A Lion for Life Magazine Spring 2014

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A Lion For Life

A Lion for Life Magazineis a publication of the Saint Viator High School Office of Institutional Advancement

Executive Director of AdvancementMrs. Mary Vandenbergh

Director of Development Mr. Patrick Mahoney

Development Officer Mr. Tom Ramsden

Director of Alumni Relations Mr. Christopher Wells

Director of Special EventsMs. Krystle Seifert

Director of RecruitmentMr. TJ King ‘04

Director of Parent and Community Relations

Mrs. Jean Dziedzic

Director of CommunicationsMs. Elizabeth Schuetz ‘08

Database Management CoordinatorMs. Cindy Josephs

Administrative Assistant Mr. Tijo Thomas

Design and ProductionVisualedge Creative, Inc.Mrs. Dianna DeLord Ehrenfried ‘75

Design, Editing and LayoutViator Voice Students and StaffMrs. Karen Duran Warner ‘90

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October 18 Athletic Hall of Fame

October 23–26 Fall Play

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A Letter from the President

Dear friends,

As I write this, I'm watching our choir students learn a song and dance number from the cast of the Broadway musical, “Aladdin.” I'm with them on a trip to New York City where they will perform as part of a larger profes-sional choir premiering a new choral work at Lincoln Center.

Pretty cool, eh?

There is nothing cooler than seeing the exciting things our students and alumni are doing all over the world. ThisMarch, I met alumni at Parliament in London, where one alumnus, Matt Letke ‘11, is interning for a member of Parliament. I also recently skyped with Connor Romenesko ‘11 who spent this semester studying international politics and peacemaking in South Africa.

When freshmen enter the doors at Saint Viator, there's no telling where they'll end up. You know that becauseyou know your own journey. Saint Viator literally opens up a world of possibilities for young men and women,all the while training them to embrace the world and embrace those who suffer with God's loving, just arms.

We — parents, teachers, staff, coaches, alumni — do a great job at that. But we'll be even better at doing it with an up-grade to our facilities. The capabilities and opportunities to arise from the new Marie Gallagher Academic Commons (a college-style space for group work), Querbes Hall (a dining and gathering space for more than 500) and a renovation of our band, choral and visual arts rooms, will allow us to offer the best possible experience to theyoung people who walk these halls each day.

So a huge “shout-out” (as they say on Twitter) to the generous parents, alumni, faculty and staff who are makingthis project possible. They are doing God's work by helping us build facilities that help our students become thepeople God made them to be.

As graduation season comes to an end, we ask that you remember our commitment to students continues as they becomealumni. That's you.

So stay connected. We're here for you, as we have been since you first walked through those front doors. Also, please stay connected to help us open the world to the future lions who so hunger for the Saint Viator experience. Help us do God's work.

Peace,

Fr. Corey

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Fr. Corey met up with alumni studyingabroad in London over spring break.


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School News

Dig Deep

This year’s Dig Deep Lenten Campaign challengedthe Saint Viator community to experience Lentphysically as well as spiritually. Fr. Corey asked students, faculty and alums to commit to a three-pronged approach of prayer, fasting and almsgiving with the intent of developing a more profound relationship with the Lord. The goal of internal reflection and sacrifice was also designed to help raise money to build a well for the people of Bwanjai, Tanzania, who must walk 45 minutes twice a day for fresh water.

“We wanted to connect someone in our neighborhood with our brothers and sisters on the other side of the world whoneed our help,” said Br. John Eustice, CSV, from the campus ministry department, who helped lead the program.

Br. John explained that when Saint Viator became acquainted with Fr. Gilbert Rushubirwa Mashurano, a parish priestat Saint James Church in Arlington Heights, as well as a Bwanjai native, he made them aware of the many difficultiesencountered in daily life there. After learning of the struggle, Br. John thought it would make a great Lenten project,reminding us that we are called to minister to all.

“Lent is not about giving things up,” advised Br. John. “Lent is supposed to be a disruption in our lives that serves toremind us to dedicate ourselves to what we say we practice. We wanted to engage our students and the community tothe transformative practice of Lent.”

As part of the program, students had the opportunity to attend daily worship in the chapel before classes. CampusMinistry set up and staffed a fasting table in the cafeteria each day during lunch periods to support participatingstudents and discuss their fasting and prayer experiences. Participating students also received rubber

bracelets that said “Dig Deep” to remind them of their commitment and to help give them the innerstrength to continue.

While Dig Deep provided an opportunity to foster a deeper, more personal expression of faith, CampusMinistry also wanted the project to encourage a positive connection within the Viator family. The

fifth annual Run with the Pride 5K did just that, bringing out 195 alumni, current students, facultyand staff to raise funds for the well. While the well will still need more funding to build, nearly

$10,000 has been raised to help the people of Bwanjai in their quest for access to clean water.

“Just as the arrival of Easter does not signify the end of the experience, graduation does notmean the end of the support of the Viatorian family,” continued Br. John. “We educate

our young men and women under the umbrella of faith. We want to continue tonurture our graduates and encourage our alumni to plug in. Whether it is college

students who may have disconnected and are feeling a little lost or graduates who justwould like us to add their prayer intentions to our evening prayers, lean on us,

we’re part of the foundation. We minister to a wider community.”

— Karen Duran Warner ‘90


After a successful year with iPads in the classroom, Saint Viator is updating the curriculum to fully incorporate them and their capabilities.After months of working with Teri Giobbia from Northern IllinoisUniversity’s Art Department and consultation with alumni, Saint Viatorhas adapted various classes to complement the recent iPad invasion.

“They will incorporate technology in a new and different way,” saidPrincipal Eileen Manno.

Art advisors Bill Faltinoski and Matt Gruenfeld reconstructed art electives that have been available in the past. The all-new “Art, Design& Technology” department will focus on teaching skills that studentsneed to succeed in college and the competitive job market.

“We did an evaluation of our curriculum. We had to take a look atwho our students are—because this is a college-bound school—welooked at their interests and what technologies are emerging,” Faltinoski said.

Traditional projects, such as sketching, will not be dismissed. Insteadstudents will use the iPad app, “Sketchbook Pro” to accommodate the task in a similar way.

One of the classes, “iPad Media Arts,” is available for students who arenot as experienced. The class will focus on the principles of designand creative expression. It will accomplish this through animation, photography and videography. The course also explores sports photography and journalism.

“There is creativity in technology. Not a lot of people see it, but it’s there,” said Manno.

Another new change to the department will be the option for juniors and seniors to take classes online. The available seven courses include four AP classes, and electives like “Game Design.” While they are not required for graduation, nor will they affect a student'sGPA, they will, however, stand as additional credit on a college application.

“All [students] should be able to prepare and get that head start for college taking those online courses. It’s really critical for a college preparatory school to do that,” said Manno.

For seniors applying to college, the additional credits from an online class can play a significant role in their acceptance by enhancing student academic transcripts.

Visual Arts Sharpen Focus on i pads

Visual Arts Sharpen Focus on iPads

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— Mia Mastandrea, Junior


Fighting Man of Viator

After the last class bell rang on Friday, March 21, Saint Viator High School was finally closed for a much neededweek of spring break. Most students were mentally checked out and relaxing after a draining and dreadful winter.

However, unlike many of their peers, Lacrosse team members had plans beyond sandy beaches and sunscreen.

While celebrating their first home game held at Forest View Educational Center and kicking off their season as reigningEast Suburban Catholic Conference champions, the team welcomed an additional inspirational member to their team.

Dylan Full, an 8-year-old boy from Wheaton, is battling medulloblastoma, a fast-growing brain tumor he had removednearly two years ago. This brave young boy is also now the newest Lion on the Saint Viator Lacrosse team.

Full and his family were introduced during halftime of the game against Marian Catholic High School, among acrowd of parents, students and alumni. To celebrate the symbolic addition to the team, the Lions wore gray decals, thecolor of brain cancer awareness, on the back of their helmets that said, “FULL HEARTS.”

As Saint Viator shared his story with the crowd, Saint Viator gifted him with his own jersey and a few tools to keephandy as he perseveres through his fight against cancer, a helmet and lacrosse stick.

“This was a special event for one special boy,” Coach Bill Sanford said. “Our boys will be his new teammates offeringfriendship to him along his journey.”

“Dylan’s tumor was discovered during a routine eye exam, when his ophthalmologist discovered that one of his opticnerves was swollen. He recommended an MRI of the brain, just to be on the safe side,” said Dylan’s mother, Laurie Full.

“The MRI revealed a tumor in the posterior fossa and right then and there our lives were forever changed,” Full said.

Two days later Dylan underwent a nine-hour surgery that removed most of the tumor, then he underwent six weeks ofdaily radiation to his brain and spine followed by nine cycles of chemotherapy.

“It's been a long and challenging road,” his mother added, “but Dylan is six months out oftreatment and doing extremely well.”

He is in second grade and undergoes routine brain and spine scans every threemonths. But keeping up with his three siblings and following local sports teams,

has helped in his recovery, the family said.

Coach Sanford and the team are following a lead setby college lacrosse teams who have helped brain

cancer patients. They learned about Dylanthrough Friends of Jaclyn, whose mission isto improve the lives of pediatric cancer patients by partnering with high schooland sports college teams.

“Our participation in their organization is a way for us to live out the mission

of the school by helping to brighten the way for Dylan,” Sanford said. “At the same time, Dylan will helpcontinue to energize and inspire our kids to work hard.”

– Eileen O’Grady Daday ‘73

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Young Alumnus Makes Hist-ore-y

All-time scoring record? Check. All-time reboundingrecord? Check. First player recruited to Division I since1995? Check. Best player in the history of the school?Check.

Chances are good that you’ve already heard about the historicfeats produced by Ore Arogundade ‘14, the recent graduateknown as this year’s senior point guard. Arogundade will attend and play for Drake University in the fall. What youprobably don’t know is that this legend in the making almost didn’t become the legendary Lion that he now is.

Arogundade’s mom, Tayo, thought Saint Viator would be agreat place for her son to attend high school. He, like manyteenagers who don’t see eye to eye with their parents, disagreed.

“Saint Viator was a totally different environment,” Arogundaderevealed. “I wasn’t used to it; I wasn’t used to the structure.A lot of my junior high friends went to different schools.”

Freshman year was one of transition in many ways. Arogundadestarted his high school basketball career initially on thesophomore team, then moved up to varsity his sophomoreyear. Veteran Coach Joe Majkowski transitioned the reinsover to then-assistant and Saint Viator Athletic Hall ofFamer, Coach Mike Howland ‘98.

“I walked into a great situation,” Howland said. “All the bestplayers were younger, but experienced, and had been off toa great start my first year as head coach. If we could have agreat first year, I knew we could get the community excited.”

When Arogundade shared his thoughts of leaving, Howlandchallenged him to stick around and build something greater.

“I needed him on board,” Howland continued. “I told himif he really bought in, he could have a lasting legacy. Hehadn’t yet grasped what Saint Viator was about just yet, butfrom that conversation on he was fully invested in the teamand creating something special.”

And create something special he did. Not only did Arogundadeachieve many feats of his own, he also served as inspirationto those around him. Returning starters from the Class of

2015, Roosevelt Smart, Mark Falotico, Pat McNamara, andSal Cannella will lead the way in meeting the high expecta-tions he set when the season starts at the end of October.

Under his leadership, Saint Viator basketball established itself as a force to be reckoned with. Arogundade led themto three consecutive regional championships and to theClass 4A 2014 sectional semifinals with a 23-6 record, theschool’s best finish in years.

As Arogundade continued racking up points and shatteringrecords, he matured off the court as well. “I’m humbled bythe experience,” the recent graduate said. “I believe thathard work pays off. If you put your mind to it you can accomplish anything.”

His hard work has captured not only local but national atten-tion as well. Arogundade was nominated among the mosttalented and skilled athletes in the country to play in the 2014McDonald’s All American Game in April.

For now, he knows he has some seriouswork ahead of him. He plans to pursuea degree in mass communications orjournalism while he competes as aBulldog. After Drake, Arogundadehopes to play pro ball, where-ever the opportunityarises, whether it’s inthe NBA or overseas.According to TeamNigeria’s Basketball website,he is a serious contender to playfor their national team in the Rio2016 Olympic Games.

“I’m thankful for everythingSaint Viator has done for me,”he said. “I look forward to theday when I am able to give backto the community that gave somuch to me.”

Turns out mom was right.Ore concluded, “I’m glad shechose this place for me. It’sbeen life changing. I’m soglad I stayed.”

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“I’m thankful for everything Saint Viator has done for me, and I look forward to the day when I am able to give back to the community that gave so much to me.”

– Karen Duran Warner ‘90


Forever the Voice of Viator

Saint Viator turned the tables on its longtime play-by-play announcer, bringing him out from behind the microphone and honoring him front andcenter at its annual Night of the Lion Gala April 12th.

A capacity crowd of nearly 450 people gathered at the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel and Convention Center and gave Jim Bristol ‘73, of Arlington Heights,a heartfelt standing ovation.

Since graduating from Saint Viator, Bristol has spent the last 17 years serving our community as the announcer for football and basketball games. But his impact goes beyond athletics. Bristol playedimportant roles behind the scenes, including serving as Chairman of the board of trustees and on the development, finance and advancement committees,as well as president of the alumni association.

“He is dedicated to the spirit of Saint Viator and making it come alive with others,” said former president, Fr. Charles Bolser, CSV.

Bristol described the Viatorian priests and brothers asrole models, who helped shape his future. “They hadan impact on my life at a time when I needed someoneand I will be forever grateful,” Bristol said.

Guests at the dinner included parents, alumni, trustees,faculty and staff, as well as members of the ViatorianCommunity. Together, they celebrated the school’s impact on current students as well as alumni.

Fr. Brost pointed to Matt Letke ‘11 of Arlington Heights,who is studying in London and working for a memberof Parliament, as well as Connor Romenesko ‘11 ofBarrington, who is spending a semester in South Africastudying environmental racism and societal reconstruction after Apartheid. “I know neither ofthese young men as freshmen dreamt they would bewhere they are as we gather here tonight,” Fr. Brost said.“But our commitment to our young people only beginsduring high school.”

“At graduation we send them into the world as well-rounded, intellectually curious, critically thinking

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young men and women grounded in Catholic and Viatorian values,” he added.

Recently inducted alumni, Annie Nagle ‘14 of ElkGrove Village and Matthew Beiswenger ‘14 of FoxRiver Grove, described their experiences to the crowd.“Saint Viator has become a defining moment in my lifeand set a standard for my future,” Nagle said.

Beiswenger is the 13th member of his extended familyto attend the school, and he knew to immerse himselfin activities, both inside and outside of the classroom.“Both Annie and I have truly invested ourselves in allthe school has to offer,” Beiswenger said. “We’ve founda community of caring faculty and Viatorians, who careabout students who go there every day.”

The testimonials and honors all added up to a night ofcelebration for guests, who bid generously on live auctionitems and a paddle raise specifically for tuition assistance.

“There aren’t too many nights like this,” Bristol said to the crowd. “I appreciate it. Thank you.”

– Eileen O’Grady Daday ‘73

Saint Viator High School launched a new Business Partnership Plan this year to work with current and

prospective business donors on sponsoring events andother initiatives that benefit students. One of the firstbusinesses to sign on to this new program was PorscheCars North America. As part of their partnership with Saint Viator, they are providing sponsorship dollars for annual events like the Night of the LionGala and the Million Dollar Classic.

Thanks to this partnership, on Saturday, April 5, 2014,Porsche Cars North America added a surprise for ourNight of the Lion honoree Jim Bristol ‘73 by providinghim with a Porsche 911 Carrera S to use for the weekleading up to the Night of the Lion. Representatives ofPorsche added this gesture to their partnership with SaintViator after hearing about how much Jim has offered tothe school as a benefactor and volunteer.

The Business Partnership Plan is designed to provideour many generous business sponsors the recognitionthey deserve while also opening opportunities to assistthe young men and women attending Saint ViatorHigh School.

For more information on the sponsorship opportunitiesavailable, please do not hesitate to contact Tom Ramsden([email protected]) in the Office of Institu-tional Advancement at Saint Viator. Programs havebeen designed to fit a variety of business sizes, fromfamily-owned businesses to large corporations.

Saint Viator High School is grateful to Porsche CarsNorth America for their generous support. For moreinformation on the driving experience Jim Bristol enjoyed in the Porsche 911 Carrera S or to see Porsche’sfull model line-up, please visit www.porsche.com/usa.

Porsche joins the Bristol celebration with generous contribution


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When You’re a Lion, Y

The first graduating class of Querbes Scholars took their final field trip in early April. Cate Majka, Matt Hynek ‘92and Julie Reedy chaperoned the 31 scholars for a full day in Chicago. The group attended Mass at Holy NameCathedral, visited the private rooftop garden at City Hall, took "selfies" with Illinois Secretary of State Jesse Whiteand ended their day with song and prayer at the top of the Chicago Temple Building's Sky Chapel.

Fr. Corey Brost stands with John Aiello ‘86 at the Distinguished Alumni Mass in January. Aiello was recognizedfor his support and for serving as Saint Viator's first full-time recruiter before he started his global software com-pany, SAVO. Maureen O'Hara, Ph.D., SHM ‘71 was also honored for her successful teaching career at the Mass.O'Hara, the first woman to become a tenured professor at Cornell University, celebrated her award with alumnaefrom the Class of 1971 pictured left to right: Marnie McHale, Sue Blandford Hauswirth, Adrienne Rubinkowski,Maureen O’Hara, Peggy Gosch and Pam Eichman Mitchell.

Despite weeks of sub-zero temperatures and brutal weather conditions interrupting practices and rehearsals, this year's school musical Footloose was a great success in February.


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You’re a Lion for Life...

Judith Wampach Amberg was honored as the first Director of Alumni Relation Emeritus on May 10 at the Saint Viator Softball game against Joliet Catholic. She threw out the first pitch and was given a Sacred Heart of Mary Sabers softball jersey and “A Lion for Life” flag.

Juniors and seniors gathered for the last Kairos Retreat of theyear, in April. Kairos 66 took place during Holy Week and thisyear’s retreatants were blessed to celebrate the tradition of thewashing of the feet. Next year the Kairos program will grow to fourretreats per year due to increased participation this year.

Alumni from the Class of 1973, from left to right: Greg Mullin, LarryCoha, Bill Kelley, Ken Smith, Kevin White, Pat Touhy, Rick Broeren,Jim Bristol, Tom Chapman and John Leahy.

Nat Caputo, Dan Murphy, Stephen Botsford and Bill Senchuk. Greg and Sharon McCollum, Steven DeJohn‘81 and wife Kristinand Rocco Smeriglio.


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You’re a Lion for Life...

Judith Wampach Amberg was honored as the first Director of Alumni Relation Emeritus on May 10 at the Saint Viator Softball game against Joliet Catholic. She threw out the first pitch and was given a Sacred Heart of Mary Sabers softball jersey and “A Lion for Life” flag.

Juniors and seniors gathered for the last Kairos Retreat of theyear, in April. Kairos 66 took place during Holy Week and thisyear’s retreatants were blessed to celebrate the tradition of thewashing of the feet. Next year the Kairos program will grow to fourretreats per year due to increased participation this year.

Alumni from the Class of 1973, from left to right: Greg Mullin, LarryCoha, Bill Kelley, Ken Smith, Kevin White, Pat Touhy, Rick Broeren,Jim Bristol, Tom Chapman and John Leahy.

Nat Caputo, Dan Murphy, Stephen Botsford and Bill Senchuk. Greg and Sharon McCollum, Steven DeJohn‘81 and wife Kristinand Rocco Smeriglio.


Class Notes

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‘64Save-the-Date: The Class of 1964 50thReunion will take place September 12-14, 2014 in Arlington Heights. Eventplanning has begun. Look for invita-tions and registration details later this summer. Questions? Email [email protected] or call (224) 625-1259.

‘69Jane Schaer Ipsen accepted the positionof President and Chief Executive Officerof Carmel Valley Manor, a retirementcommunity in Carmel, Calif. Jane andher husband Brian have been living onthe west coast for the past 12 years.

‘71Retired Hoffman Estates High Schoolspecial education teacher Tom McNa-mara, aka “The Sockman,” has been traveling the country providing cleansocks to those in need, from the home-less to those in towns afflicted by naturaldisasters. His next trip will start in Ari-zona and take him up the west coast toSeattle. He is in the process of writingtwo books about his experiences bothdue out next summer.

‘77The Palatine Chamber of Commercenamed Kerry Lavelle Business Leaderof the Year. Lavelle founded his eponymous law firm in 1989 as a solopractitioner, and it has now expanded

to 19 attorneys. Additionally,Super Lawyer MagazinerecognizedLavelle as aSuper Lawyer,a distinctionthe magazinebestows to approximately five percent oflawyers annually.

‘82Katie Dolan Dix of Mount Prospect’s acclaimed Capannari Ice Cream will be the returning instructor to kick off the Young Entrepreneurs Academy class held at Prospect High School. YEA is an after-school enrichment program focusing on entrepreneurship for middle and high school students.

‘83 Fiction writer and cultural critic R. Clifton Spargo is the author of“Beautiful Fools: The Last Affair ofZelda and Scott Fitzgerald.” He is currently the Provost’s PostgraduateVisiting Writer in Fiction for the English department at the Universityof Iowa and also writes a blog for theHuffington Post on the interplay between high and low culture.

‘84The Indiana Athletic Trainers Association named Kevin McNamaraAthletic Trainer of the Year for the highschool division. McNamara is the athletic trainer at Yorktown HighSchool in Yorktown, Indiana, and is thebrother-in-law of Saint Viator AthleticDepartment Assistant Susie McNamara.

‘92Paige Ehlmanfounded PaigeModel & TalentAgency where sherepresents modelsand actors for alltypes of media. She also recently appearedas a contestant on “Wheel of Fortune.”

‘93David Dorn was named Chief of Police for the Village of Barrington.Wife Jennifer Hoppe Dorn had the

honor of pinning on his new rank atthe swearing in ceremony. The policechief is a 15-year veteran of the department where he had been work-ing as acting chief for six months priorto the appointment.

‘97Steve Halle received his Ph.D. in EnglishStudies from Illinois State Universitywith emphases in creative writing andprofessional publishing. Since 2011, hehas worked full-time as a director ofISU’s English department publicationsunit. He is also the author of poetrybook “Map of the Hydrogen World”and editor of the online poetry journal Seven Corners.

‘98Jamie Ross tells us that she’s enjoyingbeing a mostly stay-at-home mom with


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her two daughters, ages seven and two.Within the past year she’s startedworking for Thirty-One Gifts, a directseller of purses, gifts and accessories.

‘99 It’s never-ending wedding prep for Anthony Navarro. As a wedding andevent planner, Navarro has been busyhelping couples tie the knot for the past six years at his company, Liven ItUp Events in Lincoln Park. He just published his book “The Business of Being a Wedding Planner” and other professional accolades include a feature in “Martha Stewart Weddings”and awards from websites The Knot and Wedding Wire.

‘03Marisa Laricchia Campbell and her husband Ryan welcomed daughter Penelope Grace to the world on March 13, 2013.

Matt Longarini graduated magna cumlaude from the University of MichiganLaw School in May 2013. He was admitted to the State Bar of Californiain December. Longarini currently practices corporate law, primarily inmergers and acquisitions, at the Tokyooffice of Morrison & Foerster.

‘06Jaclyn Cavers and Nicholas Giovan-netti ‘07 have announced their engage-ment. Both graduated from St. Louis University. Jaclyn is a physical therapistat ATI in Wood Dale and Nick is an occupational therapist at Sherman Hospital in Elgin. They are planning aJuly 2014 wedding.

Dan Klein and childhood friendPatrick Tannous founded Tiesta Tea

in 2011. After a shaky start, Tiesta hascarved out a niche in blending andselling loose tea. Marketing about 40teas sold in 3,500 stores nationwide,the company was recognized amongthe most innovative brands by ForbesMagazine in 2013 and the duo wasranked among the top 15 entrepreneursunder 35 by the specialty food industry.

‘09Ryan Michie writes that he is now living in Fredericksburg, Va., and re-cently was the regional field directorfor Virginia gubernatorial candidateKen Cuccinelli. Michie hopes to headback to the Chicago area soon to catchup with fellow alums.

DannyO’Shea,along withskating part-ner TarahKayne, re-ports a verysuccessfulseason. Afterplacing sixthin the seniordivision at

the U.S. National Championships inBoston, they were named to the 2014Four Continents Championships team.O’Shea and Kane competed in TaipeiCity, Taiwan, where they won secondplace. Earlier in the season the pairplaced third at the Ice Challenge inGraz, Austria and the U.S. InternationalClassic in Salt Lake City.

‘10The University of Illinois’ “Daily Illini”named senior John Scully Illini of the Week in February. Scully scored five

goals against conference rival Indiana,which helped the team secure a spot atthe American Collegiate Hockey Association’s Division I NationalChampionships in Newark, Delaware.His success at U of I has caught the attention of Southern ProfessionalHockey League semi-professional teamBloomington Thunder, which plays inBloomington, Illinois. The Thundersigned Scully to a contract in 2014.

Washington University senior guardAlan Alboona scored 25 points and had 8 assists in a win over University of Chicago at the regular season’s finalgame. He became the 22nd player inschool history to score 1,000 points inhis collegiate career. With Alboona’shelp, the team secured a second unde-feated season in the University AthleticAssociation conference.

‘11Rutgers University junior lacrosse mid-fielder Brian Goss was named captainfor the second year in a row. A three-year-starter, Brian helped lead the ScarletKnights to the Big East Tournament,their first playoff appearance since 2004.The team advanced to the Big EastSemifinal where Goss scored two goalsagainst the University of Denver.


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ALUMNIToni Swiercz Callahan ‘70, September 16,2013. Mother of Luke and Caitlin; daughterof the late Robert and the late DorothySwiercz; sister of Stephen Swiercz '67.

Kevin M. Clifford ‘75, April 22, 2014. Husband of Colleen Clifford; father of Jack andMegan Clifford; brother of Joanne Cooke ‘73,William Clifford ‘74, Therese A. Michels ‘79, Gerald M. Clifford ‘85 and Patricia A. Stay ‘86.

Monica Therese Van Wazer Harnden ‘74,January 1, 2014. Wife of Steve Harnden;mother of Mike, Chris and Erika Harnden;daughter of the late William and the late Lorraine Van Wazer; sister of Mary Van WazerStang ‘65, Margie Van Wazer Fischer ‘68,Martha Van Wazer Stuppi ‘70 and the lateMelissa Van Wazer Guenther ‘71.

James F. Hinkle ‘65, November 22, 2013.Husband of Kathleen Hinkle.

Kimberly Pappano Kloes ‘88, November 17,2013. Wife of Bill Kloes; daughter of Karenand Robert Pappano; mother of Kayla, Josephand Abigail Kloes; sister of John Pappano ‘86,Bob Pappano ‘91 and Bill Pappano ‘93.

Dennis Rich Loske ‘84, October 9, 2013.Husband of Becky Loske; father of Kyle, Davidand Nicole Loske.

Betsy Zovnic Lower ‘71, February 2, 2014.Wife of John Lower; mother of Jane Lower;daughter of the late Anthony and the lateElizabeth Zovnic; sister of Anthony ‘66 andThomas ‘76 Zovnic.

Ryan Thomas McClelland ‘02, April 6, 2014.Son of Thomas and Corrine McClelland;brother of Kristen McClelland Engle ‘00.

Maribeth Meersman ‘75, February 13,2014. Mother of Nicholas, Christopher andMara Meersman; daughter of the late Marilyn and the late Robert Meersman; sister of Kathleen Meersman ‘72, Carole Ruzicka ‘74 and Maureen Meersman ‘79.

Donald J. Severa ‘65, November 29, 2013.

Josh Zydlo ‘97, January 12, 2014. Son of Stanley and Joyce Zydlo; brother of MattZydlo ‘99, Brad Zydlo ‘02 and Kate Zydlo ‘04;stepbrother of Mark, Sherri, the late Kristiand the late Scott Zydlo.

FAMILYLorraine M. Blandford, March 5, 2014.Wife of late Bernard Blandford; mother of Jerry ‘65, James ‘67, Susan Hauswirth ‘71,Robert ‘73, John ‘79 and the late ThomasBlandford ‘64.

Pearl Ann Bleers, January 12, 2014. Wifeof Frank Bleers; mother of Frank Bleers ‘79,Jennifer Bleers Lindgren ‘89 and Nancy BleersO'Connell ‘91

John Budin, March 10, 2014. Husband of Patricia Budin; father of Anne Budin ‘73,John Budin ‘75, Maria Marchiewski, Paul Budinand Katherine Delph; grandfather of Christo-pher Budin ‘09 and Nicholas Garth ‘17.

Mary L. Bukowski, January 27, 2014. Wifeof Michael Bukowski; mother of Jeanette andMichael Bukowski ‘07.

James E. Colloton Sr., March 16, 2014.Husband of the late Patricia Colloton; fatherof Susan Colloton Ursini ‘71, James CollotonJr., Edward Colloton, Joseph Colloton andMarjorie Colloton Doumitt.

Eileen C. Cooper, January 29, 2014. Wife ofthe late Richard Cooper; mother of Richard‘64, Susan ‘65, and Craig Ulbrich ‘67; grand-mother of Lisa Ulbrich Duprex ‘86, and Rick‘89 and Jeff Ulbrich ‘97.

Brian Robert Costello, December 23,2013. Son of Barbara and Frederick Costello;brother of Tom Costello ‘86 and JenniferCostello ‘87.

Elaine L. Detweiler, February 21, 2014.Wife of the late John Detweiler; mother of Judith Detweiler Kroll ‘68, Joan Detweiler ‘69and Jeanne Detweiler Glenn.

Constance A. Dimucci, February 20, 2014.Wife of Robert Dimucci; mother of JohnDimucci ‘90, Michael Dimucci ‘94, CaraDimucci Mueller ‘98 (Brian Mueller ‘96) and the late Robert Dimucci Jr.

John W. “Jack” Drazba, April 19, 2014.Husband of the late Loretta A. Drazba; father of Martin Drazba ‘75, Robert Drazba‘82, Cathy Zdeblick and Timothy Drazba.

Marion J. Fedyna, March 20, 2014. Wife ofDavid Fedyna; mother of Michael Fedyna ‘77and Debbie Fedyna Cannistra.

Ninfa Harrington, March 31, 2014. Wife of John Harrington; mother of John Harrington ‘93, Ninfa Bennington and Fara Harrington.

James E. Heinz Sr., April 12, 2014. Husband of Patricia Heinz; father of MaryHeinz Lahey ‘67, James Heinz Jr., David Heinz(Rita Cole Heinz ‘73), Megan Dragich andCynthia Thompson; grandfather of KellyHeinz ‘09

Donald E. Hoeg, March 20, 2014. Husband of the late Patricia Hoeg; father of Thomas Hoeg ‘71, Robert Hoeg, DonaldHoeg, Mary Beth Hoeg Gatsakos ‘80 andSusan Hoeg.

Virginia A. Hurley, November 22, 2013.Mother of Geri Hurley, Michael Hurley ‘77 andJoe Hurley ‘82.

Genevieve L. Jage, April 8, 2014. Wife of thelate George Jage; mother of Mary Gwinn,Patty Jage Muir ‘69, William Jage and the lateJack Jage; grandmother of Jack and GeorgeJage; Kevin ‘94, Michael ‘96 and Daniel Muir‘01; Bill ‘06, Tom and Kate Gwinn.

Marie C. Julius, December 30, 2013. Wifeof Joseph Julius; mother of Katherine ‘08,Christine ‘10, Michael ‘13 and Brian ‘15Julius.

John J. Kuhn, December 11, 2012. Husband of Marian Kuhn; father of Teri KuhnFalardeau ‘69, Kristine Kuhn Barnhill ‘71,Julie Kuhn Eurich, Celeste Kuhn Sampsonand Jacalyn Kuhn Chindblom.

Deborah L. Lenart, April 23, 2014. Wife of Joseph P. Lenart; mother of Ross J.Lenart ‘08, Torey J. Lenart ‘11 and Tayler H. Lenart ‘11.

Michael F. Maude Sr., March 10, 2014.Husband of Rosemary Maude; father of Timo-thy Maude, Susan Maude, Colleen MaudeNoyes, Michael Maude ‘76, Brian Maude ‘78,Regina Maude McCarthy ‘79, Martin Maude‘81, James Maude ‘82, David Maude ‘86 andErin Maude.

Winifred McCall, March 5, 2014. Wife oflate Paul McCall; mother of Richard McCall,George McCall, Sheila McCall Goldsmith ‘69and the late James McCall.

Philip J. McGuire, December 2, 2013. Husband of the late Geraldine McGuire; father of Mary McGuire Hall ‘83, Philip M.McGuire ‘84, Patrick McGuire ‘86, JuliaMcGuire Coco ‘87, John McGuire ‘91 and Colette McGuire Harkins ‘92.

Barbara Jean Petrusek, February 13,2014. Wife of Joseph Petrusek; mother ofJoseph Petrusek Jr. ‘87, James Petrusek ‘91and John Petrusek.

Richard M. Schiele, December 2, 2013.Husband of Betty Schiele; father of Sue SchieleSmeaton ‘83 and Erin Schiele Melink ‘85.

Eugene F. Schlickman, January 23, 2014.Father of Andy Schlickman ‘70, StephenSchlickman ‘71, Mary Schlickman Rogozinski ‘75 (Ed Rogozinski ‘75) and Monica Schlickman Oliver ‘77; grandfather of Brianna Rogozinski ‘14.

Walter Lee Spellman, February 28, 2014.Husband of Mary Spellman; father of JudySpellman ‘73, Maura Spellman Eggert, NealSpellman ‘79, Mike Spellman ‘82 and PeggySpellman Jacobs.

James F. Stearns, November 17, 2013. Husband of Grace Stearns; father of Mary KayStearns Gabrielsen ‘70 (Ken Gabrielsen ‘68),Patrick Stearns ‘71 ( Joan White Stearns ‘71),James M. Stearns ‘73 ( Joan Murray Stearns‘73), Nancy Burgess and Timothy Stearns;grandfather of alumni Patrick Stearns ‘00and Emily Stearns ‘03.

John J. Stubing III, April 7, 2014. Husband of Anne Stubing; father of JohnStubing ‘69, Robert Stubing, Daniel Stubing,James Stubing, George Stubing, RichardStubing and JoAnne Shone.

George R. Valentino, April 11, 2014. Husband of the late Helen Valentino; father of Barbara Tax, Linda Strzelecki, and GeorgeValentino, Jr.; grandfather of Frank Strzelecki,Patricia Bannister, Lauren Valentino, Christopher Valentino, and Patrick Tax ‘04.

Patricia A. Wenzel, November 28, 2013.Wife of the late Peter Wenzel; mother of GaryWenzel ‘70, Greg Wenzel ‘71, Tom Wenzel ‘75,David Wenzel, Carol Martini, John Wenzel andthe late Michael Wenzel ‘73.

FACULTYMae M. Gallagher, March 4, 2014. Wife ofthe late Bob Gallagher; mother of Robert Gallagher ‘72, Larry Gallagher ‘74, Trish Gallagher Feid and Sharon Gallagher Blaylock. Mae worked as the Food ServiceManager at Saint Viator.

Jennifer Goetz, January 23, 2014. Sister ofJulie Reedy, Math Teacher at Saint Viator.

Edwin P. Janus, December 19, 2013. Husbandof June Janus, father of Nancy Jensen, Mathematics Teacher at Saint Viator.

William F. Kochalka, November 30, 2013.Husband of Joyce Kochalka, former SacredHeart of Mary Physical Education Teacher;father of Kathleen Kochalka Huschitt ‘79 andSusan Kochalka Akin ‘81.

Michael J. Schuetz, December 9, 2013. Husband of Deborah Schuetz; father of KateSchuetz ‘06, Saint Viator Director of Communications Elizabeth Schuetz ‘08,Rebecca Schuetz ‘09 and Patrick Schuetz ‘12.

Bette P. Zimmerman, March 2, 2014. Wife of the late Paul L. Zimmerman;mother of Paul ‘72 and ‘75 Gary Zimmerman.Bette worked in the Dean’s Office for Pat Mahoney.

In Memoriam

Eternal rest grant unto these members of the Saint Viator and Sacred Heart of Mary community...


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ALUMNIToni Swiercz Callahan ‘70, September 16,2013. Mother of Luke and Caitlin; daughterof the late Robert and the late DorothySwiercz; sister of Stephen Swiercz '67.

Kevin M. Clifford ‘75, April 22, 2014. Husband of Colleen Clifford; father of Jack andMegan Clifford; brother of Joanne Cooke ‘73,William Clifford ‘74, Therese A. Michels ‘79, Gerald M. Clifford ‘85 and Patricia A. Stay ‘86.

Monica Therese Van Wazer Harnden ‘74,January 1, 2014. Wife of Steve Harnden;mother of Mike, Chris and Erika Harnden;daughter of the late William and the late Lorraine Van Wazer; sister of Mary Van WazerStang ‘65, Margie Van Wazer Fischer ‘68,Martha Van Wazer Stuppi ‘70 and the lateMelissa Van Wazer Guenther ‘71.

James F. Hinkle ‘65, November 22, 2013.Husband of Kathleen Hinkle.

Kimberly Pappano Kloes ‘88, November 17,2013. Wife of Bill Kloes; daughter of Karenand Robert Pappano; mother of Kayla, Josephand Abigail Kloes; sister of John Pappano ‘86,Bob Pappano ‘91 and Bill Pappano ‘93.

Dennis Rich Loske ‘84, October 9, 2013.Husband of Becky Loske; father of Kyle, Davidand Nicole Loske.

Betsy Zovnic Lower ‘71, February 2, 2014.Wife of John Lower; mother of Jane Lower;daughter of the late Anthony and the lateElizabeth Zovnic; sister of Anthony ‘66 andThomas ‘76 Zovnic.

Ryan Thomas McClelland ‘02, April 6, 2014.Son of Thomas and Corrine McClelland;brother of Kristen McClelland Engle ‘00.

Maribeth Meersman ‘75, February 13,2014. Mother of Nicholas, Christopher andMara Meersman; daughter of the late Marilyn and the late Robert Meersman; sister of Kathleen Meersman ‘72, Carole Ruzicka ‘74 and Maureen Meersman ‘79.

Donald J. Severa ‘65, November 29, 2013.

Josh Zydlo ‘97, January 12, 2014. Son of Stanley and Joyce Zydlo; brother of MattZydlo ‘99, Brad Zydlo ‘02 and Kate Zydlo ‘04;stepbrother of Mark, Sherri, the late Kristiand the late Scott Zydlo.

FAMILYLorraine M. Blandford, March 5, 2014.Wife of late Bernard Blandford; mother of Jerry ‘65, James ‘67, Susan Hauswirth ‘71,Robert ‘73, John ‘79 and the late ThomasBlandford ‘64.

Pearl Ann Bleers, January 12, 2014. Wifeof Frank Bleers; mother of Frank Bleers ‘79,Jennifer Bleers Lindgren ‘89 and Nancy BleersO'Connell ‘91

John Budin, March 10, 2014. Husband of Patricia Budin; father of Anne Budin ‘73,John Budin ‘75, Maria Marchiewski, Paul Budinand Katherine Delph; grandfather of Christo-pher Budin ‘09 and Nicholas Garth ‘17.

Mary L. Bukowski, January 27, 2014. Wifeof Michael Bukowski; mother of Jeanette andMichael Bukowski ‘07.

James E. Colloton Sr., March 16, 2014.Husband of the late Patricia Colloton; fatherof Susan Colloton Ursini ‘71, James CollotonJr., Edward Colloton, Joseph Colloton andMarjorie Colloton Doumitt.

Eileen C. Cooper, January 29, 2014. Wife ofthe late Richard Cooper; mother of Richard‘64, Susan ‘65, and Craig Ulbrich ‘67; grand-mother of Lisa Ulbrich Duprex ‘86, and Rick‘89 and Jeff Ulbrich ‘97.

Brian Robert Costello, December 23,2013. Son of Barbara and Frederick Costello;brother of Tom Costello ‘86 and JenniferCostello ‘87.

Elaine L. Detweiler, February 21, 2014.Wife of the late John Detweiler; mother of Judith Detweiler Kroll ‘68, Joan Detweiler ‘69and Jeanne Detweiler Glenn.

Constance A. Dimucci, February 20, 2014.Wife of Robert Dimucci; mother of JohnDimucci ‘90, Michael Dimucci ‘94, CaraDimucci Mueller ‘98 (Brian Mueller ‘96) and the late Robert Dimucci Jr.

John W. “Jack” Drazba, April 19, 2014.Husband of the late Loretta A. Drazba; father of Martin Drazba ‘75, Robert Drazba‘82, Cathy Zdeblick and Timothy Drazba.

Marion J. Fedyna, March 20, 2014. Wife ofDavid Fedyna; mother of Michael Fedyna ‘77and Debbie Fedyna Cannistra.

Ninfa Harrington, March 31, 2014. Wife of John Harrington; mother of John Harrington ‘93, Ninfa Bennington and Fara Harrington.

James E. Heinz Sr., April 12, 2014. Husband of Patricia Heinz; father of MaryHeinz Lahey ‘67, James Heinz Jr., David Heinz(Rita Cole Heinz ‘73), Megan Dragich andCynthia Thompson; grandfather of KellyHeinz ‘09

Donald E. Hoeg, March 20, 2014. Husband of the late Patricia Hoeg; father of Thomas Hoeg ‘71, Robert Hoeg, DonaldHoeg, Mary Beth Hoeg Gatsakos ‘80 andSusan Hoeg.

Virginia A. Hurley, November 22, 2013.Mother of Geri Hurley, Michael Hurley ‘77 andJoe Hurley ‘82.

Genevieve L. Jage, April 8, 2014. Wife of thelate George Jage; mother of Mary Gwinn,Patty Jage Muir ‘69, William Jage and the lateJack Jage; grandmother of Jack and GeorgeJage; Kevin ‘94, Michael ‘96 and Daniel Muir‘01; Bill ‘06, Tom and Kate Gwinn.

Marie C. Julius, December 30, 2013. Wifeof Joseph Julius; mother of Katherine ‘08,Christine ‘10, Michael ‘13 and Brian ‘15Julius.

John J. Kuhn, December 11, 2012. Husband of Marian Kuhn; father of Teri KuhnFalardeau ‘69, Kristine Kuhn Barnhill ‘71,Julie Kuhn Eurich, Celeste Kuhn Sampsonand Jacalyn Kuhn Chindblom.

Deborah L. Lenart, April 23, 2014. Wife of Joseph P. Lenart; mother of Ross J.Lenart ‘08, Torey J. Lenart ‘11 and Tayler H. Lenart ‘11.

Michael F. Maude Sr., March 10, 2014.Husband of Rosemary Maude; father of Timo-thy Maude, Susan Maude, Colleen MaudeNoyes, Michael Maude ‘76, Brian Maude ‘78,Regina Maude McCarthy ‘79, Martin Maude‘81, James Maude ‘82, David Maude ‘86 andErin Maude.

Winifred McCall, March 5, 2014. Wife oflate Paul McCall; mother of Richard McCall,George McCall, Sheila McCall Goldsmith ‘69and the late James McCall.

Philip J. McGuire, December 2, 2013. Husband of the late Geraldine McGuire; father of Mary McGuire Hall ‘83, Philip M.McGuire ‘84, Patrick McGuire ‘86, JuliaMcGuire Coco ‘87, John McGuire ‘91 and Colette McGuire Harkins ‘92.

Barbara Jean Petrusek, February 13,2014. Wife of Joseph Petrusek; mother ofJoseph Petrusek Jr. ‘87, James Petrusek ‘91and John Petrusek.

Richard M. Schiele, December 2, 2013.Husband of Betty Schiele; father of Sue SchieleSmeaton ‘83 and Erin Schiele Melink ‘85.

Eugene F. Schlickman, January 23, 2014.Father of Andy Schlickman ‘70, StephenSchlickman ‘71, Mary Schlickman Rogozinski ‘75 (Ed Rogozinski ‘75) and Monica Schlickman Oliver ‘77; grandfather of Brianna Rogozinski ‘14.

Walter Lee Spellman, February 28, 2014.Husband of Mary Spellman; father of JudySpellman ‘73, Maura Spellman Eggert, NealSpellman ‘79, Mike Spellman ‘82 and PeggySpellman Jacobs.

James F. Stearns, November 17, 2013. Husband of Grace Stearns; father of Mary KayStearns Gabrielsen ‘70 (Ken Gabrielsen ‘68),Patrick Stearns ‘71 ( Joan White Stearns ‘71),James M. Stearns ‘73 ( Joan Murray Stearns‘73), Nancy Burgess and Timothy Stearns;grandfather of alumni Patrick Stearns ‘00and Emily Stearns ‘03.

John J. Stubing III, April 7, 2014. Husband of Anne Stubing; father of JohnStubing ‘69, Robert Stubing, Daniel Stubing,James Stubing, George Stubing, RichardStubing and JoAnne Shone.

George R. Valentino, April 11, 2014. Husband of the late Helen Valentino; father of Barbara Tax, Linda Strzelecki, and GeorgeValentino, Jr.; grandfather of Frank Strzelecki,Patricia Bannister, Lauren Valentino, Christopher Valentino, and Patrick Tax ‘04.

Patricia A. Wenzel, November 28, 2013.Wife of the late Peter Wenzel; mother of GaryWenzel ‘70, Greg Wenzel ‘71, Tom Wenzel ‘75,David Wenzel, Carol Martini, John Wenzel andthe late Michael Wenzel ‘73.

FACULTYMae M. Gallagher, March 4, 2014. Wife ofthe late Bob Gallagher; mother of Robert Gallagher ‘72, Larry Gallagher ‘74, Trish Gallagher Feid and Sharon Gallagher Blaylock. Mae worked as the Food ServiceManager at Saint Viator.

Jennifer Goetz, January 23, 2014. Sister ofJulie Reedy, Math Teacher at Saint Viator.

Edwin P. Janus, December 19, 2013. Husbandof June Janus, father of Nancy Jensen, Mathematics Teacher at Saint Viator.

William F. Kochalka, November 30, 2013.Husband of Joyce Kochalka, former SacredHeart of Mary Physical Education Teacher;father of Kathleen Kochalka Huschitt ‘79 andSusan Kochalka Akin ‘81.

Michael J. Schuetz, December 9, 2013. Husband of Deborah Schuetz; father of KateSchuetz ‘06, Saint Viator Director of Communications Elizabeth Schuetz ‘08,Rebecca Schuetz ‘09 and Patrick Schuetz ‘12.

Bette P. Zimmerman, March 2, 2014. Wife of the late Paul L. Zimmerman;mother of Paul ‘72 and ‘75 Gary Zimmerman.Bette worked in the Dean’s Office for Pat Mahoney.

In Memoriam

Eternal rest grant unto these members of the Saint Viator and Sacred Heart of Mary community...


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A Lion for Life Magazine Spring 2014