If you see Owen Reidy or your author
with a camera frequently - here are the results. Check on the
new look of old friends.
The left hand column contains a listing of informative sections
you may wish to peruse. Click on Regiana to open an Adobe
download of our catalogue of Regis logoed items. These can
be purchased at Alumni events, through email ([email protected]) or by phone to the Development Office.
Other sections include an Adobe download of the RAN;
news of Business Network and Bar Association events; a
listing of lost Alumni; details on awards and generous gifts
to Regis; finally, the current staff of the Development Office
with contact information is listed.
If you click Alumni, a new list will appear as you enter the
main Alumni page. News items and current event listings
keep you current on what is happening and scheduled to
occur in the near future. Information on the events is often
available by clicking More in the individual event or news
item.
Anyone who uses the web should join the Alumni Database
and check the Regis website for current information. It’s a
great way to keep in touch with Regis and fellow alumni.
Have a great summer!
Save the Date!
Regis High School will host the 15th Annual Golf
Tournament again this year at the Westchester Hills
Country Club in White Plains, NY.
The outing will take place on Monday, September 20, 2004. Mark
your calendar and watch your mailbox this summer for more
information, or contact the Regis Development Office at 212-2881142 for more information.
Summer 2004
Screenshot of the Regis alumni home page.
Screenshot of the Regis Online Giving web page.
Screenshot of the Regis Alumni online photo album
Screenshot of the Regis Alumni web search
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Fr. McClain
and Regis
Regis High School President
1997 - 2004
To the Regis Community
As I take leave of Regis, I would like to give you an accounting of my stewardship of your school over these past eight years. They have
been years of great blessing for the school, but also of challenges. I believe I leave a school that in many ways is stronger than when I
came, but facing still new demands to be faithful to the mission it has.
Regis: the Catholic and
Jesuit Community
For the students who come to Regis, their school becomes
a significant experience of “Church” for them. This has
been consistent through my time at Regis. Rich school-wide
liturgies, a faith-challenging retreat program, theological
instruction and reflection in the classrooms, and ever increasing
opportunities to give Christian service are together a healthy
and inspiring training in what it can mean to be a part of a livegiving Christian Community – the Church. The community at
once both supports but challenges each member.
To strengthen this dimension over these years, we have added
the position of a Chaplain for the Faculty and Staff, so as to
afford the opportunities in our adult community to be more
informed about the religious dimensions and Ignatian traditions
– for their own spiritual growth and to build an awareness
of our school’s spirit. For our students we have increased
expectations of Christian Service to all four years, and have
offered to some the opportunity to serve in less fortunate areas
of our country or the world (service trips to Ecuador, Haiti,
Dominican Republic, and “urban plunges” to the poor areas of
Camden, New Jersey).
A concern from my first days has been the economic diversity
among our students. As the Catholic Church has become more
affluent over the past 90 years so have the families who have
applied to Regis. To make sure that the school is equally
available to those who have as well as to those who have not,
the REACH program was established two years ago to prepare
qualified young boys from families at or below the poverty
level for the Regis exam three years hence. That first class will
sit for the Regis exam this coming November 2004. As I have
said so often, this program is not an “add-on” project, but is an
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essential part of the Regis mission to assure the level playing
field for those with and without resources. I am hopeful we will
be most successful in this effort.
I must mention an ever increasing role that has been played in
recent years by the Regis Parents, both current and past. The
Regis Parents’ Club has demonstrated an amazing spirit of
support for the school through the auction that it runs for the
school’s benefit. But beyond that, it has grown to be a strong
community of support and care for each other, so much so that
in recent years those bonds have led to the establishment of
a Regis Alumni Parents group, that seeks to come together
regularly to maintain their friendships and their connection
to the school. The presence of parents at so many school
functions as participants and as volunteers has enriched Regis
in unforeseen and delightful ways.
A dwindling presence of Jesuits has been a factor over the
past twenty years. As I leave Regis there will be five Jesuits
working at the school. However, because of the involvement
of committed lay men and women on the faculty and staff the
school’s Ignatian traditions are as strong as they ever have
been. The Society of Jesus continues to stand in partnership
with Regis in sharing what resources it can (both in manpower
and programming) to assure the continued presence of the
Society of Jesus at Regis – in person and in spirit.
The future challenge for Regis will be that of any dynamic
community: to continue to strive to understand the needs of
each other in the community, build a sense of respect and trust
in our midst, and then “turn outward” to be of service to those
outside of our community. As a Catholic Community we cannot
afford to insulate ourselves from the needs of our society.
(l to r): Fr. McClain, SJ, Kieran Quinn ’67, Jim Power ’57,
John Werwaiss ’60 at the 2003 Deo et Patriae Dinner
Regis: the School
There has been steady progression of growth in the school’s
academic program. Under the excellent leadership of our
principal, Father Biagi, the school has reviewed its curriculum
and has chosen a path that is to enrich the global dimension of our
curriculum (concretely: adding Chinese as a language option,
and including a non-Eurocentric element to our Social Studies
curriculum), increase the scientific knowledge (requiring three
years of a lab science), and continue to integrate an appropriate
role of technology into the learning process. It has been a truly
amazing period of growth and adaptation. There is still a ways
to go, but clearly the school has been enriched by broadening
the scope of its curriculum and increasing the amount of
information that is available through the internet.
To support the learning process we needed to address structural
and infrastructural concerns. When I arrived, there was the
sense that we needed to do some minor building improvements.
However as we examined more closely the building and
educational needs, the “minor” task quickly became a major
renovation of the whole building. New wiring for power and
data was installed throughout the building, and the interior
features were enhanced through new lighting, refinishing
wood surfaces, new windows, and many other necessary
improvements. The most ambitious and exciting project was
the transformation of our library into an information/media
center, now one of the busiest rooms in the school. Finally,
this summer the last segment of the building, the basement,
will be given a facelift, to keep it consistent with the qualities
established in the rest of the building.
Father McClain leads the student body in song at the annual lighting of the Christmas tree in the Regis Courtyard,
December 2003.
The school has been truly re-modeled both in curriculum and in
structure. Both are still classic in their spirit – but appropriately
focused on preparing for leadership in a modern world.
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Regis: the Not-for-Profit
Corporation
Like any entity that exists – it must deal with the realities of
the business world. Bills have to be paid, policies have to be
established, fiscal responsibility must be assured. Regis is no
different.
Regis has been blessed over these years to have had an
outstanding Board of Trustees dedicated to fostering the best
in the Regis programs. Their concern for the religious nature
of the school, as well as for the academic program has been
equally impressive. They have brought their experience in the
business world to assure that the school and its endowment are
managed in a fiscally responsible way. They have demonstrated
their real ability to govern a school in such a way that we will
continue to be an all-scholarship, strong, Catholic and Jesuit
college preparatory school. The governance is in good shape.
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education to worthy students. With 60% of alumni solicited
responding so generously, the school can count on a community
of support for its future. However I have seen that we cannot be
overly reliant on this growing source of income, as it needs to be
appropriately balanced by significant endowment income. It is
for that reason that over the past three years we have worked at
getting major gifts to shore up the endowment (which currently
stands at about $45 million). Elsewhere in this issue you will
see the announcement of the over $9.5 million in major gifts
raised, and the desire to raise an additional $5.5 million for the
endowment in the Vision to Lead Campaign. This will have to
be an ongoing part of the Regis fiscal landscape for years to
come – regular efforts to increase the endowment to keep up
with rising costs. Yet it is my sense of the alumni that there is
a depth of support and magnanimity to realize this ambitious
fiscal task.
Fiscally, the school will continue to depend on two “fragile”
feet: annual giving and the endowment. When the economy
is strong, the school will be able to meet its demands as
endowment income and annual giving will be more robust. In
economic downturns, the school will struggle to maintain fiscal
health, and not to have to make choices that would harm its
future health or programs.
When I began at Regis, the annual fund had brought in the
previous year $1.9 million. This year the anticipated amount
raised will be $3.8 million – a 100% increase in 8 years! The
annual fund income generated is the equivalent of income off
of an $80 million endowment! That is an outstanding testimony
to the great generosity of the Regis Alumni and friends of the
school. It is a sign of hope for a school that strives to give this
Bill and Sheila Sullivan ’52 with Fr. McClain, SJ
Regis: the gift.
(l to r): Richard Meyer ’51, Fr. Don Harrington ’63, John
Werwaiss ’60, Fr. McClain, SJ
As I review these years in one sense I want to say I haven’t
done much – Regis has done great things. Students, faculty,
staff, alumni have all come together to strengthen this special
school in many and varied ways. As President I have kept you
informed as to what is happening both good and bad at your
school. I have welcomed you. I have tried to articulate for you
in many ways what our mission is and how we are doing it.
I have urged us all to strive to be better, to seek the magis. I
have asked you for support in small and large ways to make
that mission actual. I have prayed constantly to our God, for
blessings on all we do. For what I have failed to do, I ask for
your pardon. For what has been able to be accomplished – I
simply say: thank YOU and our God for all you have done. You
are the Regis gift – generosity that begets generosity.
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2003-2004: A Y
Students gather for the
Mass of the Holy Spirit and
Academic Convocation on
September 5, 2003. James
P. Kelly ‘71, Editor of Time
Magazine, spoke to the student body about leading a
moral life in a sometimes
immoral world.
Students traverse Central
Park on October 20, 2003
as part of the annual Student
Walkathon to raise money
for Regis. This year’s Walkathon was an extraordinary
success, as the students
combined to raise over
$148,000 for Regis!
Jeffrey Morris ‘05, Kwasi
Mensah ‘04 and Evan
Smoak ‘06 lead the Regis
Jazz Band through one of
their harmonious hits at the
Jazz Band Concert on May
21, 2003.
Here we see the Jazz Band in
its entirety at the final concert of the year on May 21,
2003. The Regis Jazz Band
enjoyed another banner
year under the leadership of
the Chairperson of the Fine
Arts Department, Mr. Jim
Phillips.
Summer 2004
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Year In Review
Seniors wait patiently for a
chance to show their stuff at
the plate during the senior
- faculty softball game on
September 26, 2004. Every
year the seniors and faculty
lay their reputations on the
line and battle in a softball
game for the prize of bragging rights. This year the
class of 2004 enjoyed the
last laugh.
The Regis Varsity Basketball
team looks for an open shot
against Jesuit rival Xavier
High School on January
25, 2004. The Basketball
Coaches Association of New
York selected Kevin Cullen
as the Coach of the Year for
his efforts in leading Regis
to its first City Championship since 1993.
Students enjoy a relaxing
lunch in the shade at Bear
Mountain. The annual trip
to Bear Mountain provides
an opportunity for students
and teachers to interact
outside of an academic atmosphere and enjoy one last
day of summer-like relaxation before settling into the
challenges awaiting them
throughout the school year.
The Regis Varsity Baseball
team gathers for a team
photo. Although they were
eliminated in the playoffs by
Monsignor Farrell, the team
has a lot of which to be proud,
including their 14-3 record
during the regular season,
their Bronx-Manhattan Division Title, and the fact that
they made it to the CHSAA
“A” Division tournament’s
“Final Four”.
These fans enjoy an up close
and personal view of one Regis crooner at “Livestock” a
Regis dance and battle of
the bands which was held
on April 23, 2004. Young
ladies from schools throughout New York packed the
auditorium for this event,
one of many Regis dances
which was held throughout
the year.
The Regis Varsity Soccer
team poses in front of their
net for a team photo. The
team reached the playoffs
despite losing more than
half of last year’s squad due
to graduation. After a hard
fought battle in the quarterfinals Regis fell to St. Francis Prep, the eventual state
champion, in a shootout.
Another band of Regians
gives their all on stage in
an attempt to win the battle
of the bands at “Livestock”
2004. These five seniors are,
from left to right: Matthew
Thrun-Nowicki,
Charlie
Davis, Vincent Penge, Chris
Seneca (on drums), and
Nikola Lekic.
Benny South Street (Matt
Barbot ’05) and Nicely Nicely
Johnson (Jeffrey Morris ’05)
appear here in a picture from
the Regis production of “Guys
and Dolls” this past fall. The
tremendous success of “Guys
and Dolls” is a manifestation
of the enormous growth of the
Regis Repertory, an organization that, in the past two years,
has grown to encompass the efforts of over 100 Regians!
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Regis Alumni News
To All Friends of Regis:
Help Us Build the Legacy
It is our honor to invite you to join with
us in supporting VISION TO LEAD, THE
ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN FOR REGIS. This
campaign has the full support of the Board
of Trustees, which has empowered us to
share the reasons for the campaign with all
our fellow Regians.
On the following pages, you will read
John A. Werwaiss
Chairman,
Board of Trustees
about the Regis so many of us know and
love. In many ways, the school today is
unchanged from the Regis we attended.
Scholastic standards remain rigorous for
our very gifted students. The Ignatian
Martin J. Mannion
Co-Chairman,
Endowment Campaign
spirituality in which we were immersed
remains a strong and ever-present influence throughout the school. The air of
intellectual discovery, spirited debate and
quiet reflection is palpable throughout the
corridors.
You will also see a Regis with which you
may not be familiar. The face of the school
is changing, as physical refurbishments
Anthony J. DiNovi
Co-Chairman,
Endowment Campaign
and improvements elevate the environment in which our students learn.
The financial profile of the school is
changing as well. The noble generosity
Fabian Fondriest
Chairman,
Development Committee
of the Foundress and of her family left
Summer 2004
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Each of us came to Regis with varying talents and abilities. We left with all
these things and much more. It is with the sure knowledge of the value of these gifts
that we ask for your help, confident that you will respond.
us an invaluable legacy. But an appro-
We do not urge you to consider the need
Deeply grateful for the indispensable
priately managed endowment such as
because you owe Regis a debt. Our Regis
support provided by you, its loyal alumni
ours cannot grow fast enough through
education was a gift, freely given, with no
and friends, each year through the Annual
investments alone to keep pace with the
strings attached. You have no obligation
Fund, Regis now asks you to look to the
normal advance of expenses, so many of
to respond. For many of us, however, the
future and to follow in the tradition of the
which are beyond the direct control of
same generosity which sparked the origi-
founding family by making your contribu-
school administrators. The numbers do not
nal endowment now inspires us, and leads
tion, thereby helping ensure the strength of
deceive. Despite the generous outpouring
us to want to pass the legacy to succeeding
Regis for generations to come.
of support from you each year in the An-
generations of young men.
nual Fund - support which now accounts
for more than half of annual income
The vast majority of Regians believe, as
- future projections indicate that the gap
we do, that our success in our chosen field
between income and expenses will only
of endeavor is in large part attributed to
continue, even widen, as the growth in the
the training of mind and spirit we received
endowment’s contribution to our income is
while we were at Regis. So we ask you to
continually exceeded by rising costs.
do whatever you can within your means to
John A. Werwaiss ’60
make this campaign the success we know
The Board of Trustees in consultation
it will be.
with the president of Regis has considered
various remedies available to us. We must
Your contribution to the campaign will not
continue to rely on your support year after
be used to cover shortfalls in operating
year through the Annual Fund, but this
costs this year, or any year. Your participa-
alone will be insufficient to close the gap.
tion in VISION TO LEAD will go directly
The Board has concluded that the wisest,
into the endowment and become a timeless
most prudent course is to undertake this
legacy, a resource that will help unknown
campaign, which will begin to enlarge the
numbers of young men in the future come
permanent endowment. So we write to you
to Regis, study and mature for four years,
plainly to make the case, trusting that you
and leave prepared to assume leadership
will look reality squarely in the face and
roles in law and government, the Catho-
agree with our assessment. To put Regis
lic Church, academia, the arts and other
on a firm financial foundation for the 21st
walks of life, confident in their traditions,
century will require your material support.
abilities and beliefs.
Martin J. Mannion ’77
Anthony J. DiNovi ’80
Fabian Fondriest ’79
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The Vision to Lead:
Building the Legacy
Income
Annual giving, which provides over half of
the school’s income, is projected to grow at an
annual rate of 7.0 percent. The endowment,
which stood at $40 million at the beginning of
FY 2004, is managed under guidelines ensuring
that the endowment grows each year at least at
the rate of inflation, or 2.5 percent. Assuming
an average total return in the investments of 7.5
percent, this provides proceeds of 5.0 percent
annually as income for the school. In FY 2004,
this is estimated to be $2.25 million. Taking
these assumptions together, our forecast is for
an average annual increase for all income of
4.25 percent.
Expenses
Regis’ largest expense, for classroom instruction and administration, consumes 74 percent
of our budget. To remain competitive in attracting and retaining excellent teachers, and due to
rising health benefit costs, we project that this
portion of our budget will need to increase at
an annual rate of between 6-9 percent through
the remainder of the decade. Other operational
expenses, including such items as insurance,
maintenance, activities and development,
increase annually at 4.0 percent. Aggregating
these projections, we expect to experience an
average annual increase in expenses of 6.6
percent through the year 2010.
Conclusion
Do the math... Regis’ budget will see an average annual gap between income and expenses
of 2.35 percent, or $1,800 per student. The
Annual Fund is essential for operating expense
of the school, but cannot address this long-term
growth. Other possible sources of funding also
present complications. Bequests, for example,
are not a reliable source of growth in income.
We receive no government aid, and while we
solicit funds from foundations and corporations, our religious character will always limit
this as a source of funding. We will never
charge tuition.
So the one clear option for strengthening our
financial foundation is to increase the size of
the endowment itself. Hence our goal, which
is to increase the permanent endowment by at
least $15 million. This in and of itself will not
eliminate the possibility of future gaps, since
expenses (as indicated earlier) are projected
to continue to rise at rates higher than even a
good endowment can grow. However, a sizable
addition to the endowment fund over the next
five years will enable us to raise the income
from the endowment, and thereby strengthen
the school’s finances through the year 2010.
A forecast of the income and
expenses for Regis reveals
the financial challenge we
confront.
What will Regis look like over the coming century? Let us affirm that whatever changes the
school undergoes in the years to come, certain
values will always remain the same.
Continuing Academic Excellence: The
median composite SAT score of a Regian is
1420 today, and 85 percent of students qualify
for Advanced Placement credit. We continue to
see gratifying results against national standards, with Regians well-represented among
National Achievement Semi-Finalists. College
placement results continue to be exemplary.
Recent additions to the curriculum ensure that
our students will continue to excel in a global
community strongly influenced by science and
technology. Physics is now a required subject,
study of Chinese is available, and we have
expanded our course offerings in computer languages and applications. At the same time, we
maintain a strong liberal arts tradition, adding a
global focus in English and Social Studies.
Faith Formation: The Catholic faith continues
to be at the very center of life at Regis. From
school-wide liturgies and reconciliation services to strong theology courses, retreat programs
and campus ministry, our students are encouraged to deepen their understanding of and
appreciation for the meaning of belief in Jesus
Christ, including the service this belief entails.
We have recently increased the service requirement for students from one to four years, and
they can choose from a variety of service
programs, including Habitat for Humanity
here at home and our innovative Third-World
Program in Ecuador. In recognition of the need
to sustain and strengthen the Ignatian vision at
Regis, the school recently added a Chaplain to
the Faculty for Ignatian programs.
Faculty and Resources: One of Regis’ greatest assets will always be its instruction, and
the school recognizes the need to attract and
support exceptional teachers. Faculty development in the form of participation in conferences and school-supported coursework is
ongoing, enabling our departments to remain
at the forefront of their respective disciplines.
Regis seeks to build on an already strong base
of technology resources. From an ample supply
of laptops for teachers and students to the use
of electronic Smartboards in class, a wireless
library and school-wide email and faculty
websites, Regis will remain ably equipped to
leverage technology for learning.
Extracurricular Activities: A rich offering
of extracurricular choices distinguishes Regis
today, and this diversity can only be expected
to increase in the years to come. The nationally
ranked Speech/Debate Program continues to
attract significant student participation, as 25
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Regis in the 21st Century:
Scholastic Excellence
percent of the student body participates in The
Hearn. The well-rounded sports program was
recently expanded with the addition of varsity
teams in golf and volleyball. Student publications continue to be essential channels of
expression, as are Regis Rep for drama, several
cultural groups, and the school’s many clubs
for special interests.
REACH (Recruiting Excellence in Academics in Catholic High Schools): The inspiration for the founding of Regis was the desire
to make a Catholic education available to all,
regardless of their economic circumstances.
The REACH program, founded in 2002,
sharpens this vision by reaching out to the
many deserving grade-school students in the
New York metropolitan area who are Catholic,
academically gifted, have leadership potential,
and whose families have significant financial
need. REACH is an educational and leadership
program that prepares students to earn admission to Regis, as well as to other top Catholic
high schools in New York City. The acceptance
of REACH graduates to Regis will increase
the economic diversity of our student body.
Whether at Regis or elsewhere, REACH hopes
that all its participants develop into young men
willing to serve as leaders in the Church, in the
community and in their profession.
The Ignatian Tradition: The vision of Ignatius of Loyola has for four centuries sustained
the schools initiated by Jesuits and conducted
by Jesuits and their lay colleagues.
These values will surely guide Regis
through the 21st century as well. That
individual care and concern for each
student be manifest in the school,
that Christ is a model for human life,
that a truly Christian commitment
must be active, that a Jesuit alumnus
should manifest a particular concern
for the poor and magis in all we do
– these are not strictly the preserve of
Ignatian schools; they are, however,
carefully focused ideals that we
pursue out of tradition and continuing
commitment.
A rich offering of
extracurricular choices
distinguishes Regis today,
and this variety can only be
expected to increase in the
yeards to come
REGIS NATIONAL EXAM RECOGNITION
National Hispanic
National Merit Semi-Finalist
National Achievement
National Merit Commended
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Regis Alumni News
Class of 2004: Who’s Going Where
American University
Michael A Koch
Fairfield University
Michael J Skrapits
Loyola Marymount University
Daniel A Rios
Amherst College
Brian N Lewis
Fordham University
David Carretero
Jeffrey M Connors
Michael J Fernandez
Jakub Mydlarz
Quang Nguyen
Paul R Ryan
Marc Tambini
Loyola University
of New Orleans
Rory J Payne
Boston College
Sean P Gallen
Nikola Lekic
John J Nolan
Alejandro Pena
Luigi A Pulice
Boston University
Alfonso A Iriberri, Jr
Michael L Ponterotto
Carnegie Mellon University
Kwasi A Mensah
Colgate University
John C Kelly
Frederick J Magovern
Michael G Nanna
College of the Holy Cross
Bruce C Colet
Corey D Evans
Robert A Maccariello
Marshall D McKenna
Gregory W Minogue
Joseph J Sammarco
Dominick J Sciame
James F Varsam
Eric Yoon
Connecticut College
Christopher P Buonincontri
Cornell University
Nicholas A Ledesma
Noel Manuel
Carlos A Molina
Davidson College
James S Farrelly
Yancey Flores
Duke University
Mark G Marex
Daniel R McCartney
Christopher J Neufeld
John Patrick Taddei
Duquesne University
William S Spelker
Emory University
Matthew C Thrun-Nowicki
George Washington University
Richard J Martinelli
Georgetown University
Charles W Allen
Nicholas Davies
Daniel RS Kennedy
Matthew S Murtagh
Matthew Nemeth
Christopher J Seneca
John P Uehlinger, Jr
Harvard University
Raymond A Jean
Matthew A Kelly
Peter C Krause, Jr
Rory H Malone
Craig B Monsen
Joseph Francis Quinn
Matthew S Smith
Haverford College
Raymond E Panek
Johns Hopkins University
Michael J Poli
Andrew A Rocca
Keith Staskiewicz
Lafayette College
William L Hanlon
LaSalle University
Robert I Fierro
Loyola College in Maryland
Robert Assini
Charles M Boer
Brendan Charles
Kyle Emmich
Kevin Hughes
Joshua M Levitt
Thomas F Moran
Nicholas C Naclerio
Matthew J Regan
Francis Rodrigues
Brendan Silhan
Massachusetts Institute
of Technology
Peter A Lamb
McGill University
Timothy J Gorta
Jacob R Krzanowski
Middlebury College
Andrew W Goodwin
New York University
Daniel J Armao
Michael F Esposito
Kevin W Hill
George G Mancheril
Vincent B Penge
Vito R Pitta
Northeastern University
Mark Corsillo
Oberlin College
Sean H McKeown
Olin College of Engineering
Alexander A Jenko
Duc T Nguyen
Princeton University
Scott S DeBenedett
Blaise J Latella
Stanford University
Charles C Davis
Peter N Porcino
Stevens Institute of Technology
Andrew P Scagnelli
SUNY Albany
Christian M Rodriguez
SUNY Binghamton
Nicholas A Pipitone
John M Reyes
Ryan G Robinson
Swarthmore College
Joseph E Borkowski
Rahul A D’Silva
Mark P Loria
Syracuse University
Joseph T Mauceri
Brian J Taylor
The Cooper Union
Jeremy R Capungcol
Trinity College
Timothy M Scarella
University of Chicago
Michael J Jordan
University of Notre Dame
Kevin J Conroy
Andrew C Sedia
University of Pennsylvania
Neiman A Ramjattan
Providence College
Michael P Donovan
Drew C Goucher
John P O’Donoghue
Paul E Yuskevich
University of Virginia
Robert C Zizza
Quinnipiac University
Kevin M Fitzpatrick
Villanova University
George M Cuevas
William J Iwasiw
Brendan H Strang
Rice University
Matthew G Meyer
Rutgers University
Adam E Chabal
St. Francis College
David J Noble
Vassar College
Robertino Lim
Washington University
in St. Louis
D. Edmund Anstey
Yale University
Geoffrey Cajigas
Edward T Quinones
Eric M Sauerhoff
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Regis News and Notes
Anonymous Donation
Save the Date!
Regis received a gift of PPG Industries stock in April. We
were not advised of the donor’s name. If you gave this stock
to Regis please call the Development office at 212/288-1142
or e-mail Leslie Hannafey ([email protected]) and
identify yourself so that we can acknowledge your generous
gift.
Regis High School will host the 15th Annual Golf Tournament
again this year at the Westchester Hills Country Club in White
Plains, NY. The outing will take place on Monday, September
20, 2004. Mark your calendar and watch your mailbox this
summer for more information!
The Regis Classics Society
The Regis Classical Association held its first meeting on
April 24th at Regis. The meeting opened with a prayer and
an invocation of St. Ignatius and St. Thomas More and St.
Augustine. After a brief discussion of principles and future
plans - current plans include a yearly Vergil reunion - we
read a poem of Horace (“Diffugere nives”) to welcome the
spring. Check the Regis website for future meetings, or
contact John Kuhner ‘94 ([email protected]),
(212) 289-4913.
National Spanish Exam Winners
Congratulations to our National Spanish Exam Winners! Four
of our Regis participants placed in the NYC Metro Chapter.
Marco DeSousa and Michael Mazzeo tied for Second Place
in the Chapter for Level One with scores in the ninety-ninth
percentile nationally. Eddy Farrell also scored in the 99th
percentile nationally and came in Third Place in the Chapter
for Level One Outside Experience. Matt Barbot came in 3rd
Place in the Chapter in Level Four Outside Experience. All
Regis participants scored well, and most scores were above
the 90th percentile nationally. Congrats to all!
RBN Update
On Thursday May 13, the Regis Business Network
(RBN) held its Spring Networking Event, “The Business
of Major League Baseball,” at O’Reilly’s Pub on West
31st Street. The panel comprised a high powered group
of baseball experts whose baseball knowledge would be
hard to surpass:
Larry Burke (‘83) is a Senior Editor for Sports
Illustrated and runs that publication’s baseball coverage.
Also attending from SI was Pete McEntegart (‘87), who
writes for the magazine’s web presence, SI.com. Ken
Hirdt ’94 (son of Steve Hirdt, Class of ’67) works for
the Elias Sports Bureau where he is the head researcher
for Mets information. Finally, Robert Manfred is one
of four Executive Vice Presidents of Major League
Baseball. Rob’s son is currently a student at Regis and
scheduled to graduate in 2005.
The conversation was lively, candid and very interesting.
Larry spoke about the challenges of covering baseball,
an everyday sport, for a weekly magazine like Sports
Illustrated. Pete talked about his interactions with
players and other current hot topics in baseball. Ken
explained how computerization has enhanced the world
of baseball statistics, and created many new categories
as well. Finally, Rob discussed how baseball issues,
because it still is the national pastime, are very much
magnified. Two examples he addressed were the
Spiderman logo controversy and the steroids scandal.
Rob has had direct involvement in dealing with both of
these issues.
The Q&A session was great with a lot of terrific questions
and responses shared on topics including, Barry Bonds,
Pete Rose and others. Feedback from attendees was
terrific and the RBN looks forward to more interesting
events to come.
(l to r): Pete McEntegart ‘87, Dave Janny ‘79, Ken Hirdt ‘94,
Larry Burke ‘83 and Rob Manfred P’05 at the Regis Business
Network Spring Networking Event “The Business of Baseball”.
Photo courtesy of “Harisch Studios”
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Regis Alumni News
Prowlings
1934
Harry McClain Smith, now a Senior Vice-President
at Moors & Cabot, Inc. writes, “I believe the recent
title is partially in recognition of the fact that I have
lasted this long!”
1939
Kevin G. Tubridy, 3524 Taft St., Wantagh, NY, 11793,
[email protected]
Dan Wagner’s bride of almost 60 years had to be
moved after eleven years confinement in an assisted
living facility in South Florida to a special nursing
home in the area. Dan is in good shape at Good
Samaritan nearby.
Jim Lanigan is still very much the way we all
remember him. Forty five minutes on the phone with
him demonstrated that his wit, memory and command
of Latin and Greek are undiminished. As I write he is
preparing for his nineteenth trip to China. Christine
will accompany him. Larry Reilly attended a recent
meeting of Regis alumni of the lower Connecticut
area. He enjoyed the evening and was pleased to meet
Fr. McClain.
Elaine and Kevin Tubridy revisited one of their
favorite areas - the Southwest. This past March they
vacationed in Arizona and Nevada. The first stop was
Scottsdale where, among other things, they saw the
Giants and Cubs open the Spring training season and
also spent an afternoon watching the touring tennis
professionals play. On to Laughlin for some time
at the casinos, a trip to the Hoover Dam and Lake
Mead followed by a cruise down the Colorado River
to Lake Havasu City, the home of the London Bridge
since 1971. The wind-up of the vacation took them
back to northern Arizona for a visit to the incredibly
beautiful red rock country of Sedona. One highlight
there was a wilderness train ride through the Verde
River Canyon.
1940
Patrick McCarthy writes: I keep in regular touch
with Fathers Robert Moore, OSCO, and Edward
McGrath, S.J. both of my class, ‘40. The former, a
Trappist, prays for us all at Abbey of the Genesee,
P.O. Box 900, Piffard N.Y.14533-0900. He had
been posted in dangerous Uganda, and now, having
well recovered from heart by-pass surgery, leads an
active life of prayer and study. Fr. Ed returned to
India after a summer visit to the U.S., during which
he saw friends and family, older former students
from Loyola High School, newer Indian students
now living in the U.S. Back at the Human Life
Centre, 2, Unit 9. Bhubaneswar 751022, Orissa, he
still teaches and gives labor relation seminars, often
far from his home base, sometimes at the invitation
of national companies. His energy and commitment
are unmatchable. I remain active with Dickens studies
and spend part of every day editing Dickens-L, the
Dickens Forum, a wide-ranging e-mail information
and discussion group. It enrolls some 650 Dickensians
from around the world, many of them academics. Any
Regian with a strong interest in The Inimitable is
invited join at [email protected]. You may
also e-mail me at [email protected].
1942
Gerard T. Foley, 14 Louisa Ct., Northport, 11768,
[email protected]
Fr. Bob Haus, S.J. will retire from his teaching
position at Canisius College at the end of this year
after 45 years as a Professor of Mathematics. He will
continue at Canisius College in an administrative
position and as a residence hall counselor.
1943
Joe Clark, 181 E. 73rd St., New York, NY 10021,
[email protected]
Al Volpe, 52-40 39 Dr., Apt. 12-F, Woodside, NY
11377
If you were to ask almost any Regis man from the
‘40s to name his most memorable teacher, chances are
the name Joe Quintavalle would be at the head of the
list. If you were to ask almost any student attending
the Ateneo De Manila in the Philipines in the ‘50s
to name his most memorable teacher, it is, perhaps,
likely the name Al Volpe would be at the head of
the list. Al taught English and Latin at the Ateneo,
when his former students gather routinely for their
35th, 40th and 45th anniversary, Al has routinely been
invited to join the festivities as a guest of the classes.
He has been to Manila many times to celebrate with
his former students among whom are the Secretaries
of Energy and Labor in the Philippine government
and the President of the Philippine Central Bank,
who over the years have been his friends. Al had also
supervised the school intramural program in which all
one thousand students participated. Bobby Ocampu, a
star on the 1960 Philippine Olympic Basketball team
was among his players. Al left the Philippines to join
the Creole Petroleum Company, subsidiary of Exxon.
He was assigned to the support staff in Venezuela
where he taught Spanish to employees from stateside.
Over time Al recognized that his fortune included
the computer. He changed his career direction from
teaching to data processing. When he retired in 1990
from Johnson and Higgins, a leader in the general
insurance field, he was director of the department
which prepared written “helps” to assist computer
users. Al and his wife, Cay, live in Woodside, Queens.
They have one daughter, a Physician who specializes
in public health. They have one grandchild. Al is an
inveterate volunteer. He has served on the Executive
Council at Regis for many years and has contributed
to “Prowlings” as well. Al is a very active
member of his co-op board. He is also
active in the federation of NYC housing
and the National Association of Housing
Coops. Al is an enthusiastic letter writer
and has been published in both the
“NY Daily News” and the “NY Post”
on matters of interest to the Woodside
anti crime council and the Woodside
community council. He is active in both
organizations.
this to report: Gene Rooney reports from Santiago,
Chile that in March of 2004 he had the first 60th mini
reunion of our class. He met up with Hank Schaf
and his sister, Frances, who were arriving on another
cruise that happened to stop in Chile. Hank was a
day late in arriving and Gene had to hang around his
favorite “watering holes” waiting for him. He finally
met up with them on Sunday at a hotel on the outskirts
of Santiago. Gene reports that they had a delightful
reunion feast at the hotel. I am told that Hank’s sister
got stuck paying the tab. Hank and his sister then took
a bus to Valparaiso to pick up the Royal Princess to
continue their trip. Gene Rooney says he will be up
in the states in August and September. I have alerted
Buddy O’Mara and his wife, Maureen, so that they
can arrange to be out of town. Buddy and Maureen
were in the Warwick, NY area in April and stopped
by to see Barbara and Gene Maloney. We chatted for
an hour or so. Buddy has been retired from the NYC
School System, where he was a teacher for 40 years.
They tried to pull a Gene Rooney and stay over for
a few days, but we got rid of them. Tom Sheridan
is organizing a reunion of our classmates who will
celebrate 60 years in the Jesuit community this year
in the Cornwall retreat house. They are: Tom, Charlie
Whelan, Jack Scully, Gene Rooney, Tom Murphy,
Bob Kelly and Bob Lynch. Marty Murtagh, Jim
O’Connell and Gene Maloney had lunch with Coach
Don Kennedy and his son, George, in Pearl River,
NY. Don was 97 on April 25th. He is still in need of a
walker to get around, but his mind is as sharp as ever.
Jim (or Jake) had been in Florida for a few weeks and
on his trip back, he had a flare up of his divirticulitits
and spent a week in a hospital in Georgia. He’s fine
now. While in Florida, Jake and Terry were joined
by four of their five children from Philadelphia,
New Jersey and Racine, WI. His brother Tim and
Jake’s two surviving sisters were also there. Marty
looked trim and ready for a half court game. Jake has
agreed to do the legwork to arrange for a 60th reunion.
He is contacting Jack Scully to see if anything can
be set up on the Fordham Bronx Campus, which
is pretty convenient to get to. A LETTER WILL
FOLLOW AS SOON AS SOMETHING DEFINITE
IS ARRANGED. Bill Dunn reports that all is well
on Cape Cod. He tried out for the role of Hamlet
with the local theatre group, but didn’t get the part.
The director had seen his performance in the Regis
rendition back in 1944. They offered him a job with
the stage crew. Tom Murphy resides on the Fordham
Campus and says Mass on Sunday at his old parish,
1944
Gene Maloney, 31 Almond Tree
Lane,
Warwick,
NY
10990,
[email protected]
Class Representative Gene Maloney has
Fran and Dick Schneider ‘54 at the Class of 1954 Reunion.
Summer 2004
St. Margaret in Riverdale. Bob Morison’s son, Kevin,
was Mac McGarry’s guest at a recent taping of Mac’s
TV show “It’s Academic” in Washington, DC. Mac’s
program, which begain in 1961, is in the Guinness
Book of World Records as the world’s longest running
TV quiz show.
1945
William J. O’Brien, 92 Riva Ave., North Brunswick,
NJ 08902
Frank Peters’ two volume “The Monotheists” is now
available in bookstores (and Amazon.com) as well
as two audio cassette courses on “Jerusalem” and
“Judaism, Christianity and Islam”. He still uses Fr.
Donnelly’s “Answer Wisely” to teach Islam at NYU.
It’s not easy to change old habits.
1947
Joseph C. Miranda, 1270 Plandome Rd., Plandome
Manor, NY 11030, [email protected]
John Cirino had this to say: My wife Jean and I are
doing OK, although I’m now running on a pacemaker.
Glad we made the 50th reunion in 1997. Would like to
know if anyone has an address for Joe Davis ’47. He’s
listed on “Classmates.com”.
1949
Andy J. Hernon, 60 Sutton Place, S., Apt#10AS, New
York, NY 10022
On April 17th Bill Sabatini succumbed to cancer. Bill
was a graduate of Fordham University and Columbia
University and did postgraduate studies at New
York University. He served for four years with U.S.
Army Intelligence in Germany and Austria. He was
a graduate of the U.S. Army School of Languages
in Monterey, California. He taught mathematics for
five years at Regis and was a computer analyst with
IBM for 28 years. He was an Associate Professor of
Mathematics at Pace University, Pleasantville, NY
for five years, and taught for two years at the Hackley
School in Tarrytown, NY, in addition to doing private
tutoring. He was an accomplished pianist and music
composer. He maintained a life-long interest in
European languages and in national and international
affairs. Our deepest sympathies are extended to
his wife, MaryJane, and to his children, MaryJane,
Caroline, Billy, and Bob. He was a brother of Ray
Sabatini, Regis ‘47. Given his skills, talents, and areas
of interest, ranging from education and mathematics
to music and current affairs, he was sui generis, a true
Renaissance man, and we may not see his like again!
R.I.P. In attendance at his the funeral Mass at St.
Helena’s in the Bronx were Frances and Ray Lamb,
and Ellen and Andy Hernon; John Morriss ’55
delivered one of the eulogies. Joe Garon passed on
the sad news that Pete Lynch has died of a cerebral
hemorrhage; Pete had had the flu, his system became
dehydrated, he collapsed and struck his head. Please
remember Bill and Pete in your prayers. Jean
Johenning suffered a stroke and is in a nursing
home in the southern part of New Jersey. Should you
wish to contact him, his mailing address is 100 Third
Avenue, c/o Mrs. Joan McCullough, Haddon Heights,
NJ 08035. From St. Louis Ed O’Donnell reports he
is “getting there a little bit” but not as fast he would
like. Please include Jean and Ed in your prayers. Joe
Mulqueen has retired and is living in the rectory of St.
Mary’s Church, 10-08 49th Avenue, Long Island City,
NY 11001. His phone number is (718) 472-2025. In
early March Joe flew to California to visit Ashken
and Jim Evrard in Los Angeles. Mike Browne was
semi-retired and has now elected full retirement;
he moved from Lake Grove on Long Island to Port
Jefferson. His new mailing address is: 154 Windward
Ct. So. Port Jefferson, NY 11777. Joe Garon, your
Prowlings correspondent for over 50 years, is retired
and lives in Manasquan, New Jersey and reports he
is feeling fine. This past winter Joe fled the cold of
the Northeast for the warmth of Florida. In the spring
he will attend a mini-reunion of the Fordham class of
’53 in Tuscon, Arizona.; late September will find Joe
traveling to Italy for a two week stay. He will start in
Rome and then go south to Sicily. In October Joe and
Claudia will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary.
Also vacationing in Italy this coming September will
be Al Cavagnaro. March 27th John Lynch proudly
walked his daughter Maureen Bridget up the wedding
aisle. Al Reichert had a shoulder separation repaired
and fully expects to resume his golf game in May.
George Roos was in New York City in early April
to attend his wife’s 50th Class Reunion at Marymount
College in Manhattan. George is retired and living
in San Diego where he does volunteer work for the
Navy in disaster communications and where he is
the Chairman of the Engineering Advisory Board at
the University of San Diego. George is in the process
of installing a radio station on the carrier Midway,
hopefully in time for the upcoming anniversary of
the battle this June. His wife does volunteer work at
the local library in San Diego. George and his wife
have four sons – the oldest teaches in Germany; the
second has a Ph.D. in bio-chemistry and resides
in San Diego; the third lives in Tuscon and works
for Raytheon performing international offset tasks;
and the youngest is a detective in Vista, California.
George recently welcomed grandchild number
six, Nathan Roos, in January 2004. That’s makes
three boys and three girls – a matched set! George
now plays organ concerts at retirement and nursing
homes in San Diego about twice a month. During
this year’s phonathon in March I was privileged to
speak with the following members of the Class of ’49:
Charles Riche, Bill Kearney, Jack O’Connell, Paul
Kennedy, Ed Vojtisek, Bishop Tom Kelly, Dave
Donohue, Joe Griffin, Dick Caplice, Andy Baber,
Bob Byrnes, Al Mally, Al Pinado, Art Romagnoli
and Paul Geissler. Dolores and Dave Donohue
will visit Ireland in May and June in company with
their son Steven and his family from London. Dave
continues working as Corporate Technical Director
of Thermal Spray and Machine, Inc. of Norfolk, VA.
Dave is chairman elect of the Tidewater, VA section of
the American Society of Naval Engineers.
each other and had a lively chat at the Irish Repertory
Theatre, an institution that all of them support and
enjoy. Gene Reilly, up in the Catskills, tells us that
his daughter has two little girls and is expecting
another baby. His older son is in the IT business (and
I’m pretty sure I know what IT means; it is somehow
related to our ability to e-mail class notes to the RAN
office; or am I wrong?) and his younger boy is in the
Marines. When I spoke to Gene in March, his son was
training at Camp Pendleton. Pray for him and for all
our other fine young fellows at risk now, or soon to be
so, in our necessary war in Afghanistan and our other
war in Iraq. Peter Mullany, unlike his lazy retired
classmates, is still a professor of English at Fairleigh
Dickinson and also teaches a course at Fordham. Tom
MacPeak’s wife advises us that Tom is now in a
nursing home and pretty much out of communication.
For those of us local residents who have attended
Rich Meyer’s annual parties, a consistently missing
presence has been Larry McKenna. As you know,
Larry is a federal judge right here in New York, but
he might as well be in Mobile or Omaha. If any of
you are in a position to see him and talk to him, please
get on his case and urge him to come and meet his old
pals (assuming of course that Rich invites us again).
Larry has one of the most demanding jobs in the legal
profession; good judges tend to bury themselves in
their work, and our job is to get him to come up for
air. One night off shouldn’t be a problem, Larry.
1952
James A. McGough, 12 Highland Ave., Sleepy Hollow,
NY 10591
John Krebs, SJ recently passed away. The following
is a piece written about Father Krebs’ passing by
his dear friend, Father Cal Poulin, SJ: John has
been through many very serious crises since he first
fell ill two years and two months ago, but by some
great inner strength, he has always pulled through,
in a way that was a source of constant amazement
to all of us. This last crisis began on the morning
of April 15, while he was still here with us in the
community. I was called to his room, and despite
being on the respirator, he was having great trouble
breathing, and was not responding to me at all. The
whole community gathered to pray with him, and he
was then anointed. We called the doctor, and she said
that we should bring him to the hospital, where he was
returned to the very familiar setting of the ICU, where
he had previously spent periods of 25 and 33 weeks.
Of course, from what looked to be his last struggle,
he again made a remarkable recovery, and asked to
have his TV set up so that he could watch the NBA
and NHL play-offs. However, seeing him every day
1951
Donal F. McCarthy, 22 Shorehaven Lane, Manhasset,
NY 11030-1826, [email protected]
Don McCarthy has the following to say: For years, I
thought it almost a law of physics that walking around
Manhattan on errands or business virtually guaranteed
that, at some point, I would run into someone from the
old neighborhood, from Regis, from college or from
other haunts. As we age, however, our acquaintances
increasingly are staying close to home, have fled
the jurisdiction or are no longer here on the planet.
It is with pleasure, therefore, that I can report that
McCarthy’s First Law still applies, at least to a couple
of other people. Jim O’Rourke advises that he had an
unexpected meeting with Hank Kensing. They and
their spouses (Pat and Eileen, respectively) ran into
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The late Bishop Martin Neylon, SJ
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Regis Alumni News
during this whole period of ups and downs, I could
clearly see that he was not bouncing as high this time.
His doctor referred to him as Bouncing John. He had
to be nourished through a nasal tube, but even at that
he was looking forward to his next cheeseburger. On
Thursday morning, May 20, there was a knocking on
my door a little after five o’clock. It was one of the
boys who are in constant attendance on John, and
he told me that he had been experiencing extreme
difficulty in breathing since one o’clock that morning.
So I rushed to the hospital. I spoke to him, and got a
nod from him, while his eyes were half closed. I am
sure he knew I was there, but he was drifting farther
away. I anointed him again, said some prayers with
him, and just waited. I went home for breakfast then
back to the hospital. The x-ray showed that his left
lung was totally collapsed, his blood pressure was
irregular, and his heart beat erratic. I asked the doctor
about the prognosis, and she could give me no time
frame at all--knowing how unpredictable those had
been in the past. So I went home for lunch. Our
Rector came in, and I told him that I did not think
John would last out the day. As soon as I spoke those
words, someone came over and said I should get to the
hospital as soon as possible. I rushed back there, and
the bed was surrounded with doctors, nurses and other
attendants. The tracer line on the heart monitor was
giving short little bleeps, with intervals of a straight
line. About three minutes after I arrived, it went into
a continuous straight line, and the doctor looked over
and nodded to me that he was gone. One of the sisters
said: “He waited for you!” When I recount that story
now, many people say the same thing. So typical and
thoughtful of him. John touched the lives of many
people very deeply, and everyone is now speaking of
him in terms that are ordinarily used in talking about
a saint. And I think they are right on target. I know
he will be missed greatly, for his passing is a great
loss. But much greater is the impact he has had on
all of us.
1955
Karl Brunhuber, 35-44 167th St., Flushing, NY 11358
John M. Morriss, 3 Salem Pl., Valhalla, NY 10505,
[email protected]
Our 50th Anniversary Reunion will take place on
Saturday (afternoon and evening), May 14, 2005.
Please reserve this date in your social calendar. A
mailing from the 1955 Reunion Committee will be
sent to you in the Fall of 2004. Since this will be
our 50th Anniversary Year, it would be soul-stirring
and exciting if as many members of the Class would
attend Jug Night in late October, 2004, as a warmup
and prelude to the May 14, 2005, gala reunion. Also,
for the school year of 2004-2005, given our 50th
Anniversary Reunion, it would be especially fitting
for all of us to be as generous as possible to that year’s
Annual Fund Drive and also to the Capital Campaign
Drive, both of which are intended entirely to keep
Regis financially solvent in the years ahead. Thanks
as always for your generosity and loyalty. We look
forward to the pleasure, and participation, of your
company! “May ours be the noble heart....” Bishop
Martin J. Neylon, S.J., passed away on April 13, 2004,
at Murray- Weigel Hall on the campus of Fordham
University. He had been the first bishop of the Diocese
of Chuuk in the Federated States of Micronesia for 25
years, an area that he had served for 30 years overall.
A mass of resurrection was offered at St. Ignatius
of Loyola Church and the Bishop was buried in the
Cathedral of Chuuk. Bishop Neylon was arguably the
best athlete to ever join the American Branch of the
Jesuits, having earned his varsity baseball letters at
Canisius High School, playing with Sibby Sisti and
against Warren Spahn in Summer American Legion
Ball. The Bishop had an enormous influence on the
members of the Class of 1955 for which we will be
forever grateful. As Master of Novices for 12 years at
St. Andrew-on-Hudson, he trained a whole generation
of young Jesuits, who performed brilliantly in
schools, colleges, universities, parishes, and mission
territories. A separate article on the Bishop will be sent
to the members of the Class of 1955. R.I.P.
1956
Paul T. Lennon, 17 Pine Ridge Road, Larchmont, NY
10538, [email protected]
Jim Farrell reports that his son Michael just returned
from a thankfully short stay in Iraq and is now
attending the Navy war college in Newport, RI. He
has been advised that he will be promoted to Lt.
Colonel this year.
1957
William P. Gillen, 30 Clinton St., Apt. 2-J, Brooklyn,
NY 11201, [email protected]
John J. Hannaway, 67 Ridge Rd., New Rochelle, NY
10804, [email protected]
Willie Werwaiss lost his wife Gail in March in an
automobile accident while they were traveling in
Maine. Family and friends crowded into Christ the
King Church in Old Lyme, Conn., for a funeral
Mass. Bill Gillen, John Hannaway and Ted O’Neill
represented our class. In a recent e-mail, Willie said
he and Gail “met in the Navy and were married
(swords and all) a little over 40 years ago.” Their
son Rick, one of their three children, delivered the
eulogy at the Mass. Bob Mazzella is teaching in the
Carmel, N.Y., schools. He began teaching in 2001
after a career in insurance and sales. His first stint at a
middle school in the Bronx ended after some budget
cuts. ... Bill Byrnes reports that he’s involved with his
startup company, Shared Spectrum. It’s developing a
more efficient use of the airwaves. His daughter has
recovered from a series of operations and is now
working as a nurse. Nancy and Bill McGeveran
report the birth of their first grandchild, Estella
Elizabeth, to their oldest son Bill (Regis ‘88) and his
wife Elizabeth. Bill admits to having taken numerous
digital photos of her, “probably a few hundred more
than could be of interest to any person not closely
related to her by blood.” Tim Lake ’85 recently ran
into a fellow Regis alum, Dr. Gene Cheslock ’57. Dr.
Cheslock was the driving force behind
the Parker Family Health Clinic in Red
Bank, NJ. The clinic began operating out
of a donated trailer July 2000,and now
provides free health care to over 6,000
patients in a brand-new facility that was
completely paid for by donations. The
clinic was profiled on ABC’s 20/20 in
December of last year.
1958
Gerard M. McKenna, 7
Rd.,
Katonah,
NY
[email protected]
Marge will be Eucharistic Ministers at his wedding in
June. John is on a two-year marketing assignment for
his company and has been in London since December
2003.
1959
Leo F. Tymon, Jr., 6 Greenwood Rd., Mountainside,
NJ 07092, [email protected]
A very good turnout for the 45th reunion, held at the
school on April 24th. Attending were: Steve Agli, Pat
and Christine Brosnan, Joe and Nancy Dennin,
John Felago MM, Marty Gavin, Jack and Nina
Godfrey, Rich Loeffler, Donal MacVeigh SJ, Don
and Kristin McDonough, Pat Monahan and guest
Ellen Smith, John and Helen Nugent, Dan and
Marilyn O’Leary, Mike and Lorraine Shef, Ralph
and Regina Thomann, Leo and Marie-France
Tymon, Bob and Gwen Wiggers. Paul Mulligan
was also scheduled to be there from Russia, but had
to cancel at the last minute due to an emergency
situation at work. Paul is with the USAID. He said that
he hopes to be a regular at jug night starting in 2006,
and hopes to see us all at the 50th. The best excuse for
not being able to come belongs to Jim Bonnell. He
had to stay in Puerto Rico to be with his wife Maisae
to welcome the birth of their son Mark Thomas, born
on April 14th. Jim is headmaster at the American
school in Ponce, but may be returning to the US soon
after a number of overseas assignments. Ed Wilkens
was planning to come, but had to sub for his son on
a special weekend with his grandson. Ed has four
children and four grandchildren. Ray Tatti and Chris
Conroy unable to attend, as they were both celebrating
anniversaries. On a sadder note, since the last reunion,
we have lost Bernie Fox, Bob Purcell and Charlie
Restivo, as well as Rosemary Loeffler, wife of Rich,
and Joanne Monahan, wife of Pat. John Felago and
Don MacVeigh concelebrated the mass preceding the
reception with Fr. Tom McClain, the Regis president.
Representing our era’s faculty was Fr. Jim Carney,
who resides at 83th street, helps out at St. Ignatius
and keeps in contact with Fr. Steve Duffy, who is now
90. News from those attending the soiree: Steve Agli,
among others, picked up a new Regis school tie at the
bookstore. Pat Brosnan is a professor of Pediatrics
(endocrinology) at the University of Texas Medical
School in Houston. His wife Christine is an associate
professor of Nursing at the University of Texas Health
Science center. Son Patrick - at Princeton Institute of
Advanced Studies in algebraic geometry; grandson (2
yrs). Daughter Elaine is public relations chief at SPIN
magazine. Daughter Claire - Law in Asheville, NC;
granddaughter (2 mos). Son Anthony grad of Tisch
School at NYU, produces music and commercial
Hilltop
10536,
Kevin Mansfield and his wife, Marge,
recently spent a week in London visiting
their youngest son John. Kevin and
(from l to r): Father Jim Carney, SJ ‘43, Jack Conroy ‘54, Joe
Panzarino ‘54, and Bill Beebe ‘54 at the class of 1954’s Golden
Anniversary on May 14, 2004
Summer 2004
videos. Joe Dennin’s son Peter works as an associate
in same law firm where Chris Conroy toils. Joe and
Nancy have seven grandchildren, with two more on
the way. John Felago had returned to Japan for a
second tour in the Maryknoll order, but has been back
in California for three months in order to assist in the
care of his parents. He is hoping they can be stabilized
and he looks forward to returning to Japan to continue
his work. He recently got in touch by phone with
Pete Burchyns in Palo Alto, and he hopes to see him
when he gets back to California. Marty Gavin’s wife
and mother-in-law are recovering nicely after an auto
accident earlier this year. Marty has left Toronto and is
now in Pittsburgh. Jack Godfrey’s wife Nina is about
to embark on a trip to France in May. Bon voyage.
Jack is now living and working in Maryland. Rich
Loeffler, now fully retired, with eight grandchildren to
keep him occupied. He’s also involved with his local
parish council and school, the local hospital, and the
National Association of Retired Federal Employees.
Dan and Marilyn O’Leary are back in the area, living
in eastern Long Island, but Dan is still working at
his Chicago law firm, making a weekly commute.
One grandson. His son recently returned from a tour
in Iraq with the Florida National Guard. Looking
forward to upcoming marriage of a daughter. Also one
son still at home, attending grad school at LIU. Don
MacVeigh is still at Saint Peter’s College in Jersey
City. Don McDonough’s daughter Anne recently had
a restaurant review published in the Washington Post.
His daughter Susan is at Yale for doctoral studies.
Pat Monahan continues to work for the State of New
Jersey Judiciary. Son Sean tours campuses with an
improv group called Mission Improbable. Daughter
Megan graduates in May ‘04 from William and Mary.
Son Patrick is Senior VP of IT at BPA in Connecticut.
John and Helen Nugent married for 38 years, three
children and two “great” grandsons. After a corporate
career with P&G, Unilever and J&J (President of J&J
Consumer Products), he did an LBO and then sold it
in 2002. Fighting retirement and trying to do another
LBO. Mike and Lorraine Shef’s grandson turned one
in January. Son Michael is beverage director and
manager at chef Bobby Flay’s Mesa Grill in New
York City. Ralph Thomann retired two months ago
from post as Senior VP of Operations for Lillian
Vernon Corp. Two children and two grandchildren.
For the moment, enjoying retired life. Leo and MarieFrance Tymon making frequent trips to West Virginia
to visit their grandson, who turned one in February.
Two daughters still on the west coast, one in Seattle
and the other in San Francisco. After a year of semiretirement, Leo is starting a new job at Independence
Community Bank in Newark, NJ in the first week in
May. Bob Wiggers continues to work as an attorney
with the Department of Justice in Washington, DC.
[Sorry if I missed something. E-mail me with any
updates. Go to the school web-site and see the pictures
from the reunion evening in the photo gallery part of
the Alumni section. L.T.]
1960
Joseph A. Vaccarino, 49-23 216th St., Bayside, NY
11364, [email protected]
Our condolences to the family of Orazio Russo, who
passed away on May 4. May he find eternal peace and
joy. Dick Pyatok Weber ([email protected])
now living in Geneva, is having his novel,
HOMELAND, published as I write this. It can be
ordered now for end of May shipment from Amazon
(go to amazon.com and do search for “Dick Weber”).
Dick has two more novels scheduled for publication
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next year. (Let’s see if we recognize any of the Joe Quintivalle’s recommended reading, “The Loom
characters in Dick’s novels!) If you buy the novel(s), of Language”]. Best of Luck, Jim! Let us know what
Dick will autograph them for you on your next trip you discover–we’ll see you on PBS...Finally, Larry
to Switzerland–what could be better. Dick’s not the Squeri ([email protected]) writes: “Nice
only smart one in the family: his older daughter Julia to hear from you. Nothing of great significance to
is approaching her final exams this summer in Berlin report.” Relax, Larry! Thanks to everyone who
(Freie + Humboldt Universities) & in September will responded – hope to see you all at the 45th. If you
return for her final year at the University of Kent in want to get together before then, e-mail me and I’ll
Canterbury UK (European Studies - Politics). Younger try to organize it!
daughter Emma starts London University/Arts at
1961
Central St. Martin’s College (in graphic design &
communication) in London in September.. ..Speaking Joseph F. Carlucci, 481 W. 22nd St., Apt.3, New York,
of publishing, Henry Ricardo ([email protected]) NY 10011
is on sabbatical from Medgar Evers College (CUNY),
writing a linear algebra textbook for Houghton Mifflin
Michael Pyatok’s wife, Fern Tiger, was honored by
and thinking about the second edition of his earlier the City of Oakland on her last birthday. Her birthday,
book (Henry went from linear Latin translations to
December 12, was named Fern Tiger Day in Oakland
linear algebra...a true Renaissance man). His wife’s for all her good work on behalf of not-for-profit social
second book, Databases Illuminated, was just organizations in the Bay Area. Fern, an artist whom
published by Jones & Bartlett. And congratulations Mike met at college in Brooklyn, founded and has
to them on the birth of their second grandson, been operating a business consulting firm for more
Nicholas Vincent, last October, and to their son that twenty five years. Philip McGough and his wife
(Regis ‘85) and daughter-in-law too! ...Ed Powers
Sally (Sally is an attorney with the county of Sonoma)
([email protected]) writes from Troy, Michigan are celebrating the graduation of their oldest child,
that his son Mark, is getting married in Ann Arbor Brian, this month from college at the University of
on June 12th to Amy Radak, whom he met at the California-Davis. Brian took a junior year abroad in
University of Michigan. They will live in Santa Japan, and after graduation will be returning to Japan
Monica, CA, where Mark serves as an Air Force officer to work and study. Phil teaches law at California State
and Amy does genetic research. Ed will try to squeeze University-Sonoma, where he has been chair of the
in some golf before the wedding. Congratulations! Faculty Senate, and from where he now has visions
...Pat Conroy’s ([email protected]) son Kieran will of retirement. His youngest child, Meg, is sixteen. In
graduate from Drew University on May 15 and expects between are twins, Philip, Jr. and Cody. John Chendo
to attend Columbia School of Social Work in the near will be going to The Democratic National Convention
future. Pat is completing 36 years in education, 31 of in Boston July 26-29 as a delegate for John Kerry
them in the Clarkstown School District and is still a from California congressional district#1(Davis-Napamore years from retirement as he’s putting his second Sonoma-Eureka). He’d love to hear from any Regians
son through college. Pat’s wife, Sheila, is into her in the Boston area while he is there: he’ll be staying
second term as Supervisor of the Town of Woodbury with the California delegation at the Westin Hotel in
(Orange County). Congratulations! Mike Kane’s Copley Square. Jack Newman, our class president
([email protected]) son, Joshua, is carrying on the emeritus, has moved to Los Angeles (he says he is in
family tradition, graduating from SUNY Downstate danger of becoming “an Angeleno”). He is continuing
med school on May 24th, and doing a residency in his work as Deputy Attorney General for the State of
psychiatry at Brown starting in July. Congratulations! California, now handling primarily criminal appeals.
Jim Shepard [jshepard@optonline,net] (“hey Joe Vac His son, Peter, is studying dramatic arts at UCLA,
hope you are still taking English as a second language”) and enjoys performing on stage very much. Jack’s
married his sweetheart Kathy in March, who “would new address is 813 Alpine Street#311, Los Angeles,
like to spend some time with all the GEEKS” he went Ca. 90012. Peter E. Carter says, “After 34 years
to school with at Regis (isn’t Shep enough for her as a school administrator, retirement looms in the
to handle?). Emil Iannacone came in from LA for very near future. It has been great to have been able
the wedding. Congratulations! Shep wants to hear to serve thousands of children over the years.” Nan
from everyone and looks forward to the 45th next and Matt DeLuca have just completed one more
year....John Werwaiss ([email protected]), job hunting book for McGraw Hill “24 Hours to the
Chairman of the Regis High School Board of Perfect Interview” It is set to reach bookstores on
Trustees, lives in Manhattan and is still carrying on his April 1, 2004.
real estate development business [quiz: who’s richer,
Werwaiss or Paduano?], but is “unable
to attract any of my three children into
the business.” They’re all single, so no
grandchildren (sorry, John!). John’s
wife, Beth, is very active at her alma
mater Marymount School on 84th & 5th.
Thanks to John for all the dedication and
work on behalf of Regis...Jim Doran
[[email protected]] is now
single again (divorced) and on the prowl
[what better place than Prowlings?]
in both Catonsville, MD and Little
Falls, NJ. He spends his time trying to
verify whether a flood in the northwest
corner of the Black Sea 8,000 years
ago “launched European civilization”
by spreading neolithic farming and the (from l to r): Jim Perrone ‘54, Walter Lennon ‘54, Ed Malloy ‘54,
Indo-European language [references Pat Lee ‘54 and Joe Sullivan ‘54 at the class of 1954’s Golden
Anniversary on May 14, 2004
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1962
Carl P. Saunders, 32 W. 82nd St., New York, NY 10024,
[email protected]
James Mulhall passed away this past winter. Please
keep him in your prayers.
1963
John W. Prael, Jr., 34-06 81 St. Jackson Heights, NY
11372, [email protected]
John F. Tweedy, Jr., 26 Huron Rd., Floral Park, NY
11001, [email protected]
Twelve classmates and six wives/guests gathered at
O’Reilly’s Restaurant in NYC for a mini-reunion
dinner. Present were: Dan Burns, Bob & Madeline
Dillon, John & Jane Domingue, Vincent (Pat)
Gallagher & YK, Rich & Judy Johnsen, Art
Madigan, Luke & Nancy MacCarthy, Tom & Chris
Mullaney, Kevin & Mary Ellen Morris, Jack Prael,
John & Pat Tweedy and Charlie Zabrowski. Before
our meal, Fr. Art Madigan, S.J. led us in prayer, giving
thanks and remembering our deceased classmates,
including four from 2003. Everyone seemed to enjoy
catching up, especially since some had not attended
our 40th reunion last year. Pat Gallagher noted that
this was his first reunion since graduation. We may
try to make this an annual event! John Lellis has the
following to report: Our oldest son, Andrew, received
his PhD in Plant Genetics from Washington State
University last Summer. He has been doing postdoc
work at Oregon State University since, and he and his
wife Nicole are moving to Austin, Texas this month.
He will continue his postdoc efforts at The University
of Texas at Austin while she will be designing web
pages for a local real-estate company. Both are happy
to be relocating closer to home after being away for
more than 5 years “on the road”. Youngest son, Joshua,
has also recently relocated to Austin from London,
England, where he had been working for the Royal
Shakespeare Company (and later the Texas Embassy).
He is an apiring playwright, whose most recent effort,
Word and Thought (a farce loosely based on the life
of Alexander the Great) played to good reviews in the
local Austin theater scene. Barbara and I were able to
drive up for a performance and we were both duly
impressed. So, it looks like Barbara and I should be
looking at Austin real estate if we want to get closer
to the boys. But our daughter, Amy, and 4-year-old
grandson Wilde live here in Houston, so they still
have the greatest pull. And, who knows where they
will all be in five years’ time? Charlie Zabrowski
presented “Half-sheet, Lads”, a tribute to the late
Joseph Quintavalle ‘30 at this year’s Classroom
Revisited event. He did a fine job and an additional
treat was the presence of Betty Quintavalle, Mr. Q’s
wife. She brought letters written to her during WW II
while Mr. Q was in the army. Also present were David
Quintavalle ‘73 and Jerold Kappes ‘52.
1964
Kenneth J. Beirne, 417 N. St. Asaph St., Alexandria,
VA 22314, [email protected]
Dennis M. Moulton, 326 E. 90th St., #4-E, New York,
NY 10128, [email protected]
Dan Pukstar is enjoying his book “Traveling with
Athena” a humorous look at his legally blind travels
in Italy and Greece.
1965
George T. Griffith, 73 Sunset Rd., Blauvelt, NY 10913,
[email protected]
Jeff Davis reports that his daughter Rebecca
is changing gears after three years of chemical
engineering in Japan and the US for Tokyo Electron
and begins her doctorate in Biomass Conversion
this summer in Purdue’s College of Agricultural and
Biological Engineering. Jeff has now served 17 years
as an Assistant Attorney General and Counsel to the
University of Washington and still going strong.
Jack Murtagh’s daughter Kerin Leigh was wed to
Anthony Addison Goethals, great grandson of Gen.
G.W. Goethals, U.S.A. and grandson of Gen. Thomas
Goethals, USMC, on June 7, 2003 at St. Elizabeth’s
Church, Edgardtown, Martha’s Vineyard, MA. John
Woodruff’s son Michael, co-captain of the soccer
team at Beacon High School, was elected to the NYC
All Star and named an “All City Player” by Newsday.
1966
James E. Maguire, 419 Third Ave., #4D, New York, NY
10016, [email protected]
teaching and looking forward to doing new things.
Francis Bellon’s mom passed away in October 2003.
Doug Brown attended his nephew Chris Brown’s (93)
wedding. Vinnie Hevern will be in Poland during
August to give a paper on the Internet and Personality
Development. He is pioneering an on-line graduate
course for New Zealand University in psychotherapy.
John Van Name spent most of the last two months
working in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. “One Sunday in
February, I drove to Memphis and had lunch with Art
Yanushka. We hadn’t seen each other in 35 years. Art
promised to come to the 40th reunion,” John reports.
John hopes to contribute again this year. Work has
been very slow, hence the assignment in Arkansas.
We have plenty of work in Iraq, but he has refused
that assignment four times so far. John Magovern’s
son John is in the MBA program at Boston College.
His other son Robert graduates from Catholic
University Law in May 2004. His daughter Elizabeth
is a freshman at George Washington University. Tom
Gaye is moving to San Francisco in the Spring- he
says he’ll look for Jack Collins with flowers in his
hair.
John Dobrovolsky is on the teaching faculty of the
C.G. Jung Institute in LA. His daughters Sonja and
Molly are acting and dancing, respectively. Pete
Maguire has one daughter who’s a Rutgers grad and
one who’ s a senior. Al Bartosh was in a car accident
1967
8/03 and has been recuperating ever since. Rich
Ouzonian is the theatre critic of the Financial Post in William R. Armbruster, 42 Van Wagenen Ave., Apt 8,
Toronto. His second book, “ Are You Trying to Seduce Jersey City, NJ –07306, [email protected]
Me Ms. Turner” a bestseller last year in Canada, will Fr. Mike Holleran, St. Lucy’s Church-833 Mace Ave.,
soon be released in paperback here. A second volume Bronx, NY 10467, [email protected]
follows... John Marquardt lost his wife last year
and is caring for three kids, working in NYC for The street in Queens where George McCann grew
the Housing Authority. He says he “retired” to city up was recently named Firefighter Thomas McCann
work. George Schwerdt will marry off a daughter place in honor of his brother Tommy, who died at the
in October, and has two sons, one in Clarkson, World Trade Center on 9/11. The many journalists in
graduating this year and one in RPI, a freshman. attendance included Pete Landis ‘67, managing editor
Robert Mollenhauer’s daughter and son in law, Cher for the cable channel New York 1. “My mother gave
and Rob, gave birth to a beautiful baby boy, Conor him a kiss and told him he had not changed a bit in over
Reese Lepre. Cher works at Merrill Lynch for Rocco forty years,” George writes. “Pete provided my family
Papandrea ’85, who’s wife Danielle also gave birth with a copy of the film footage as a remembrance.
to their first child in February 2004. Bob’s company, Thank you, Peter.” The street sign is at the corner of
Metes Group LLC., has also recently merged with 44th Street and 50th Avenue in the Woodside section
Weinhart and Associates, a tax preparation business in of Queens. Jack Alexander finally tied the knot in
the Ansonia hotel! Ed Scher happily reports that he’s January. The “Lucky Lady” is Karen Alexander. We
been at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute for will have a Class Retreat/Reunion Weekend Nov. 12over 30 years. One daughter-graduates from BC this 14 at Mount Manresa Retreat House in Staten Island.
June while her older sister does grad study in sports The cost is $200 per person. Contact Bill Armbruster
psychology at the University of Michigan. Their 14- at [email protected] if you wish to attend.
year-old brother is at home with Ed and his wife who So far 16 people have signed up.
do jazz piano and vocals at an upscale Cape Cod club.
Ed also teaches piano at the Cape Cod Conservatory 1968
of Music. According to Ed, “It all started in the Senior
Room.” Chris Lamb, who’s lived in Bangor, Maine, Walter Matthews writes: This past weekend my wife,
most of his adult life, reports that his son Dourgla, Claire, and I attened a Worldwide Marriage Encounter.
a HS senior, is considering attending college in the We had wanted to do this last year to celebrate our 25th
Big Apple, the reverse of Chris’s journey a quarter anniversary but were not able to get to it. The weekend
century ago. The American Association
of School Administrators named Tom
Sullivan New Mexico’s Superintendent
of the Year. Robert Thorns is still in
Saudi Arabia. Terry McDonough is
into insurance consulting. Tom Sullivan
lives in Farmington, New Mexico, and
would love to see a coastline again.
Denis Achacoso has been speaking to
classmates, is awaiting a new test, The
Johnson Museum at Cornell will show
one of his paintings. Kate Schoener,
a junior at Dartmouth majoring in
geography, will do her Spring term at
Prague. Last year she was in Tolouse.
Jim Kuntz is an adjunct at the Graduate
School of Education at Fordham. After The street in Queens where George McCann grew up was recently
hepatitis, malaria & typhoid, heart attack named Firefighter Thomas McCann place in honor of his brother
and kidney failure he’s feeling better, Tommy, who died at the World Trade Center on 9/11.
Summer 2004
was wonderful and we wholeheartedly recommend it
to all. On the weekend we met Bill Kelly (‘56) and
his lovely wife Kate. Regis came up at one of our
luncheon conversations! We compared notes about
some of the teachers we shared in common, and about
his classmate turned Regis teacher John L. Connelly
(‘56). It is always such a blessing to discover “one of
us” in such unexpected places. On a personal note:
our oldest son, Christian, graduated from Villanova in
May and is now at the Law School there. Our second
son, John, is a sophomore at Xavier in Cincinnati,
and our daughter, Katie, a senior in high school, is
awaiting college acceptances. I will celebrate 20 years
working for the National Service Committee (national
office for the Catholic Charismatic Renewal) this
May. My wife joined the staff a few years ago as our
Fund Raising Coordinator.
1969
Hon. Dennis E. Milton, 89 Lake Rd., Greenlawn, NY
11740, [email protected]
Bernard Roan had the following to report: I’d been
working as a Senior Attorney (Contracts) at NASA
HQ since retiring from the USCG in 1995. When
Columbia happened, I got pulled into the deluge
of legal issues. NASA offered me a promotion and
transfer to Johnson Space Center, the flagship human
space flight center in Houston, as the Chief Counsel
of the 13 attorney legal office. We moved down in
November, hoping to make this a 3-5 year tour before
returning to the DC area. Daughter Lauren is a junior
at Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg,
VA, and my two sons (Brian, a high school junior,
and Kevin, a fourth grader) are in the local schools,
Scouts and sports down here. Been to the Alamo and
Laredo, and gearing up for the big Houston Rodeo
next month. Like the bumper sticker says, “We may
not have been born in Texas, but we got down here as
fast as we could.” The 35th Class Reunion was held
on April 17th. A small but lively group attended: Al
Avallone, Peter Brown, Mike D’Angelo, Ed Dorchak,
Larry Liodice, Cliff Malmgren, John Mannhaupt,
Jim McGuire, Chris Moroney, Mark Puleo, Charlie
Tessagrossa and Joe Travo. They were joined at
dinner by Fr. Jim Carney, who provided an update
on Dennis Milton, who was unable to attend the
reuniuon. On April 15th, Dennis underwent successful
surgery for a colorectal cancer which was detected in
a routine colonoscopy examination in early January.
The prognosis for a full recovery is excellent. Dennis
is grateful to John Butler, M.D., for his advice and
support during the past few months.
1970
Robert M. Leonard, 56 Highland Ave., Chatham, NJ
07928, [email protected]
Dennis Drucker took early retirement from NY State
in March 2003 and moved to Albuquerque, which
has been wonderful. His wife’s health has improved
incredibly. The sun, warmth and lack of humidity
are great. The winter snow is measured in inches and
usually melts in hours. They live in a great apartment
with an outdoor pool for five months and moved into
their home in early January. The Archdiocese has a
great program of marrying Catholics in church who
had civil weddings with about 150 couples. Dennis
just finished the two day New Mexico Bar Exam and
continues to job hunt. Weather is great; the pool opens
in April!
1973
John O’Toole, 4 Haldimann Lane, Blairstown, NJ
07825, john.o’[email protected]
Paul Crowley writes: I have recently become a
columnist for an online adventure computer gaming
site(www.justadventure.com); the column title is
Adventure Seeker (yes, that’s right, I spend my time
playing and thinking about computer games - sad,
isn’t it? Well, George Bush is president, so there!)
James Montagnino had a summer intern, Bruce
Connolly ‘00, who’s graduating Fordham this year
and going to law school. William Parley is working
on a private pilot license. Frank Peace’s daughter
is at Fordham and visiting friends who are studying
abroad. She spent St. Patrick’s day in Ireland. Mike
O’Keefe is completing his 23rd year with the NYC
Fire Department. He is a deputy chief currently
working in Lower Manhattan. Mike and Sue’s son
James passed away in October 2003 at age 20 after
a long illness.
1974
William O’Connell, 26 Peachtree Drive, Cortlandt
Manor, New York 10567 o’[email protected]
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Nothing new going on. I try to play hoops from time
to time. Still competitive desire despite my advancing
age, bad back and surgically repaired knee. However,
the body lets me know about it for the next couple
of days. I may try knitting as an alternative. Tony
Ceritelli writes: I have been in Columbus, OH on
and off for the last 26 years. My wife Tracy and I
have been married for almost 20 years and we have
four children: Jessica (age 21, junior at Ohio U.);
Christina (age 19, freshman at Columbus State CC);
Anthony (age 15, sophomore at Bishop Watterson
HS) and Mary (age 12, 6th grade St. Michael). I am a
Regional Sales Manager for Nordenia USA (a flexible
packaging company) and Tracy is a Kindergarten
Teacher’s Aide at St. Michael’s School.
1975
John J. Colgan, 453 3rd Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215,
[email protected]
Sal Principe just retired from17 years of coaching
varsity baseball at Keyport High School, NJ – 2 state
championships and 4 division championships! Sal
also coached the boys and girls bowling teams to
division championships this year.
Mark Koltko-Rivera writes: Kathleen and I 1976
(married 2/15/2000, just before I completed my Cornelius Grealy, 17 Overlook Drive, Greenwich, CT
doctorate – Counseling Psych, NYU) live in Sunny 06830, [email protected]
Central Florida, where I have the annoying habit of Andrew Tymocz, 207 Farragut Ave., Hastings-onmentioning to my friends up north that my students Hudson, NY 10706, [email protected]
are rollerblading in shorts in February. I am the
director of research for Professional Services Group, Jim and Tracy Doyle welcomed their newest addition
in which capacity I conduct psychologically oriented Nicholas on Nov 11, 2003, joining his brother Jimmy.
research under government contract. In addition, on Jim retired from the NYPD after 21 plus years, as
an adjunct basis, I direct a small factors psychology Executive Officer of the Computer Crime Squad.
research group at the University of Central Florida. After 9/11, Jim was assigned to the morgue where he
(I am still working towards an academic position.) was in charge of cataloguing the victims and keeping
As of this writing (2/17/04) I am anxiously awaiting the official count. He is now currently the Director
the publication of what I hope will be a major article of Operations for Guidance Software, which offers
“The Psychology of Worldviews” in the March issue software to do forensics and incident response in
of “The Review of General Psychology”. On the computer security issues. Alex Kuzyszyn lives in
family front: Kathleen has done so much to renovate Woodbridge, NJ with Olga, his wife of 21 years and
the house that all the night cashiers at Home Depot two daughters Adriana (18) and Alexandra (13). He is
know her by first and middle names. Mom continues in his 20th year of working for the American Society
to serve as mayor of the Lower East Side. My oldest, of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP),
Sonya, married her long-time boyfriend Miles Grover where he was recently promoted to Director of
(May ’03); they have moved out to Seattle where she Radio Distribution. His wife and he are owners
will attend the University of Washington and he will and partners in a music publishing company, Duma
continue to learn web design. Claire is completing Music Inc., since 1985. On weekends, he is busy with
her sophomore year at Brigham Young University, his club date band, Luna, which recently released a
where she is an honors major in English; she plans CD. Joe LaFiandra recently became president of
to spend the fall semester in Italy. Leah will start the South Orangetown Music Boosters Association
in the fall at Maryland Institute College of Art. (SOMBA). “My daughter started playing oboe in
Viktor (H.S. sophomore) hopes to finish his Eagle the fourth grade, and then the School Board proposed
Scout project this spring (future plans:
academic physics? engineering?). In
short, we have been blessed, for which
we are very grateful. Give a holler at
[email protected]. John Hall
writes: I just sent my son Ryan back
to Manhattan College (freshman) so
we stopped in to see the Dries’. They
have two girls (Alli and Emi) and live
in Pearl River. Our youngest is 2 (Tara)
and we still have one other in high
school (Diana). Also heard from Bob
Sexton about two months ago. His firm
relocated him and Yasim from Moscow
to Istanbul. Says he likes it and Yasim
is from Turkey so she is right at home.
Jim Heimann writes: I continue to live
The Regis Alumni Basketball Champions, the class of 1997
in northeast NJ and enjoy radiology.
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eliminating orchestral music from the budget. I had
to do something. Music is so important to the kids.”
He and his brother firefighters also saved a neighbor’s
home from burning down on Palm Sunday morning.
Jim “Dollar Bill” Marchwinski is happily married
to Joyce, a Registered Nurse, and they have four kids
- two boys and two girls - ages 11, 9, 6 & 5. “There
is also Buddy, our miniature Dachshaund. We live
in New Jersey. I’m a lawyer and a solo practitioner.
Dance lessons, soccer, my wife is getting ready
for a bake sale tomorrow.” Peter Moerler is still
enjoying life in Singapore where he does credit work
for Deutsche Bank. He’s been in Asia for 19 years
(Seoul, Jakarta, Hong Kong and now Singapore).
He’s been married for 8 years to Rani Arianti, and
they have two girls, Beth (5) and Cathy (3). If anyone
goes over to Singapore, be sure to let Peter know:
[email protected]. Luke and Phyllis O’Keefe
celebrated their 20th anniversary last September, with
their daughters Meghan 18, and Kathryn 13. Luke has
formed his own consulting company after working for
Texaco for ten years, and is pursuing clean energy
projects, so send some business his way, or he is going
to turn the lights out on you. Frank Pietrantonio is
beginning his 5th year with Cooley Godward, a Palo
Alto based technology-centric law firm and he is
now the leader of the firm’s Patent Prosecution and
Counseling Group. “Our three children Anna 11, Sofie
9 and Luke 5, lead active lives, much more so than I
ever did. The two girls are swimmers and they have
helped me see 4 a.m. again (practice calls), although
for the first time without being under the influence of
any substances. I encourage all sight-seeking Regians
to give a holler if you are making the pilgrimage to
our Nation’s Capital.” Jon and Lynn Powers are
celebrating their 20th anniversary this summer. They
plan to return to Hawaii for a second honeymoon with
their three girls, Tara 16, Megan 13, and Kaitlyn 8.
Jon is still at JPMorganChase, in technology in their
Auto Finance business. Lewis Stoffel is living in
Cincinnati, and working as an RN in an oncologist’s
office giving chemotherapy. His wife Sue is a nurse
midwife delivering “many babies”. They have two
sons, Robert who is 16 and 6ft 6in (does not play
basketball-chess is his game) and Andrew, 13 who
loves to swim. Pat Mauro’s elder son Jaime has
become an Eagle Scout and is now a freshman at the
Music Conservatory at Purchase College. Pat is very
involved in all aspects of Scout leadership and hopes
his younger son, Jack, will soon be an Eagle, too. Wife
Elizabeth has had her book “The Way of the Cross in
Times of Illness” published by Liturgical Press.
1977
Joe Pineiro writes: I now live in Northwest Spain, not
far from Santiago de Compostela. I would like to offer
my help and hospitality to anyone who is interested
in visiting the area. Please feel free to call or write
anytime, I will answer all inquiries with accurate
information. The city of Vigo is a good place to stay
while visiting Santiago. This area is filled with chapels
and interesting Catholic sites. My home number is:
011-34-986-314344. My mobile number is: 011-34680-356041. (When calling from Spain the first five
digits are not necessary.) My address is: Carreiro do
Xaldeiro/ Moana, Pontevedra 36950, Spain. Hope to
hear from you soon!
1978
Bernard Kilkelly, One Samuel Place, Lynbrook, NY
11563, [email protected]
Greg Rapisarda, Father Ray Sweitzer, SJ ‘63 and
Stan Parchin drove to the Philadelphia Museum of
Art to go see the Manet and the Sea special exhibition.
Then Father Ray and Stan went to see Creating St.
Peter’s (featuring works by Michelangelo), a show
from Vatican City, at the Knights of Columbus
Museum in New Haven, CT. Congratulations to
Larry Ehmer and his wife Kristen on the birth of
Amanda Kelly on April 13. Amanda was welcomed
by her sisters Katherine and Janet and brother Jared.
Larry writes “in the busy month of April, I finished
my Executive MBA at Villanova and was selected
for Beta Gamma Sigma (the National Honor Society
for Business grads). It was a fast-paced 21 months,
but I learned how to work incredibly efficiently and
how to exist on 5 hours of sleep each night. We had a
great class trip to Santiago, Chile and Buenos Aires,
Argentina in January.” Jim Olivo is Chief Executive
Officer of the Structured Products Division of Quanta
U.S. Holdings, a unit of Quanta Capital, a Bermudabased specialty insurance company. Michael Bérubé
wrote an essay for the New York Times Sunday
Magazine on May 2 about “How to End Grade
Inflation” (at colleges, not at Regis). Mike is the
Paterno Family professor of literature at Penn State
University.
1979
Richard J. Weber, 240 W. 102 St., #24, New York, NY
10025, [email protected]
On March 21st our class had its 25th reunion. We had
a nice turnout of alumni and wives and were able to
learn the following Prowlings.
child from Korea in the fall. When it comes to
employment longevity Benson Louie has us all beat
– he is at JP Morgan Chase, and has been through all
the mergers since interning there while at Regis! John
Feeley, now taking courses towards a Masters degree
at the National War College between gigs at the State
Department, back from Mexico “received a call from
Ivan Harangozo (who is practicing medicine in
Manassas, VA) two days ago about this “thing” and
was in attendance. Rich Hickey, living in Westchester
is hoping to bring a little credibility into the electoral
process. As a software engineer, he is working with
the networks to deliver real-time polling results for the
presidential election. Rich reports, “It’s the ultimate
show time – nobody cares if you fixed the bug the
day after the election.” Other Westchester participants
Larry McCartney and Jim Hussey checked in.
There’s always a mystery guest at these reunions and
this year it was Charlie Moran (we may remember
him as Charlie Grossman). Charlie and his wife were
in from Kansas City where Charlie is an engineer. Bob
McDermott’s record collection is now up to 6,000
(after culling about 300 entries that either had electric
piano or Bossanova crap). Still in Boston area with
wife Beth, son, and daughter. Enjoyed some music
around NYC when he was in town. Bob probably gets
the “looks the most like he did in HS” award after 25
years. Tom Watson, living in Chicago, is President
of Petro Canada’s US subsidiary y. Joe Vargas and
wife Usha were in from West Palm Beach making
a weekend of things here in the Big Apple. Joe is a
software engineer and is working with Fred Sharp’s
(’80) brother-in-law. Ah, those Regis connections.
Our two classmates on the Regis Board of Trustees
– Dave Bowen and Fabian Fondriest – both were in
attendance. Fabian is the CEO of Home Site Insurance
in Boston area and Dave (who has twins at home like
at least one of his classmates Peter Barrasso) is
managing a private equity fund in NYC. Joe Faga,
now at Cap Gemini, was in from Ohio. He has taken
on quite a project with his children – making a Lego
Movie. Joe is both producing and distributing this epic
and hopes for an end of summer release. I forget to ask
him what the plot was. Oh well, guess I’ll have to wait
until it comes out. John Haddad just showed up from
Houston, TX. He combined a visit with his father into
the 25th anniversary. John’s practicing medicine in
Houston and his wife is expecting their third child.
The jug night regular crew of Bob Schmidt (and his
wife Gail), Mike Guararra, Bill Tietjen, and Dave
Janny were all there in fine form. Rumor had it that
Bill has not only obtained a drivers’ license but also a
car, but that was too frightening a concept for any of
us to accept. Rich Johnson and wife Michelle were
Tom Massaro concelebrated the mass with Regis
President Fr. Tom McClain. Tom has a new book
out that, unlike his prior books that had a more
conservative perspective on the Catholic Church,
takes on the church’s traditionally pacifistic view
of war as he comments on America’s participation
in Iraq. You can pick it up on Amazon. Erich Wolz
writes that Father Tom might be interested to know
that one of his books is being used in a junior
Theology class at Strake Jesuit in Houston, where
Erich’s older son, Erich III, is a freshman. When
Erich III gets to that point, he’ll have to have his
copy signed by the author! Mike McConnell, an
Assistant Professor in Cardiovascular Medicine, was
in from Stanford, CA via a conference in Florida – “it
gave me an excuse to cut out early.” He is at Stanford
Medical Center with Russ Altman, who sends regards
but missed the reunion because “unfortunately, we
are leaving to live in Florence, Italy for 4 months
on Tuesday, and are crazy and frantic
packing, etc.cthis weekend.” Russ sends
his regards (we feel for you, Russ!).
Speaking of doctors, Dr and Mrs. Frank
Messina were not able to make it in from
Indiana, but send their regards. Kevin
Rochford came in from Chicago, where
he is at Northern Trust. He and his wife
Margaret just adopted their second child.
Kevin pledges to reconnect with folks he
has not seen in a while. John Morgan
and Peter Barrasso, also co-graduates of
Columbia Business School, reminisced
about the companies that they have both
been working at since leaving B-School:
John, at Pfizer, and Peter at ATT. John
and his wife Emily just purchased a From the wedding of Jose Villar ‘87 to Kelly O’Connor on May 1, 2004
home in Brooklyn (12 feet wide but very in Del Rey Beach, Fl. From left to right, it’s Chris Rooney ‘87, Daren
tall, says John), adopting their second Turner ‘87, Jose Villar’87, Peter McNally ‘87 and Kevin McNally ‘88.
Summer 2004
pleased to learn recently that their son Erik would
be entering Regis in the fall – the first legacy of the
class of ’79. Nice going, to all the Johnsons! Mike
Ramos was in from Seattle, winning the distance
award. Mike has been in Seattle for 20 years with his
wife and 2 children, and has been working in various
Catholic ministries the entire time. Charlie Cigna
sees some signs of life in the technology executive
search market. When he is not adding grateful clients
to the ranks of the gainfully employed he is lives with
his wife and children in West Windsor, New Jersey.
Tim Murphy is a lawyer in Boston, but hopefully
not a Red Sox fan! Chris McGovern is working on
Wall Street in a field I can barely even understand,
let alone explain. Tom Swift is working as in-house
counsel at CFSB, still living in Manhattan and vows
he will never leave (Manhattan, that is!) Thanks to
Rich Johnson, Bill Tietjen, and Peter McAliney,
and particularly to the Development office, for their
invaluable efforts in organizing the event. Reporting
in from the fronts with Prowlings were the following
classmates: Ray Ressy relocated to London last
year, where he’s working on Central/Eastern Europe
debt capital markets at ING Bank. Ray left
law practice in 1996 and has been working
on the investment banking side of emerging
markets - first in New York for Latin
America and now in London. Pat Galizio and his
family have relocated to Manchester, England with
Kellogg Company and plan to be there for 3 years and
then return to the states. John Scola, President of the
Catholic Community Foundation in Phoenix, sent his
sincere regrets to all for missing the reunion. He sends
special greetings to Frank Messina, Peter Barrasso,
Marcos Rodriguez, Luis Villareal, and the Radical
Fringe. James Murphy’s daughter Meghan will be
graduating high school in 2004 with Honors, she is
currently looking at colleges. His son Jamey will be
graduating grade school in 2004 with Honors and is
considering Chaminade H.S. Jim Clark, unable to
attend, sends his “greetings with fond remembrances
and best wishes to all on this Silver occasion.” He
also reports, “On the (very) good side, last August,
my wife since 1989, Renee, and our two boys (Ethan,
11, and Trevor, 9), moved into our first house—here
on Staten Island, where we’ve been living since right
before Ethan was born. Renee has a position with
New Jersey’s Division of Consumer Affairs, and I’m
holding down the fort at home because, on the down
side, I’ve been on the DL since September 1999.
...hope everyone enjoys the evening very much!”
Phil Garone is in the final throes of his Ph.D. (in
Environmental History and Ecology) at UC Davis,
after an earlier career as a high school (boarding
school) teacher. His project is a historical and
ecological study of the wetlands of California’s Great
Central Valley. He’s living with his significant other
Teresa, who is a professor of documentary film and
rhetoric, in Chico, near the Sierra Nevada foothills.
Phil is finding it tough to get things done with the
weather being a “distracting 85 – 90” on a pretty
constant basis this time of year. Life is good.
1981
Robert Schirling, 63-46 252 St., Little Neck, NY
11362, [email protected]
After two years in private practice, Bob Scott is
working for one year as a law clerk for Judge Zita
Weinshienk in the United States District Court for
the District of Colorado. Raymond Jude Cappiello
married Elaine Matthews on February 29, 2004.
His best man was fellow Regis graduate John
Dieffenbach. Attending the ceremony were A.J.
Smith and Tom McCluskey.
1982
John O. McGuinness, 33-21 82nd St., Jackson Heights,
NY 11372, [email protected]
Edward Donahue was married to Dr. Diane Garrigan
on February 28, 2004. They honeymooned in Nevis,
Toyko and will be leaving in April for a year’s stay in
Japan. Edward is being sent there by Morgan Stanley.
Ed was a regular at Jug Night but will be unable to
attend this year, he plans on returning to his “regular”
status when he fulfills his company obligation. Chris
Derby, SJ was named Director of Vocations for the
New York and Maryland Provinces of the Jesuits,
effective in July 2004.
1983
Joseph M. Accetta, Esq., 24 Agnola St., Tuckahoe, NY
10707, [email protected]
Michael J. Kelly sends his warmest regards to the
class. Michael is an attorney in Chicago where he and
his wife Tara have three boys: Max, Sam and Jack.
They love Chicago and are rooting for the Cubs to
finally win it all.
1984
Emanuel C. Grillo, 130 Aldershot Ln., Manhasset, NY
11030, [email protected]
Michael Murphy, 15 Canterbury Rd., Apt. D-24, Great
Neck, NY 11021, [email protected]
Danny and Kerri Sullivan are please to announce
the birth of their second child...James Patrick Sullivan
arrived on Saturday, Feb 28th,at 7:50 PM. “We think
that he was in a hurry to avoid having his birthday
on the 29th of Feb, because the first inkling that we
had of his arrival was at 6:20 PM. An hour and a half
from start to finish!! The doctor said the he practically
delivered himself!” The vitals...Weight - 31.2 N (7 lb
3 oz) Length - 50.8 cm (20 inches)
1985
Thomas F. Flood, 5 Reed Ave., Floral Park, NY 11001,
[email protected]
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York Managing Director of the Taproot Foundation
(http://www.taprootfoundation.org) which provides
Service Grants to non profit organizations operating
within New York City. (A second office serves the
San Francisco region). Volunteer teams, composed of
highly-skilled professionals from the marketing, PR,
technology, design, video production and advertising
sectors, deliver the Service Grants, which culminate
in a high-quality “product,” such as a new corporate
identity, marketing collateral, a designed database,
and a proper website. Taproot and its teams charge
nothing for these deliverables. Taproot volunteers
work to make a difference in the community, meet
like-minded professionals, and develop new skills
while augmenting their portfolios. Nonprofits benefit
by being equipped with crucial tools needed for
fundraising, program management and community
outreach. If you want to share your time and talent
with this endeavor or if you represent a non-profit
organization, give Fred a call (917)324-4763.
Recently, Regis played host to the Alpha Sigma
Nu reception, a Jesuit College Honor Society. The
keynote speaker was Regian Chris Lowney (‘76.)
Ray Russo and Pat J. Walsh were in attendance. Last
but not least, want to give kudos to the representatives
from ‘85 that participated in the Alumni Basketball
League. Frank Carbone, Dave Gravano, Bill
Hogan, Jim Sullivan, Mike Webb and Kevin White
teamed up with some Regians from ‘87 and competed
well. Unfortunately, they came up a little short of
their goal - an RABL Championship. They lost in the
quarters to the Class of 1997 - no need to mention the
score. Maybe next year fellas.
1986
Chris N. Saqqal, 3485 Nathaniel Dr., Nazareth, PA
18064, [email protected]
Robert Sciarrone, 3158 Perry Ave., Bronx, NY 10467,
[email protected]
Mike Lazorchak reports:”I would like to announce
the birth of my son, Shane Alexander Lazorchak,
born January 11, 2004. He was a healthy 7 pounds, 5
ounces and full of energy. Mom (Kristen Lazorchak)
and baby are both doing excellent. In other news, I
am living in Southern California and enjoying life
as the director of marketing and sales for a small
international company that specializes in insured
shipping. On the social front, Mike Fitzgerald and I
were the champs of a fantasy football league involving
fellow Regians Phil O’Reilly, Matt O’Reilly ‘88,
Mike Gonzalez ‘88 and David Viscovish ‘88, among
others. Any Regians passing through El Segundo
Class rep Thomas Flood writes: Recently
corresponded with Rick Murtha. Sometime last
year Rick decided to completely abandon the
technology consulting world and started working
as a mortgage loan officer. Then in
January of 2004, two partners and Rick
opened Texas Mortgage Advisors. The
change has been felicitous according
to Rick. Even better was the arrival
of baby Gabriela on March 18th. She
was 7 lbs. 6 ozs and 19.75”. Big sister
Daniela is thrilled about her new baby
sister. Rick congratulations to you on
all fronts and we are happy to hear that
you are planning to return to NYC for
our 20th reunion. Speaking of returning
to NYC - David Gravano is back. Well,
kind of. David is currently working for
Fortress Investment Group a New York
based hedge fund. However, he returns
to his family and home in San Francisco Chris Wiedmann ‘93 and Andrew Lee ‘93 at the recent Regis Thin
every weekend. Got together with Fred Air Reunion on the summit of Mount Whitney, celebrating the birth
Fields. Fred now serves as the New of Andrew’s first child, Sean.
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Regis Alumni News
(right next to LAX) are welcome to contact me at
[email protected].” Vincent Macaluso, MD is
currently trying to set up a multiple sclerosis center
at his hospital, Flushing Hospital Medical Center.
He is currently being featured on Healthology.com’s
website since he both has and treats people with MS.
1987
John J. Wing, 309 Avenue ‘C’#10B, New York, NY
10009, [email protected]
Jose Villar got married on May 1st to Kelly
O’Connor in Del Rey Beach, FL. Some of the guys
in attendance were: Chris Rooney, Daren Turner,
Jose Villar, Peter McNally and Kevin McNally ’88.
Tom Ferguson has been made a Director at Johnson
& Johnson (Personal Care Products Division). He and
his wife Elisa and three-year-old daughter Tracy have
moved to Bentonville, Arkansas. Tom is in charge
of the Wal-Mart account, Johnson & Johnson’s #1
retail customer. Stefano Cugno and his wife Patty
and three-year-old twins, Cara and Christian, have
moved to Buffalo. Stef can be reached at [email protected]
1989
Joseph J. Macchiarola, Esq., 116 New Hyde Park Rd.,
Garden City, NY 10022, [email protected]
Giles Kavanagh lives in beautiful Buffalo, NY
in the first floor apartment of a house owned and
occupied by Jim Abramson, his wife Bridget Evans,
and son Henry (2 years old). Giles looks forward to
having Matthew McGowan moving into the Lake
Erie watershed as a new Professor of Classics at the
College of Wooster in Ohio. J.P. Freeley is engaged
to be married. The ceremony will take place in
Warsaw, Poland and the couple will reside in Kew
Gardens, NY.
1990
James F. Donohue, 30 W. 63 St. Apt. 3P, New York, NY
10023, [email protected]
Kevin Delaney reports that he moved to San
Francisco with his wife and two kids in March after
over 5 years in Paris. He worked for The Wall Street
Journal there and now will report from the paper’s
San Francisco bureau, contributing to its coverage of
Silicon Valley. Brian Dunphey had the chance to visit
Chris Sclafani, his wife Jeannie Rhee and progeny
Oliver in January. Anyone who knows Chris will
marvel at Oliver’s sunny, bright disposition. Looks
like Brian will be moving to Los Angeles to practice
law. Anyone on the other coast, look him up.
1991
Chris J. Caslin, 770 Elm Ave., River Edge, NJ 07091,
[email protected]
Nolan E. Shanahan, 20 93rd St., Apt. 3F, Brooklyn, NY
11209, [email protected]
Luis Velez is currently working at Morrison and
Foerster after graduating from Columbia Law School
in 2004. Robert Porada got married last year to
Cari Levine. The wedding took place at the Bellagio
Hotel in Las Vegas. Regians in attendance included
Robert’s brothers Frank ’81 and John ’82, as well as
Eric Barna.
1992
Michael J.B. McCarthy, 35-35 82 St., Apt.52, Jackson
Heights, NY 11372, [email protected]
om
Craig Geneve graduated UCLA Business School in
June 2003. Craig left the sun and beaches to return to
NYC and start as an associate in technology, media
and telecom investment banking at Bear Stearns. He
can be reached at [email protected]
1994
Basil R. Kolani, 18 E. 23rd St., Apt. 4C, New York, NY
10010, [email protected]
Gregory Cote is going to Colorado in July for James
McGrath’s wedding. Greg is finishing a residency in
internal medicine and will be starting a fellowship
in gastroenterology. John Kuhner plans to explore
Hannibal’s route across the Alps this summer. He will
make a full report of his findings to the Regis Classical
Association (q.v.) in the fall.
1995
Stephen McGrath, 1421 Hemlock Farms, Hawley, PA
18428, [email protected]
Congratulations to Father William Cleary who
was ordained at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on May 15,
2004 and celebrated his first mass at St. Margaret of
Cortona Church in Riverdale on Sunday, May 16th.
Father Cleary says that, ”The idea of priesthood first
occurred to me when I was a student at Regis High
School. The Jesuits at Regis were a “big influence”
and so were the priests at the Neumann Residence.”
Denis Brogan is now working as an associate attorney
in the intellectual property group of Gibney, Anthony
and Flaherty, LLP in midtown Manhattan. Arthur
Plaza writes: I was recently awarded a Fulbright
Fellowship to study in Paris, Lille and Brittany. My
doctoral research in European History examines
how Christian Democrats transformed Catholic
political culture between World War II and Vatican
II while participating in the French Fourth and Fifth
Republics. Fortuitously, Janene, my wife of two years,
will be accompanying me during the fellowship year.
Michael Brown will be married on June 26, 2004 to
Kerry Hurley. The couple met at The College of the
Holy Cross, where they will be married. Mike lives
in Milton, MA and works as a paralegal at Sloane and
Walsh in Boston. He is a third year law student. Todd
Johnson and Jack Macken will serve as Mike’s
groomsmen.
1997
James P. Langstine, [email protected]
John M. Rossiello, [email protected]
Charlie O’Donnell is still an analyst for the private
equity group at the General Motors pension fund. (In
fact, GM is an LP of two funds whose partners are
Regis trustees.) He is also trying to publish a book for
college freshman about taking the right first steps for a
successful college career. He got some great tips from
Regis alumni Chris Lowney ’76, author of “Heroic
Leadership”. Patrick Durkan flew off on March 10th
for the Olympic Trials in Sabre Fencing to Athens,
Moscow and Bulgaria. Patrick took the bronze at
the Olympic Qualifying Sabre World Cup in London
last month which moves him closer to one of the
four slots on the US Olympic Team that will fence in
Athens this coming summer. Wish him luck. Patrick
Brown graduated Fordham University with a BA in
English and is an assistant in the distribution division
of Penguin Books in NYC. Richie Brockmeyer is
engaged to Una Ramirez and is planning a wedding
for 2005.
1998
Daniel D. Kirchoff, 630 W. 168th St., Box 583, New
York, NY 10032, [email protected]
Dave Anfora became engaged to Maria Campanelli
of Lindenhurst, NY on 3-12-04. They plan to marry
in the summer of 2005. Dave landed a job as a First
Officer for Continental Connection on 9-29-03. He
flies a Beech-1900, and is based out of Albany,NY. He
hopes to upgrade to a Captain by the end of this year,
which would make him one of the youngest Captains
to ever work for the company. Patrick Wickman is
now in his second year working as an environmental
scientist at Hazen and Sawyer, P.C. in NYC. He was
also recently accepted to NYU’s Wagner School of
Public Service to work on a Master’s degree in Urban
Planning. Scott Schwieger is currently a professional
gambler. John Power is living in Warsaw, Poland,
where he’s “at work on the Great American Novel”.
Jerry Carita is the Assistant to the Director/Executive
Producer for a new television series on AMC called
“Into Character.” The series debuts on June 16th at
10PM. Jared DiDomenico almost started writing a
lengthy account of a recent Antarctic expedition, but
decided to actually write something truthful, to make
up to those of you who may have read his bios in the
Regis Repertory playbills. To that end, he’s living
with friends in the Bronx, rehearsing a band and
recording demo material, is a writer and actor in the
CREATE theater company (new show this summer),
1996
Brian S. Lennon, 40 Sutton Pl., Apt. 5F,
New York, NY 10022, [email protected]
Michael J. Boyle, 200 East 84th
Street, Apt. 9A, NY, NY, 10028,
[email protected]
Andrew Weir is engaged to Dana
Roitberg with a wedding planned for
June 12th. He is a graduate student at
NYU, pursuing a second Master’s degree
in Biology. His fiancé is a second year
law student at NYU. Vincent Pantone
graduated from Downstate Medical
School and will begin the Residency
Progam at Montefiore Hospital.
Congrats, Vincent! Paolo Brion is a
Bridgid Janson, Tom Hein ’99, and Brian Hughes ’99 at the
project engineer at de Simone & de
Volunteer Recognition Barbeque
Simone.
Summer 2004
and has started a multi-media group which can be
found on the web at www.lacamarata.com. He’s very
close to having a reality show that will air in Guam
and hopes everyone is well, email him if you’re going
into entertainment law. Class members, please update
your alumni profiles at www.regis-nyc.org.
1999
Thomas A. Hein, 400 Kneeland Ave., Yonkers, NY,
10704, [email protected]
Brian C. Hughes, 149 Park Drive North, Staten
Island, NY 10314, [email protected]
Kevin Clancy plans on visiting Japan next year, where
he will study philosophy and Feng-Shui. Sean Colvin
recently moved to Atlanta, GA for his second rotation
in General Electric’s financial management program.
Sean will be living and working there at least through
the coming summer and looks forward to visiting NY
again in early July. The class of 1999 made their debut
this spring in the Regis Alumni Basketball League.
An unexpected off-season injury to Pat Heffernan
weakened their hopes for a championship. But the
dynamic inside combo of Rob Alarcon and Brian
Hughes, and the sizzling guard play of Joe Maceda,
Tom Hein and Mark Cummins, helped the team
surpass all expectations and win one game. Other
‘99ers who participated in the league were: Dave
Harman, Omar Delgado, Owen Reidy, Chris
Reenock, Joe Tursi, Tom Brennan, Matt Hansen
and Mike Williams. Don’t forget, the class of 1999
will celebrate our 5th year reunion here at Regis on
June 12th starting at 4 PM. Let’s make it a good one!
2000
Christopher Nooney, 339 East 240th St., Bronx, NY
10470, [email protected]
Toma Dedaj reports on behalf of Matt Tarpey, Scott
Callahan, Joe Forte and Kieran O’Donnell, among
the inaugural group of Crusaders to inhabit the new
Senior Apartments, that they’re doing well down the
home stretch at Holy Cross. Toma noted that Scott,
who has plans to join the NYPD after college (as
does Alex Wancel) has a girlfriend. When asked for
confirmation, Scott opined “and she’s hot too!”Joe
plans to teach high school for the coming year before
regrouping to pursue his Ph.D. On his way out of
Holy Cross he will take with him the prestigious
Flatley Medal in Philosophy. James Walsh will be
taking his Holy Cross degree in mathematics to law
school next year. (He’s still deciding which.) Sam
Valverde has been accepted to Yale Law School
following his undergrad work at Dartmouth. Chuck
Keeley makes his way to Fordham Law School next
year. Mike Memoli is finishing up studies at Loyola
Maryland, where he has dutifully served as the
Editor-In-Chief of the college’s weekly Greyhound
newspaper. He now stands an unapologetic 5’8.
Frank Golom finished up a year as Loyola’s Student
Body President. Chris Nooney, who had been the
Editor for Manhattan College’s weekly Quadrangle
newspaper, gave publishing up to pursue his position
as the Jasper’s Student Body President. He graduates
this May, winning the college’s Hazelton Medal for
Humanities. Neil Toomey intends to study Chinese
language in Beijing, as part of his Light Fellowship
from Yale, where he finishes his bachelor’s in May.
Francis Fallon has been accepted to graduate studies
at the University of Cambridge. Nick Gorski reports
that he has changed courses at UVA and will remain
there studying English until 2006. Jeff Coe will return
to Manhattan College after a sojourn into the working
world, to finish his BS in computer engineering next
fall. Tim Morris reports that he will be gainfully
employed with JP Morgan Chase starting this August.
Erich Rastetter finished 3 years as I.T. Manager
at WFUV upon becoming an Economic Policy
Analyst intern at the Bronx Borough President’s
Office. He recently led a student service project
working with HIV/AIDS patients to Nashville. He
expects to graduate with majors in Political Science
and Economics. Chris Saltamacchia will graduate
from Emory with a double major in Religion and
Chemistry. He is working hard on his thesis, not sure
what next year holds…Mexico? Med School? Sounds
like an easy choice, Chris. Thomas Foley will enter
law school in the fall, having completed his B.S. in
Economics at The Wharton School of the University
of Pennsylvania. He thanks Regians young and old for
their counsel.
2003
Bennett C. Chan, [email protected]
Edward Kamintzky is a member of the Fairfield
University baseball team.
Milestones
Births
Natalie Laidan on February 26, 2004 to Tristin and Marty Mannion ‘77
Amanda Kelly on April 13, 2004 to Larry and Kristen Ehmer ‘78
Matthew Paul on January 29, 2004 to Paul and Ariana Sidoti ‘80
Callum David to Sean and Hollie Reddington ‘82
Kathy Julia on July 10, 2002 to Daniel and Amy DaSilva ‘84
James Patrick on February 28, 2004 to Danny and Kerri Sullivan ‘84
Gabriela on March 18, 2004 to Liliana and Rick Murtha ‘85
Shane Alexander on January 11, 2004 to Kristin and Mike Lazorchak ‘86
Charlanne Angelica on January 14, 2004 to Anthony and Jennifer Zepf ‘86
Alexander Warren on March 3, 2004 to Kim and Michael Francis ‘95
Deaths
John F. Fitzsimons ’25 on March 25, 2004
John C. Madigan ’33 on January 11, 2004
James V. Regan ’34 on February 13, 2004
John. J. Fiala ’34 on March 30, 2004
Lawrence J. Durney ’38 on April 8, 2004
William F. Lally, Jr. 38 on May 13, 2004
John M. Lore, Jr. ’39 on January 12, 2004
Michael J. Ames ’39 in April 2004
John F. McKenna ’39 in April 2004
William G. Orr ’40 on March 4, 2004
John J. Sandt ’43 on May 16, 2004
Victor A. Belinski on June 1, 2004
Timothy A. Healy, SJ ’47 on May 16, 2004
Eugene V. Mohr ’47 in March 2004
Peter J. Lynch ’49 in February 2004
William J. Sabatini ’49 on April 17, 2004
Robert M. Ryan ’50 on March 18, 2004
John G. Krebs ’52 on May 20, 2004
Richard F. Reggio ’60 on January 17, 2004
Orazio R. Russo ’60 on May 4, 2004
James P. Mulhall ’62 on November 11, 2003
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Marriages
Raymond Cappiello ’81 married Elaine Matthews on February 29, 2004
Edward Donahue ’82 married Diane Garrigan on February 28, 2004
Anthony Zepf ‘86 married Jennifer Mitlof on September 14, 2002
Jose Villar ‘87 married Kelly O’Connor on May 1, 2004
Nolan Shanahan ‘91, John Zadrozny ‘95, Pat Tweedy and Dennis
Moulton ‘64 at the Volunteer Recognition Barbeque
Leslie Hannafey P’03, ‘07, Michael Shef ‘59, Mark Kolakowski ‘77
and Lorraine Shef at the Volunteer Recognition Barbeque
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September 24
October 22
October 24
October 29
November 8-10
December 11
December 28
December 29
Golf Outing at Westchester Hills
Deo et Patriae Dinner at the NYAC
Alumni Parents Party at Regis
Golden Owls Mass & Brunch at Regis
JUG Night One at Regis
Fall Phonathon at Regis
Crimson Circle Reception and Event
JUG Night Two at Regis
College Phonathon
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