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Return to the HeightsMore than 5,000 alumni made their way tocampus last year, and Reunion Weekend 2010promises to be even bigger. To be held June4–6, reunion offers alumni the perfect chanceto get back in touch with old friends and tomake new ones. The festivities kick off withthe Alumni Association’s lobster bake on Fri-day evening and continue with a 5K road raceon Saturday morning. Alumni will then meeton the Campus Green for a family-friendly bar-beque, and they can also participate in specialaffinity group gatherings that afternoon. Classparties will be held on Saturday night and, onSunday, alumni are invited to attend a privatetour and lunch at Gillette Stadium, home ofthe New England Patriots. For more informa-tion on reunion events and to get involved,visit www.bc.edu/reunion.

Time to RejoiceAlumni are encouraged to come back tocampus for Laetare Sunday onMarch 14. BC’sannual celebration marks the midpoint of theLenten season and is highlighted by a Masspresided over by University President WilliamP. Leahy, S.J. Brunch, with seating by graduat-

ing class and graduate school affiliation,will follow and feature guest speaker PatrickRombalski, vice president for student affairs.To reserve your place at this BC tradition, visitwww.bc.edu/alumni/laetare.

Local InsightThe Wall Street Council held its first Boston-based Market Perspectives Series event onDecember 2. More than 200 alumni and parentsattended the panel discussion, which addressednew ways of preparing for retirement and fea-tured prominent leaders in the field, among themCynthia L. Egan ’78, president of RetirementPlan Services at T. Rowe Price, and Robert L.Reynolds, president and CEO of PutnamInvestments. “The BC alumni community inBoston is filled with successful professionalsin financial services, and the event enabledthem to share in this exceptional series,” sayscouncil board member Stephen Prostano ’79,P’09, ’12, who helped organize the session.“The event provided an excellent opportunityfor alumni to network and to receive expertadvice on a topic that is important to all ofus.” For information on upcoming councilevents, including the annual tribute dinner onThursday, April 22, visit www.bc.edu/wsc.

Never Stop LearningThe Alumni Education Program providesgraduates with a chance to quench theirthirst for knowledge on a wide range oftopics: career development, real estate, retire-ment planning, parenting, business develop-ment, spirituality, and more. Seminars areled by experts in each field and are excellentopportunities to reconnect with fellow alumniand to learn in a friendly, relaxed setting.View the latest programming at www.bc.edu/alumnied or e-mail Jean Chisser, MA’91,associate director of alumni special services,with suggestions for future seminars atjean.chisser@bc.edu.

Service CenteredSpring is a time of renewal, and every year BCalumni nationwide play an important role inthis process through the Alumni National Dayof Service. The fifth annual event will takeplace on Saturday, April 17, and will provide anopportunity for all BC graduates to reconnectand to make a difference in their local citiesand towns. Alumni from 31 regions and chap-ters participated last year and worked on 38separate endeavors, taking part in building

Real Estate SymposiumHits HomeJoseph E. Corcoran ’59, H’09, P’85, ’86, ’87, ’98, chairemeritus of The Real Estate Council of Boston College(TREC), shared insights with Karlantoine Balan ’06 at thecouncil’s annual luncheon and symposium on December 10.Nearly 300 alumni and parents attended the campus event,which featured discussions by industry leaders on “The RealEstate Market One Year Later.” For more on TREC program-ming, visit www.bc.edu/trec.

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projects, cleaning parks and churches, andassisting the elderly and underprivileged.Join in and discover your chapter’s plans atwww.bc.edu/alumnichapters.

Naming RightsIt’s time for BC graduates to nominate theirown for the 2010 Alumni Awards. The annualawards recognize alumni who’ve madeoutstanding contributions to the University,to their profession, and to society, and onegraduate will earn the William V. McKenneyAward, the highest honor bestowed by theAlumni Association. “Every year, we’re incred-ibly inspired and encouraged by the manynominations we receive,” says Awards Com-mittee Chairperson Cynthia Bigelow ’82. “It’suplifting to know so many BC graduates aremaking positive contributions in communi-ties around the world. I urge alumni to be partof this tradition of honoring their accomplish-ments and to nominate someone special.”Nominations are accepted through April 1at www.bc.edu/alumniawards.

Students WelcomeBC graduates might see some new faces attheir next alumni event. The recently estab-lished Student-Alumni Ambassador Programgives current students the opportunity to joinalumni gatherings and to interact with thoseattending. The goal is to create greater bonds

between alumni and students—enablingalumni to stay better informed about campuslife and giving students the chance to meetalumni and to enhance their leadership skills.The program began in spring 2009, andcurrently more than a dozen undergraduatesbelong and represent such student groups asAppalachia Volunteers and the South AsianStudents Association. “It’s a great experiencefor everyone involved, and I really enjoymeeting alumni and discussing BostonCollege with them,” says Al Dea ’10, studentambassador and current UGBC president.This spring, alumni can meet studentambassadors at Laetare Sunday, the Livingthe Journey conference, and the Arts Festivalreception, among other events. For moreinformation, contact Alumni AssociationSpecial Advisor Robert Sherwood atrobert.sherwood@bc.edu.

Artistic ExpressionThe 12th annual Boston College Arts Festivalwill be held this spring, and alumni can enjoy“A Taste of the Festival” on Saturday, May 1.The lively dinner reception includes perfor-mances by BC students and alumni andthe presentation of the Arts Council AlumniAward. Afterward, alumni may attend aperformance of Three Penny Opera or Danc-ing with bOp! For more information, call800-669-8430 or visit www.bc.edu/alumni.

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Living theJourneyAlumni and guests are invited toattend the daylong conferenceLiving the Journey: Spirituality forthe Second Half of Life on Saturday,April 10. AARP President JennieChin Hansen ’70, H’08, will provideone of three keynote addresses, andthe conference will also feature eightbreakout sessions that will exploretopics such as emotional well-being,conscious aging, accepting change,and life choices. For more informa-tion and to register, visitwww.bc.edu/journey.

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46,000 | BC graduate andprofessional school alumni

32,370 | BCgraduate alumniwho live inNew England

3 | Graduateschools offeringContinuingEducation Units(CEUs) to graduates who attendBC’s Living the Journey conferencein April (School of Theology andMinistry, Connell School ofNursing, and Graduate Schoolof Social Work)

9 | Female MBA studentswho will be mentored thisyear by alumnae through BCConnections, which recentlyinaugurated its graduatestudent mentoring program

10 | Groups forBC graduate alumniand studentson Facebook

43 | Graduate alumni partici-pating in the new Energy andEnvironment Alumni Network

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1929–19321934–1938, 1946Boston College Alumni Associationclassnotes@bc.edu825 Centre StreetNewton, MA 02458

On January 14, T. Donald Robinson ’30, cele-brated his 102nd birthday with his extendedfamily! He is well and living in his own homein Belmont. His son, Thomas D. Robinson’61, writes, “He continues to keep very activewith trips to various stores, the library, socialengagements, and St. Joseph’s Church inBelmont. He spends considerable time withhis four grandchildren and seven great-grand-children, allowing him to catch up on what ishappening in their lives. He dines out oftenwith his family and friends. A favorite destina-tion for him is Chatham, where he visits me,my wife Joan ’64, and family during the sum-mer. He is looking forward to visiting BostonCollege to celebrate his 80th reunion in June,2010.” • Chris Nugent ’32, MS’33, has cele-brated another birthday—99! According to hisson Chris, he is well and continues to live inassisted living in Sarasota, FL. He reads themorning paper, enjoys his favorite books,sings in the men’s choir, and still is allowed amanhattan before dinner! And he asked for adictionary for his birthday so that he can“instruct the younger staff to look up wordsthey don’t know when they are playinganagrams withme.” Happy birthday, Chris andDonald, and we wish you both many more!

1933Correspondent: William M. Hogan Jr.Brookhaven, A-305Lexington, MA 02421; 781-863-1998

1939Correspondent: John D. Donovanjddboppa@graber.org12 Wessonville WayWestborough, MA 01581; 508-366-4782

Greetings once again! Unfortunately, theonly news we have is sad news. The AlumniOffice has reported the recent death inHempstead, NH, of our classmate John J.O’Brien, JD’55. John was an active classmatewho grew up in Roxbury and later lived inupstate New York and Florida. Our sympathyand prayers are extended to his family. • Inthe absence of updates on your recent travels,golf scores, “dates,” and other successes, Iwill try to update us as a BC class. Believe itor not, we are, in Roman numerals, XCII,XCIII, XCIV years young. These numberstake on significance in our relationship toour alma mater. When we add together our 4years as undergraduates and 71 years asalumni, we see we have been connected toBC for 75 years. Wow! This becomes a more

significant figure when we note that, sinceBC will be celebrating its 150th anniversaryin 2013, the Class of ’39 has been a part ofthe institution for more than half of its life.Another wow! That’s the big news. We reallyare veterans. • Relax, hang in there! There isalways room in heaven. Peace.

Correspondent: Sherman Rogan34 Oak StreetReading, MA 01867

Joan and I have just celebrated the birth of ourninth grandchild. They are all under six yearsold and play with their toys in our home regu-larly. Meanwhile, I keep working and lookingforward to days in the sun. • Classmates, I wouldlove to hear from you. Best wishes for 2010!

1941Correspondent: John M. Callahan3 Preacher RoadMilton, MA 02186; 617-698-2082

1942Correspondent: John C. Fitzgerald22 Joyce RoadHyde Park, MA 02136-3807; 617-364-2309

I begin with very sad news: we have lost ourclassmate Ernest Handy, JD’49, who died onJanuary 8. A Double Eagle devoted to BC,Ernie had served as class correspondent formore than 60 years—and also held footballseason tickets for over half a century. He had along career as an attorney in private practiceand as an assistant clerk magistrate for theSuffolk Criminal Court. An Army Air Corpsveteran of World War II, he also served in theAir Force Reserves, Judge Advocate General’sCorps. We will greatly miss our classmate andfriend. In early October, Paul Livingston,Gerry Joyce, and I had had lunch with Ernie atthe Ellis Nursing Home in Norwood. He wascomfortable there and was very happy to seeus. He asked that one of us provide notes ofclass activities for Boston College Magazine. Iagreed to report all information that is sent tome—so please help. • On Veterans Day, theninth annual commemoration of Boston Col-lege alumni who died in service to our countrywas observed and a veterans remembranceMass was celebrated. The names of all alumniwho perished in all wars were read by mem-bers of the ROTC. This year, in addition, amoving dedication of a permanent memorial,listing all 209 alumni, was made. I was privi-leged to be present for the entire observance.It became very personal for me when I heardthe names of nine of our classmates that areetched in the capping of the wall. With pro-found respect and for your prayerful remem-brance, I list Edgar G. Carney, Paul V. Con-nors, John R. Heffernan, Robert J. Larkin,Thaddeus J. Lyons, John H. Moloney, Leo J.

Murphy, David Walsh, and Joseph Welsh.Warriors forever—rest in peace. • Some latenews from Fr. Joe Appleyard ’53, PHL’58 (VPfor University mission and ministry at BC):Our classmate Fr. Joe Nolan, MA’49, has pub-lished a new book, A Life in Liturgy: Rediscover-ing the Mass (Boston College, 2009). Fr. Apple-yard’s note included a brief summary of Joe’slife after Boston College. I am saving it for thenext issue of the magazine.

1943Correspondent: Ernest E. Santosuosso73 Waldron RoadBraintree, MA 02184; 781-848-3730

In October 2009, Yale Richmond was a keynotespeaker at a conference, Cold War: Interac-tions Reconsidered, held in Helsinki, Finland.The title of his talk was “Cultural Exchangeand the Cold War: How the West Won.”

1944Correspondent: Gerard L. Kirbykirbyjerry@aol.comPO Box 1493Duxbury, MA 02331; 781-934-0229

If you haven’t been to the Boston Collegecampus in a while, you will be interestedin seeing, among many other changes,the veterans memorial wall that was dedi-cated on November 11. The wall lists thenames of BC alumni who have given theirlives for their country, and there are 15members of our class among those listed.Space makes it impossible for me to listthem here. • More recently, three moremembers of our class have moved to quieterpastures: Bill Daly, Frank Doherty, and ourbeloved friend, Fr. Bill McInnes, MA’51,STL’58. Frank and I entered BC Hightogether in 1936. In our Class of 1940yearbook under Frank’s picture are thewords, “May he always keep young in hisheart,” and Frank did just that for all hislife. Bill Daly and I were at the businessschool together, and I remember with greatjoy the frequent double-dating we did withour ladies of the time. Among such festivitieswas something called a tea dance. Neitherof us had any idea what that was supposedto mean, but that didn’t dampen our enjoy-ment. You just can’t replace the clear-as-a-picture memories of friends like Frankand Bill. And as you know, we had beenholding semiannual luncheon meetings atthe Campion Center with Fr. Bill as ourhost. Our last meeting was on October 13,with eight of us present, including Msgr.Joe Alves MSW’48, Joe Delaney, Joe Gau-dreau, Bob O’Leary JD’49, Tino Spatola, DonWhite H’94, and Fr. Bill. Fr. Bill passedaway peacefully on December 8, 2009,appropriately enough on the Feast of theImmaculate Conception. His funeral washeld in front of an overflow crowd atSt. Ignatius Church, a fitting tribute to an

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extraordinary man. Tino and I were honoredto serve as pall bearers for our friend andclassmate. • Peace be with you all.

Correspondent: Louis V. SorgiLVSorgi@rcn.com5 Augusta RoadMilton, MA 02186

We have lost three more classmates since ourlast column. Ed McLaughlin, MS’51, passedaway on September 17. He leaves his wife,Edna; three children; and four grandchildren.Ed graduated from Boston Latin School andafter attending BC, received a BS from theUniversity of Arizona and a doctorate fromUCLA, all in physical chemistry. I received anice thank-you note from Ed’s family. DonMcMorrow passed away on August 10, peace-fully surrounded by his family in his home. Heis survived by his wife, Miriam; 8 children; 12grandchildren; and 1 great-grandchild. A Navyveteran and a professor of physics at theUniver-sity of Rhode Island, Boston College, and St.Joseph’s University, in the late 1950s Don begana 33-year career in aerospace, working in justabout every aspect of the industry coveringspace exploration. Rev. James Gibbons, MEd’55,of Scituate, a retired pastor of St. Frances XavierCabrini Church, passed away on August 21 athis residence in Brant Rock. Fr. Gibbons wasraised in Roslindale and graduated from BCHigh. He was ordained in 1952 by ArchbishopRichard Cushing. • I attended the BC veteransmemorial and dedication ceremony on Novem-ber 11. We viewed the 70-foot-long serpentinestone wall bearing the names of the 209 alumniwho gave their lives for their country and heardan address by four-star flag officer Gen. JohnSheehan ’62, a retired USMC general and thehighest ranking military officer to graduatefrom BC. • Thank you to all who have sent inyour dues—and for those who have not, there isstill time to do so. We will need this money tocelebrate our 65-year reunion in 2010. • I heardfrom the following classmates. Effie and Char-lie McCready have been married 65 years. JoeDevlin, MSW’49, is in St. Patrick’s ManorNursing Home in Framingham. Vin Pattavinais handling some health problems. Alice andLeo McGrath recently celebrated the birth oftheir eighth grandchild. Henry Jancsy is recov-ering from major surgery in Deerfield, FL. EdCashman retired from medical practice in2001. He has macular degeneration, thuscannot drive. Bill Hamrock originated the BCClub of New Hampshire in 1987 and served aspresident for 10 years. Rita and Paul Dawsonare back from a seven-day cruise of Portlandand Bar Harbor, ME, and St. John, NewBrunswick. Mary Nell and Tom Moran are ingood health. Tom is still trying to learn Spanish.• That’s it for now. Please stay in touch.

1947Correspondent: Richard J. FitzgeraldPO Box 171North Falmouth, MA 02556; 508-563-6168

I am sorry to report the death of Jim Kiley onSeptember 6, 2009. Jim was a devoted family

man. He was also very active in undergraduateactivities and was elected class secretary. Jimwas associated with the IRS for many years.

1948Correspondent: Robert E. Foy IIIrmf26@msn.com51 Dickens StreetQuincy, MA 02170; 617-773-8184

The officers of the Class of 1948 wish to thankJohn Carney ’49 and the advisors of the Class of1949 for their help in presenting the memorialMass inOctober. Those attending included SallyBest, Tim Buckley MBA’62 and Suzanne Kear-ney, Alfred DeVito, Mildred and Robert Foy,Millicent and James Hogan, Ann and PaulLannon,RobertMarshall JD’51, JosephMcNally,Irene and Bill Melville, Erle Myers MSW’50,Gene Nash, Eileen Nee and Patricia Shea, andBill Noonan. • On a sad note, we have lost ourclassmate Paul Waters, who died on November28. A member of the hockey team while at BCand a World War II Army veteran, Paul workedfor Boston Wool Trade for many years. Pleasekeep Paul and his family in your prayers.

1949Correspondent: John J. Carneyjohnc12556@aol.com227 Savin Hill AvenueDorchester, MA 02125; 617-825-8283

It’s a cloudy Tuesday before Thanksgivinghere, looking out at the estuary of the NeponsetRiver as I write these class notes. Our 60thanniversary year has passed, and we are happyto report that all who attended the severalevents sponsored by the class and the Univer-sity have survived. Those who attended theannual memorial Mass on October 15 werecocelebrants Frs. Bill Burckhart and PaulMcCarty, STL’61; Hank Barry MEd’56; Nancyand Bill Butler; Louise and John Cahill; MaryGriffin and Madelyn Carney; Ernie Ciampa;Barbara and Joe Cotter from Maine; Margaretand Sahag Dakesian MS’51; Alice and RolandDriscoll; Jim GalvinMSSW’51; Carol and DonMcA’Nulty; Claire and John McCarthy; Sallyand John Meany; Vinnie Nuccio; ThomasO’Connor MA’50, H’93; John Prince MEd’51;Joan and Gerry Pucillo; Paula and PeterRogerson; Catherine and Anthony StruzzieroMEd’52 with daughter Cathy Kelly ’84; Pat andJack Waite MA’51; Louise (Mahoney) MA’56and Jim Whelton; and Ed Wright. We weresaddened to note that Anne Ashur could notattend due to illness; she and her familyhave beautifully provided the music forour previous memorial Masses. • The CarrollSchool of Management announced the firstrecipient of the Joseph F. Cotter Professorship:Professor Mary Ann Glynn, research directorof the Winston Center for Leadership andEthics. The award was endowed by Joe’s sonRobert ’73 and his wife, Betsy ’73, MEd ’74.Robert is a trustee of Boston College. • On asad note, I must report the passing of JohnForkin, whom we all knew as a friend attend-ing many class functions, as well as of JoeGauvin, whose daughter Maureen sent me anote saying “all the flowers at the wake were

maroon and gold”—a fitting remembrance fora faithful fellow classmate. • Please send meinformation about yourselves or your lovedones to include in these notes.

Correspondent: John A. Dewire15 Chester Street, No. 31Cambridge, MA 02140; 617-876-1461

Boston College has informed me that our classis celebrating our 60th anniversary in June, andwe will also be honored at Commencement inMay. A letter describing activities will be sent toyou in March. What is known so far is thatour class will have lunch on the campus onSaturday, June 5, and rooms on campus will beavailable for those of us who want them thatweekend. • I am sad to report the passing ofRoyNorden, a World War II veteran and a longtimefootball coach. He died on June 24, 2009, ofkidney failure at Beverly Hospital. Roy, a Roslin-dale native, was a standout lineman at BostonEnglish and at BC and a past president of theMassachusetts High School Football CoachesAssociation. During his last days, Roy’s familykept his favorite photograph by his bedside. Itwas taken at a Boston English prom andshowed Roy, the school’s football captain in1942, escorting his future wife, Marilyn(Lowney), who died in September 2008. Royenlisted in the Navy in 1943 and served inthe Pacific, where he took part in the Battleof Saipan. He leaves his son, Roy Jr. ’85 ofProvidence (who also lettered in football at BCin the early 1980s); four daughters—CatherineDavison of Beverly, Lyn Norden of Reading,SharonMacKenzie of Seattle, and Erica Foley ofCharlton; and 11 grandchildren. Also in 2009,we lost Edward D. Duffy of Taunton on Septem-ber 11 and George R. Humphrey of Burlington,CT, on August 22. Please remember theseclassmates in your prayers.

Correspondent: Ann Fulton Coté NC’5311 Prospect StreetWinchester, MA 01890; 781-729-8512

Sadly, I must report the death on September21, 2009, of Frances Mannix ZiminskyNC’53,sister of Aileen Mannix Schaefer NC’56 andDelia Mannix Burke NC’63 and sister-in-lawof Helen Ward Sperry Mannix NC’54. Frannieleaves her husband, Vic; 11 children; 21 grand-children; and 1 great-grandchild. In additionto taking care of her large family, Frannieworked tirelessly for the protection of theunborn as a member of the board of theCatholic Guardian Society and Home Bureauof New York City, and later as director of theBirthright office in Mount Kisco, NY. In 1995,she received the Boston College DistinguishedAlumni Award in recognition of her hardwork for this cause. Frannie was devoted toher friends, finding time in her busy life tokeep in touch, ever ready with her bubbly,infectious laugh or with her consolation introubling times. • Also, we lost Jeanne Han-non GraceNC’52 on October 21. Jeanne is pre-deceased by her husband, Karl, and also herson Jerome. She leaves four children and three

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grandchildren. Jeanne was involved with theBoston University Women’s Council and wasan avid golfer and tennis player. Her story isincomplete, however, without rememberingher humor, her style, and the breadth of herinterests. I have a special memory of a day andevening spent in Paris with Jeanne. For anumber of years, she went to Europe, alone,for two weeks in October, a sort of “rechargethe batteries” vacation. “Meet me behindNotre Dame,” she said, and from there wewalked and walked in that most beautiful city.It was a magical day. • I also recently learnedof the death of Regina Howe Gailus NC’50of Chicago on March 24, 2008. As we prayfor these classmates, we send our sympathy totheir families. • I had a brief stay withMonsieO’Brien Clifton NC’53 when we went toFrannie Ziminsky’s funeral. Among her 13grandchildren, she has twin granddaughters

who are seniors at Sacred Heart–91st Street.• I had a great lunch with Jeanne HartfordSavage NC’53. She stays busy with her sixchildren (including taking a trip to London)but also keeps young playing a lot of golf. Shehad a good visit with Barbara Kelly ConnellyNC’53, MEd’57, just days before she movedfrom Cape Cod to South Carolina to be nearher daughter.

1951Correspondent: Leo Wesnerleowesnerwsg@hotmail.com125 Granite Street, Apt. 816Quincy, MA 02169; 617-680-8306

I am sad to report that I recently learned of thepassing of several classmates: Ira Goldstein ofApopka, FL, on December 23, 2008; and in2009, Boleslaus Kulik of Roslindale on Sep-tember 15; Irene Shepardson of Marshfield onSeptember 29;Gerald Sullivan of Skowhegan,ME, on August 19; Bill Hughes of Mundelein,IL, on August 5; Larry Maroni of Sudbury onJune 25; and Bob O’Keefe of Franciscan Oaks,Danville, NJ, on June 17. Our condolences tothe families of these fine people! • Some ofthose who are still around are continuing toserve their alma mater and other members ofour class. Jim Derba has again stepped up toassume the presidency of the class as we lookforward to our 60th reunion in 2011. AssistingJim in this effort is the Planning Committeethat includes Bob Jepsen MBA’70, MartyJoyce, Jack Casey, Pat Roche H’01, Leo Wes-ner, and Ed White. We are planning a simpleprogram, one that should appeal to many ofour classmates. Phil Dolan writes fromFlorida in the hope that a golf day will beincluded in the plans. Feel free to submit ideasthat may be useful, such as trivia, informationabout awards or recognition bestowed on youor another classmate, or anything you feelmay be of interest. • One further note: On

October 28, the above-mentioned Pat Rochewas honored by BC at a private dinner in thepresident’s dining room for his ongoingservice and generosity. Pat received the honorwith his typical humility. We as alumni can begrateful to Pat for boosting the class up intothe pantheon of magnanimous supporters.

1952Correspondent: Frank McGeefrank.mcgee66@gmail.com1952 Ocean StreetMarshfield, MA 02050; 781-834-4690

Sadly, I have to report the deaths of TomCaprarella on September 20, and Jean Grenonon September 9, 2009. At the time of theirpassing, Tom lived in Dedham, and Jean lived

in Mashpee. Please remember Tom, Jean, andtheir families in your prayers. • On a happiernote, the TomMcElroy Jr. Golf Classic was heldon August 31 at the Spring Valley Country Clubin Sharon. One hundred golfers participated,while 35 non-players showed up for the dinnerand auction following the day of golf. Thisfundraiser, in memory of Regina and TomMcElroy’s son Tom Jr. ’80 (a former all-Ameri-can soccer player who died of cancer shortlyafter his graduation from BC) has been heldfor 28 consecutive years and is now the No. 1athletic memorial scholarship at BC. The Classof ’52 sponsored a hole, and Dan McElaneyMA’63, FrankMcDermott, and J. Barry Driscollplayed their usual high quality game. Indepen-dent of the game, $8,000 was raised fromthose who could not attend. My wife, Carole,and I attended the dinner part of the event,which was spectacular. If you have an extrabuck or two, send it to the BC Fund, BCAlumni Association, to help BC student athletesfinancially. • Going through my tatteredcopy of Sub Turri, I came across pictures ofFrank Dooley JD’55 (editor), Tom Cummiskey(business manager), George Burke and JackDonovan (subscriptionmanagers),George Gal-lant (managing editor), and Jack Murray andBob Earley (advertising managers). It broughtback great memories. If you get the chance,take Sub Turri out from your attic. A walk downmemory lane is a great experience. • The hard-est part of this job is reporting deaths, but it ispart of the job. Please send me whatever newsyou have concerning classmates—happy or sad.

1953Correspondent: Jim Willwerthjammw19@verizon.net19 Sheffield WayWestborough, MA 01581; 508-366-5400

Our annualmemorialMasswas held onOctober10, 2009, in Trinity Chapel on the Newton

Campus. Dennis Cronin, who did the firstreading, and Jim Willwerth, who presentedthe second reading, assisted the celebrant,Fr. Larry Drennan. Barbara and Austin Smithpresented the gifts, as has been the custom formany years. Eleanor Venezia again served asEucharistic minister. After Mass, a receptionand dinner was held at Barat House with 31classmates and guests in attendance. Fr. Dren-nan led the blessing before dinner. Uponarrival from Mass, Gail Darnell from theAlumni Office greeted the group and helpedwith the nametags. The bar was open, andappetizers were available. One of the wait-resses made the rounds (many times) with aplatter of large, delicious shrimp. The tradi-tional meal of seafood Newburg, roast beef,and all the fixings was available at the buffettable. Tasty chocolate desserts were placed onevery table to complement the coffee that wasserved. Classmates and guests attending wereKathy and Joe Byrne, Peggy and Tom Vander-slice H’03, Barbara and Austin Smith, Euniceand Paul Twitchell MS’62, Jim Wholly, MaryLouMaloney, Joan Kelleher, Maureen and BobMcCarthy, Mary and Jim Willwerth, Priscillaand Dennis Cronin, Mary and Bob Willis,Fr. Drennan, Mildred (Iantosca) MS’59 andJohn Costa, Dick Curran and Judith Golden,Gerry and John McCauley, Eleanor and SalVenezia, Muriel and Arthur Delaney, andNancy Duggan. • Gerry McCauley wrote: “Johnwas honored at Portsmouth Abbey School(Portsmouth, RI) on October 17 at a full day ofevents, including cocktails, dinner, and a pro-gram. All our children and grandchildren werethere, together with John’s former players, par-ents, coaches, and the Benedictine monks. Thereason for the honor was the creation of theJohn L. McCauley Scholarship, to be awardedyearly to an outstanding scholar-athlete.Unknown to John, this scholarship began overtwo and a half years ago, when his formerplayers gathered at their 20th Abbey reunion,and the idea was born to honor him. The JLMScholarship Fund has grown to over $100,000in such a short time! We met the first recipient,Ryan Silva, and his parents. I said to John, ‘It’slike an Irish wake for you, only you are stand-ing up to hear all the nice words!’ ”

1954Correspondent: John Fordjrfeagle@verizon.net45 Waterford DriveWorcester, MA 01602; 508-755-3615

I am writing this column just a few days afterwe celebrated our annual memorial Mass, rec-ognizing our deceased classmates. Attendingwere Tom Lane; Mary Jean and Jim Coughlin;Ray MacPherson; Bill McCarthy JD’60; BobO’Brien; Pete Vasaturo; Aurora and JackLeydon; Ed Smith; Ellen (McDonough) JD’57and Al Good JD’59; Mary andMurray Regan;Kathy and Peter Nobile; Kathie and Tom Ske-han with Tom’s sister Pat Siff; Pat and DickHughes JD’60; Lori and Lou Totino MBA’65;Lorraine and Tom Cosgrove; Martha (Leonard)MEd’60 and Ed Trask; Linda and Dave Pierre;Clare (Carr) MEd’73 and Frank McLaughlinMA’57; Mary and Jack Curtin JD’57, H’91; PaulMcGee; and your correspondent and wifeJane. Several widows of classmates also partic-

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In August, 100 golfers and 35 non-players showed upfor the Tom McElroy Jr. Golf Classic—which fundsthe No. 1 athletic memorial scholarship at BC!

ipated: Mary McCourt; Pat King with daughterMaura Scully ’88, MA’93; Margaret Miley;Jody Bonarrigo; and Barbara Valente with sonDavid ’01. Expected but not able to attend werePeter Vasaturo’s widow, Margaret (Molloy) ’58;Frank Flannery; Joe Skerry; and ConnecticutTom Lane. Lou Totino did his usual fine jobmaking the Mass and brunch arrangements.As we have done for the past few years, wepassed the hat for donations to support Fr.John Wallace’s mission work in Honduras,netting $500, which we will match from theclass treasury, thanks to you who pay dues. Fr.John was home for a month recently and haddinner with Phil Grant and Ted Breau. • Thenext class event will be a BC hockey game onFebruary 21. Peter Nobile and Lou Totino aremaking the arrangements. We will have a classluncheon in May or early June, with the Way-side Inn as our preferred venue. • I am sad toreport that since our last column we havelearned of the deaths of Ruth Marie ConnorsMEd’55, Kevin Lane, Rick McSweeney, John J.O’Connor, Joan Callahan, and Jack Canniff.Jack was a longtime hockey coach at UMassand 1972 ECAC Coach of the Year. • Pleasesend me a note for our next column.

nc 1954Correspondent: Mary Helen FitzGerald Daly700 Laurel AvenueWilmette, IL 60091; 847-251-3837

Helen Badenhausen Danforth writes fromIpswich that her home on the Ipswich Riverprovides interesting sightings of birds, boats,and people. She enjoys activities with herfamily in the area and reports that she hasbeen a church organist and choir director formany years. She also facilitates a weeklychurch book-study group, leads meditationgroups with children and adults, and serves asa trustee of the local library. I asked everyoneto include with their news a favorite Newtonmemory. Helen says one of hers was “walkingto the deli in Newton Centre to have Englishmuffins with grape jelly.” She “also lovedmeeting with the few other music majors inclass with Mrs. Balling.” • Maureen CohalanCurry writes that she keeps busy going to babyshowers and christenings and volunteering attwo historic houses in Bristol. She also is anactive member of the local garden club. Hercondo overlooks Bristol Harbor, so she tooenjoys watching all the action in the harbor.Maureen sent along one of her favorite New-ton memories: “Working in the Tea House. Itwas so much fun to be able to see friends andalso to get to know upperclassmen. It was agreat spot.” Maureen and I keep in contactwithHelen Ward Sperry Mannix by phone. • Ilook forward to hearing from more of you forthe next issue. Stay happy and healthy in 2010.

Correspondent: Marie Kellehermjk55@bc.edu12 Tappan StreetMelrose, MA 02176; 781-665-2669

My thanks to all who have sent me their classdues. • On to the column in 400 words or less.

Twenty-six people have registered to attend thefirst event of our 55th anniversary year. • DickCarpenter has published Vol. 3 of his series ARailroad Atlas of the United States in 1946, andVol. 4 is almost complete. • Msgr. Frank Stra-han is chair of the Pastors Advisory Commit-tee for the Catholic Appeal. • In May 2009,Bruno Ciani celebrated his 50-year member-ship in the Massachusetts Dental Society at anawards luncheon held at the Boston MarriottBurlington. In his retirement, he has goneinto show business, reviving a bit of vaudevillein his Best of Bruno routine. • Donald Bolandhas retired and reports he has 12 grandchil-dren. • Bob Harding reports he won a goldmedal in the over-70 tennis doubles at theSenior Olympic games in 2007 with his part-ner, Sal Parrinello, and his ice-hockey team,the Rusty Blades, won a bronze medal at theSenior games in 2003, 2004, and 2006. • Janeand John Boland presented the All-Guertinaward at Bishop Guertin High School lastJune. They also awarded Stephen BolandMemorial Scholarships to the All-Guertinaward winner and to a member of the cross-country team. • Charlie Costello still volun-teers with Habitat for Humanity and is trea-surer for the local nonmedical hospice supportgroup. He reports that wife Anne has beenpresident of the local history land workshopfor three years. The members have raised over$14,000 by selling the crafts they make.• Mary and David Hopkins recently celebratedtheir 52nd wedding anniversary, while Barbaraand Jim Alvord celebrated their 48th. • JimGrady is a trustee of the Town of MarionAffordable Housing Trust and was recentlyelected vice chair of the Bristol CommunityCollege Board of Trustees. • The Class of ’55community of saints continues to grow. BobKelleher; Joseph Pavone; Vincent Matteucci’sbeloved wife, Florence; Dick Drew’s sisterPatricia; and Patricia Schaefer Romelfanger’shusband, Norb, have all recently begun theireternal lives. My heartfelt sympathy and prayersare being sent to their families. • Thanks to allwho have sent me news. Please keep doing so.

Correspondent: Jane Quigley Honejaneqhone@msn.com207 Miro PlacePort Washington, NY 11050; 516-627-0973

This is the time to start planning to attend our55th reunion on June 4–6, just a few monthsaway. Nadia Wolanyk Deychakiwsky reportsthat she unfortunately will be unable to attend,but Mary Chisholm Sullivan will be there asusual andmay have photos of her 26 grandchil-dren. We hope many more of you will be at thereunion as well. For those of youwho are willingto giveme your e-mail address, I could send youpictures from the reunion. It would also be aneasy way for you to sendme information for thenext issue of Boston College Magazine.

1956Correspondent: Steve Barrysdmjbarry@verizon.net102 Brooksby Village Drive, Unit 403Peabody, MA 01960; 978-587-3626

As you can see,Marie and Imoved in Novemberto Brooksby Village, a retirement communityin Peabody. • Bob Halloran sent a postcardfrom Ephesus, Turkey, where he, his wife, andfive other couples went on a tour following afive-day sail along the Turquoise Coast. Hesays the drivers there are more antic than inRome. • Betty Ann Casey said that Janet andJack Leonard, Jim McLaughlin, and MargieMurphy were in attendance at the alumnimemorial Mass. Earlier, we mentioned thatJim’s wife, Maire, was ill. She has improvedenough to attend a football game. • CarolynKenny Foley saw Peter Colleary; Betty AnnCasey; Ernestine Bolduc; Leo Power MA’64,MBA’72; Ed Connors; and Paul Sullivan atthe Veterans Day Mass and dedication of thenew memorial honoring BC veterans whodied in service to their country. St. IgnatiusChurch was packed. Carolyn counted 17 priestsin attendance. • In November, Jack Leonardhosted a signing at BC High for the newlypublished book on James Michael Curleyby Bill Bulger ’58, JD’61. • Look for a classnewsletter giving details about a harbor cruisethis spring on a boat operated by UMass. Afterthe cruise, we plan to have a luncheon at theKennedy Library, Commonwealth Museum, orBC High. We’re also considering a Bermudacruise just before our 55th reunion (really!)next year. The Norwegian Line has cruiseships leaving Boston every Friday afternoon,returningon the followingFridaymorning, whichwould get us back in time to register for theweekend events. • Owen Lynch, JD’59, senta picture of Ed Lynch and daughter Lisafrom Boston Commonmagazine. They were atthe annual Ellie Fund event, which raisesmoney for breast cancer victims. • Fr. TomNaughton has retired after service as an Armychaplain and, later, as an administrator inseveral Boston area parishes. He is livingat St. Mary of the Hills Parish in Milton.• Bishop Francis X. Irwin, MSW’70, retiredfrom his position as auxiliary bishop of theBoston Archdiocese in October. • I am sad toreport that Bernard Doiron of Falmouthdied in September. John Harney, PHL’60,sent word that Brian Concannon, JD’62, diedin November. Art Reilly has leukemia andhas been on oxygen. Please pray for themand for all classmates and their families whohave suffered illnesses, deaths, or economicproblems. • Thanks to all who sent news!Read more in BC’s online community classnotes at www.bc.edu/alumni/association/community.html.

nc 1956Correspondent: Patricia Leary Dowlingpandsdowling@comcast.net39 Woodside DriveMilton, MA 02186; 617-696-0163

1957Correspondent: Francis E. Lynchflynch@maritime.edu27 Arbutus LaneWest Dennis, MA 02670

The class fall event saw BC start its first seasonopener with a 21–0 win over Kent State.

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This annual fall classic has become not onlytraditional but perhaps the most popular ofevents. Frs. Tom Ahearn, Gerry Kelly, andGene Sullivan DEd’81 concelebrated Massbefore the social hour and sit-down dinner.The following classmates attended: JohnAddesa, Jim Cantwell, Bill Cunningham, JimDaly, Paul Daly, Jim Devlin, Dick Dowling,Dom and Rita (McGrath) Emello, Bill Faria,John Harrington MBA’66, George Hennessy,Eleanor and Mary Lou Hogan MEd’61, BobHuberMBA’65, Jack Joyce, DottieMS’62 andJohn Kelliher MBA’71, Peg Kenney MA’59,Mary Lou Long MS’61, Paul Mahoney, PaulMcAdams, Dave McAvoy, Bill McQueeney,Betty Salmon McRae, Paul O’Leary, MarilynWilson Smith, Walter Sullivan, Bob Tiernan

MS’59, Bill Tobin MBA’70, Jim and Betty(Scanlon) Turley, and Pat Vacca. • FrankHigginshosted a wonderful day of golf on September29 at the Pocasset Golf Club. Those who par-ticipated included Fr. Tom Ahearn, Joe Burke,Jim Connolly, Bill Cunningham, Jim Devlin,Charlie Fox, Don Fox, Paul McAdams, DaveMcAvoy, Vic Popeo, and Ed Brickley. • JoeMcMenimen, his son, and a friend spent aweek in Ireland last September. They werebased in Killarney, and they played six differentscenic golf courses, including Ballybunion,Tralee, and Dooks. • Bill Donlan, MA’60, whosuffered a stroke last June, was airlifted viaambulance back to Ireland in early October.Bill’s progress continues to be very slow.Please keep him in your prayers. Cards andnotes can be sent to William Donlan, BaileEamoinn, Spiddal, County Galway, Ireland.• Peg Kenney was inducted as an inauguralmember of the Archbishop Williams HighSchool Academic Hall of Fame in October. Sheand several other ’57 classmates are membersof Archie’s first graduating class. Peg was alsoawarded the Rev. Stanley J. Bezuszka, SJ ’39,MA’40, MSD’42, Lifetime Service Award forMathematics Teaching and Learning by theAssociation of Teachers of Mathematics inNew England at its fall conference, also inOctober. • Don Fox was recommended by theclass board for membership in the BostonCollege Varsity Hall of Fame. Don was adefenseman on Coach Kelley’s hockey teamsfrom 1953 to 1957. • The class extends itssincere sympathy to Jeanne ’88, MSW’94,and John Wissler, MBA’72, on the death oftheir son John on September 10, 2009. • Classdues should be sent to Bill Tobin, MBA’70, 181Central St., Holliston, MA 01746.

nc 1957Correspondent: Connie Weldon LeMaitrelemaitre.cornelia@gmail.comCorrespondent: Connie Hanley Smithcosmith35@hotmail.com

Some of our class can’t get enough of reunions.In September, several of us met in the DC

area. Dave and Ellie Pope Clem hosted ConnieHanley Smith for a wonderful few days at theirhome in McLean, VA. Concurrently (and notby coincidence), Chris and Liz Doyle Eckl wel-comed Connie Weldon LeMaitre to their homein Reston, VA. We four Newton alumnaeenjoyed exchanging news of family, travel, andthe like. We behaved like “first-time tourists”in the capital, even though we had all seenmany of the sights before. Among the placeswe visited were a butterfly exhibit at the Nat-ural History Museum of the Smithsonian;Julia Child’s kitchen, which was literallymoved from her home in Cambridge to theSmithsonian in 2002; Mount Vernon; and theLibrary of Congress, where we were given aVIP tour by a senior staff member who is a

friend of Ellie’s. Afterward, we were treatedto an elegant lunch at the Capitol HillClub. The high points of the gathering werethe two lovely dinner parties given by ourVirginia hosts. Our dear friends from RhodeIsland and Illinois have indeed learned how toextend gracious Southern hospitality, forwhich we thank them. • No sooner hadConnie LeMaitre gotten back to New Englandat the beginning of October, than she joinedsix of our classmates for a visit to the Museumof Fine Arts. The group included CathyConnolly Beatty, Vinnie Murray Burns, DianeRussell McDonough, Carol McCurdy Rege-nauer, Carol Ann Ryan, and Lucille SacconeGiovino. After viewing some of the master-pieces, a two-hour lunch followed, duringwhich stories were exchanged and memoriesevoked. • Liz Eckl reported that she and Christraveled to Alabama, where Chris grew up. OnAll Souls’ Day, they attended a memorial Massfor the deceased members of his family, whichwas very moving. The Eckls were next headedfor the West Coast to spend Thanksgivingwith children and grandchildren. • That’s allthe news for now. Please let us hear frommore of you for the next “installment.”

1958Correspondent: David Raffertybcbusa58@bc.edu2296 Ashton Oakes Lane, No. 101Stonebridge Country ClubNaples, FL 34109; 239-596-0290

Mary and Francis Lydon, living in Wailuku,HI, joined 13 family members on a cruise toAlaska to celebrate their 50th weddinganniversary. Upon their return, they went tothe Pentagon to see son Michael Christopherpromoted to lieutenant colonel in the AirForce. • Walter Tumiski recently retired fromteaching after 25 years. Walter introduced theteaching of Chinese history and culture atthe community-college level in the state ofNew Jersey. • After graduation, John Vancinipursued an MA at Purdue and a PhD at theUniversity of Colorado. He has spent the last

42 years as an independent clinical psycholo-gist in Minnesota. In his spare time, he doesstand-up comedy and writes a humor columnfor a newsletter. • Ed Malloy retired from theSocial Security Administration in 1996. Ed,who lost his wife, Catherine, has threechildren and four grandchildren. • This pastSeptember, our class was well represented atthe Mass of the Holy Spirit, held annually onO’Neill Plaza. Attendees then proceeded bybus to the Boston College Club in Boston for adelicious lunch. • It is sad to report that PeggySimons, wife of Dick Simons, a very activemember of our Class Committee, passed awaysuddenly in September. Please rememberDick and his family in your prayers. • Onanother sad note, Mike Frazier passed awaythis past October. Mike spent his weekdays inNew York City and weekends at his countryhome in Great Barrington, MA. Mike pro-duced several Broadway shows, includingLena Horne: The Lady and Her Music, whichcaptured a special Tony Award. Grind alsoreceived a Tony nomination. Other projectsincluded Suite in Three Keys, End of the World,Nunsense, and Mail. Mike and yours truly goback a long way—in 1957 we hitchhikedtogether from Boston to Ft. Lauderdale duringspring break. • John Adams wrote to tell methat Dick Line passed away. Dick, originallyfrom Springfield, moved to Lady Lake, FL,after his retirement. After receiving his MBAfrom the Wharton School of Business, hespent a long and successful career with AetnaLife and Casualty. • Don’t forget to send your$25 class dues to Jack “Mucca” McDevitt,28 Cedar Rd., Medford, MA 02155.

nc 1958Correspondent: Jo Clearyjocleary@comcast.net27 Kingswood RoadAuburndale, MA 02466; 617-332-6798

It’s great to hear news from some of our class-mates who haven’t been in Boston recently. Iencourage all classmates to keep me postedwith their news and address changes. Mycontact information is at the top of this col-umn…so convenient for you. • Last summer,Mary Keating McKell sent a note about hercurrent endeavors, and I followed up with aphone conversation with her more recently. “Ienjoy playing the Irish ‘gok’ on Saturdays—back to the stage, history, and some poetrywriting.” For the past eight years, Mary hasbeen active in many areas of the VanderbiltMuseum in Centerport, Long Island. Herstage appearances are part of the museum’sLiving History Program, which recountsevents of the 1920s and ’30s. The museum isa short distance from her home and makes awonderful workplace for Mary’s talents. Shealso substitutes in the public school in her dis-trict and teaches in her parish. Mary and Daveenjoy their nine grandchildren in their timeoff. • Gail McDonough Sullivan joined theNewton ’58 luncheon group in Septemberbefore returning home to Towson, MD, fromher summer vacation in Scituate. • EvelynChiao Yuan has been married for 50 years andhas a son and a daughter, both of whom live inthe San Francisco area. She and her husbandtravel there frequently. “Guess eventually we’ll

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Peg Kenney ’57, MA’59, was inducted as an inauguralmember of the Archbishop Williams High SchoolAcademic Hall of Fame in October.

move to San Francisco from New Jersey.”They have also traveled to China a few times.• Jo Kirk Cleary and 15 family members,including 3 grandchildren, traveled toWashington DC for the swearing in of Jo’sbrother, Paul G. Kirk Jr., who was appointedinterim senator to replace Sen. Edward M.Kennedy, H’66. Vice President Biden admin-istered the oath. In January, a general electionwas held to fill the seat for the remainder ofthe late senator’s term.

1959Correspondent: George Hollandbmw0324@msn.com244 Hawthorne StreetMalden, MA 02148; 781-321-4217

The final event of our 50th reunion year wasthe presentation of reunion yearbooks at aclass dinner held at the Yawkey Center onNovember 14. Reunion Chair Peter McLaugh-lin welcomed the class to the dinner andshared with us the Reunion Committee’sintent to hold a reception and dinner next falland each year thereafter. Peter introduced theyearbook editor, Beth Grady, MS’64, who thenintroduced the members of the YearbookCommittee: John Akin, Bill Appleyard,Margaret BarryMS’61, Dave Breen, MaryjaneCasey NC’59, Janet Chute NC’59, JamesHealey, Arthur Kaplan, Bob Latkany, JoeLeary, Charles Lynch, Tom Mahoney, PatriciaManning Whalen, Jim Marrinan MSW’61,Francis SmithMEd’62, TomWhalenMBA’68,and your correspondent. Joe Leary announcedthat the yearbook was dedicated to our lateclassmate Bill Connell and presented the firstcopy to Bill’s son Timothy ’03. • We send ourcondolences to the families of classmatesBarbara McCormick Grace of West Hartford,CT, who passed away on August 20, 2009,and John McEleney of Harwich, who passedaway on September 9. • Don’t forget to send ina check for $50 for your class dues to BCClass of ’59, Alumni House, 825 Centre St.,Newton, MA 02458.

nc 1959Correspondent: Maryjane Mulvanity Caseypattyoneill@juno.com75 Savoy RoadNeedham, MA 02492; 781-400-5405

The distribution of our golden reunionyearbooks was the occasion for a class minire-union. Honey (Good) McLaughlin hosted adelightful luncheon for the ’59ers at her home.It was great fun to reminisce together over ourwonderful Newton College experience! Thoseattending included Nancy (Maslen) Burk-holder, Janet Chute, Janet (Phillips) Connelly,Maryjane (Mulvanity) Casey, Janet (Frantz)Egan, Joanne (O’Connor) Hynek, Kathleen(Kingston) Lawlor MA’63, Gini (Little) Water-man-Casey, and Ellen Egan Stone. • It is withgreat sadness that we report the loss of Walterand Ann (Foley) Flanagan’s son John onChristmas Eve 2008. Our class extends itsdeepest sympathy to Ann and Walter in theirgreat loss. • Any news would bemost welcome!Happy springtime, everyone!

Correspondent: Joseph R. Cartyjrcarty1@gmail.com253 River StreetNorwell, MA 02061

Well, ladies and gentlemen, the time is fastapproaching for our 50th anniversary. Wherehas the time gone? Plans for the big weekend ofJune 4–6 are moving along. For you golfers, onJune 3 there will be a golf outing at the CharlesRiver Country Club. The weather for ourreunion will have sun guaranteed! In thespring, you will be receiving a packet for theweek of the reunion. The Yearbook Committee,including Peter Johnson, Pauline (LeBlanc)Doherty, and Al Hyland, has been workingfeverishly to meet the deadlines for production.• Condolences to the family of William

Gorman, PhD’78, who passed away recently.He was a retired teacher. We extend oursympathy also to Lydia (McCarthy) Ferrigan ofWoodbridge, IL, whose son Peter recently died.•Charlie Hayes relates that two of his sons haverecently been promoted to the rank of captain inthe Navy. • I heard from Tom Cunnally, who isliving in Mountain View, CA. Tom often thinksof Bob Cawley, who passed away a while ago.Both Marines, they were buddies at the BostonNavy Yard in Charlestown, and they had adream to come to BC. At freshman convocation,they were sitting side by side. What a surprise.They did a number of things together. In Korea,Bob was severely wounded in the chest withshrapnel, and he spent a great deal of timerecuperating at the Chelsea Naval Hospital.Eventually the two were guards finishing outtheir military service. Tom will never forgetwhat a great guy Bob was. • A number of yourclassmates are members of the Reunion Com-mittee: Grace (McLaughlin) Carty, Ed DohertyMBA’73, Joyce Dwyer MS’64, Vin Failla (trea-surer), Stan Gabis, Jack Kilkelly, Coley FoleyMBA’70, Fred O’Neill, Dick Pierce, Donna andJoe Steinkrauss, Jane Sullivan, Martha (Cadi-gan) SullivanMS’63, JackWinchenbaugh, JohnArmstrong, and Joe Carty. Make the reunion agreat success by being there! Make your plansearly. Meet people you haven’t seen in years orsince we graduated.

Correspondent: Patricia McCarthy Dorseydorseypm@comcast.net53 Clarke RoadNeedham, MA 02492

This academic year has been a busy one,focusing on our upcoming 50th reunion,June 4–6. The BC/NC committee has beenplanning events to bring classmates together

prior to the Golden Eagles weekend. ASeptember kickoff dinner at the BC Club ofBoston was among several events in 2009,and in March 2010, there will be golf outings,the Philharmonic performance, St. Patrick’sDay parade, and social gatherings in Naples,FL. Newton College graduates have beenincluded in the invitation to all these events.• In November, a Newton College group fromthe Boston area gathered at the Lanam Club inAndover, as guests of Carole Higgins O’Connor,for a minireunion luncheon. A photographertook a group picture that we hope to add toour 50th reunion yearbook. The ReunionPlanning Committee has worked diligentlyto have as many classmates as possible partic-ipate in our section of the Class of 1960Golden Eagles yearbook. Pat Beattie McDon-ald has offered to put together a class video toshare at our Saturday evening dinner. If youhave photos from college, reunions, or othergatherings with classmates, please send them

to Pat by March 15. Her address is 45 GlenAvon Drive, Riverside, CT 06878. • Ed andJeanne Hanrihan Connolly enjoyed a trip toLucerne, Switzerland, with daughters Jeanneand Anne. They met with Edmund Jr., whonow lives in Dubai, and celebrated Ed Sr.’sbirthday. Later, Jeanne and Ed traveled on tovisit friends in London. • Happy news forNana Berenice Hackett Davis! Her son DavidBlessing ’91 and his wife, Nancy, welcomedtwin boys on October 15, 2009. Riley Price andGrahamDavis join big brother Michael Josephand sister Ava Elizabeth. The twins had muchto be thankful for, as they were able to jointheir family at home for the first time onThanksgiving night. • Brenda HorriganKowalski wrote that she and Bud are retired,and after caring for ill parents, and havingtheir own health issues, both are doing well.They celebrated their 50th wedding anniver-sary the day after Christmas. All four of theirsons and their families live within two and ahalf hours of them on the Cape. They areblessed with one grandson and three grand-daughters. She and Bud volunteer in theirchurch thrift shop, and Brenda loves cookingonce a month for the Noah homeless shelterin Hyannis and for Skip, a soup kitchen inProvincetown. They enjoyed a trip to EasternEurope last fall and are looking forward toattending our 50th reunion.

1961Correspondents: Dave and Joan AnginoMelvilledavemelville@winterwyman.com3 Earl RoadBedford, MA 01730; 781-275-6334

Nancy Magri Dubin sent us the following:“Nursing classmates, save the dates September11–12, 2010, for a Connell School reunion on

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In November, a Newton College group from theBoston area gathered at the Lanam Club in Andover,as guests of Carole Higgins O’Connor, for aminireunion luncheon.

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Cape Cod. Lois Lane Carroll, MS’88, and I willbe the contact persons for the event. Con-tact us at lolocush@comcast.net (Lois) or ndu-bin06@comcast.net (Nancy) for details. Wewill need e-mail addresses or phone numbers

for later updates. We hope to see everyonethere.” • Fred and Sara Welch Haynes dividetheir time between their home in Wellesleyand their summer place in Chatham. Theyhave 4 children, 3 of whom went to BC,and 10 grandchildren. Sara has worked as avolunteer liaison for same-day surgery atNewton-Wellesley Hospital and as an instructorfor volunteers. • Condolences to Kay MolloyO’Meara on the death of her husband in fall2009. • Donna and Bob Sullivan recentlycelebrated their 45th wedding anniversary.They live in Easton and have two children. SonMike graduated from BC in ’91. Bob is stillactive in his brokerage business in an office inBrockton that he opened for Moors Cabot in1978. Bob has given up skiing but plays lots ofgolf. • Jack Joyce, MBA’70, and Tom Martinare starting to develop plans for our very busy50th anniversary year. If you would like to helpon their committee, contact Jack at 617-217-6139. Howmany members did we have in theClass of ’61, including night school and thegraduate school of nursing? Seven hundredand ninety-two. Jack’s wife, Nancy, gave a tourat the McMullen Museum for several of ourclassmates who attended the alumni memor-ial Mass on November 8. • I happened to meetRoger Sweeney at a golf tournament at hisclub in Walpole. He is retired, lives in Med-field, and works at keeping his handicap in thelow double digits. Roger plays golf very fre-quently with Bob Derba, Norm Towle, andDick Gill. The four of them went to MatignonHigh School together and remain closefriends. Bob and Norm go back to the firstgrade together but refuse to tell any good tales.Congratulations to Dick, who was just votedinto the Matignon High School Sports Hall ofFame. • Our condolences to the family ofJames F. Walsh Jr., PhD’76, of Canton, whopassed away on September 16, 2009.

nc 1961Correspondent: Missy Clancy Rudmannewtonmiz@aol.com1428 Primrose LaneFranklin, TN 37064

A heads-up reminder to us all (I won’t sayfrom whom) that our 50th anniversary isabout 15 months away. That means we need tocircle our calendar (for 2011) or put a stringon our collective fingers to remind ourselvesto start planning and communicating. • Ourthanks to Patsy Keating, who sent a wonderfulpoem, “’Twas the Month before Christmas,”about how the PC (as in politically correct) andcommercial world has wrecked havoc on the

true sense of Christmas. I forwarded it tothose I have on my NC’61 e-mail list, and Sr.Judy Vollbrecht said she was going to forwardit to as many as she could as well. Thanks,Patsy. • Ellen MacDonald Carbone and her

family are well. • I had a quick note fromMookie Stehling Kamps, saying that shewould be sending news to me soon. • BethGood Wadden wrote that she is teachingelementary school and is also an instructor ather daughter’s yoga school. When I think ofgetting my body down on the floor..! • InNovember, Bob and I had the privilege ofmeeting and talking with New York’s Arch-bishop Timothy Dolan, who was the featuredspeaker at the Aquinas College Benefit Dinnerin Nashville. • Keep our troops in your prayers.I hope all is well with you and yours.

1962Correspondents: Frank and Eileen(Trish) Faggianofrank@faggianoconsulting.com33 Gleason RoadReading, MA 01867; 781-944-0720

On November 11, Gen. Jack Sheehan, U.S.Marine Corps retired, was the main speaker atthe dedication of Boston College’s memorial toalumni who have died in the line of duty inU.S.military conflicts since World War I. The 70-foot-long, 2-foot-high serpentine wall of rough-cut granite blocks, capped with polished granitepanels, bears 209 names. It is located at thenorth end of the Burns Library Lawn. Jack grewup in Somerville, and he and his wife,Margaret,currently live in Virginia Beach, VA. He is aSilver Star recipient and the only four-stargeneral in the history of BC. • Members of the1960 and 1961 BC baseball teams were hon-ored between the third and fourth quarters ofthe BC–Central Michigan football game onOctober 31. These are the only baseball teams inthe history of Boston College to compete in twoconsecutive College World Series in Omaha.The teams included the following 1962 gradu-ates: Charlie Bunker, Chuck Chevalier, PaulComeau, John Coyle, Bill Cunis, Frank Fag-giano, Jerry Greely, Bob Gundermann, BernieKilroy, and Bill Novelline. Other members ofthe team included Bob Martin ’61 (captain),Dave Bowen ’60, Bill Dailey ’60, Bob DeFelice’63, Art Graham ’63, Bob Graham ’61, GerryHamel ’61, Tom Martin ’61, Bob Niemiec ’61,John Nugent ’61, Bill Robinson ’61, JackSchoppmeyer ’60, Dave Bilodeau ’61, TomMcGahan ’66, Jack McGann ’63, Mo Maloney’60, Frank Robotti ’61, Bob Ciero ’64, EdHarri-son ’61, Nick Vertullo ’60, and freshman coachEddie Miller ’57, MBA’68, DEd’90. Twenty-three members of the team and their wives andguests were present at the game and gatheredlater for a dinner hosted by Athletic DirectorGene DeFilippo. The evening began with a

replaying of Tom Martin’s video of the speechlegendary coach Eddie Pellegrini gave at hisretirement party. The players received com-memorative watches for their special achieve-ment and spent the evening reminiscing. • Ourcondolences are extended to the family ofMaryMelea Chambers (School of Nursing), who diedon October 28, 2009.

nc 1962Correspondent: Mary Ann Brennan Keyesmakmad@comcast.net26 Ridgewood CrossingHingham, MA 02043

Bobbi Schroetter Speck writes: “Our familywinery in Canada’s Niagara Peninsula, Henryof Pelham, has had some recent coverage inU.S. publications. We had a fabulous featurearticle in Fine Cooking (October/November2009). In Bon Appetit, there was a write-up inthe travel section in June 2009, and one of ourdessert wines was listed as one of the10 favorites in October. We will also be inWall-paper in December. Descriptions of our wines,as well as some interesting stuff on familyhistory and lots of photos, is available on ourwebsite: www.henryofpelham.com. Better still,come visit me in Toronto, and I’ll give you atour and tasting myself!” • I bumped into Paul’62, JD’65, andMary Hallisey McNamara at afundraiser recently. Mary looks younger thanever, and it was fun catching up with her. SonBernie and his wife, Michele, live in Concordwith their two girls, whom Mary loves havingnearby. Son Paul ’94 worked for FOX in NewYork City for three years, writing for ShepardSmith. He has since taken a job in LA as exec-utive producer of Hollywood 411, a news andentertainment show. Mary was looking for-ward to having Paul; his wife, Jessie; and theirson, Callum, come from LA for Christmas.Mary sees Maura O’Neill Overlan, who hasretired to Middletown, RI, where she can usu-ally be found on the golf course. Maura alsoplays tennis regularly with Jo Egan MaguireNC’63, MA’72. • Carol Carson Musso hasrecently moved to Webster, NY, but goes toFlorida for the winter and hopes to join theNC’62 snowbird annual luncheon on theWestCoast this March. • Ellen Markey Thurmondand I are looking forward to seeing AliceHurley Dickinson when she is in Boston fora quick visit in December. • It is with greatsadness that I report that Patti Joyce Figge’shusband, John, died this past October.

1963Correspondent: Matthew J. McDonnellmatthew.mcdonnell.esq@gmail.com121 Shore AvenueQuincy, MA 02169; 617-479-1714

I received an e-mail from Jim Cradock,chiding me for omitting our classmate JimDaly from the list (in the Summer issue) ofBC High grads who attended the school’s50th. My apologies! I, too, had met Jimbo andhis wife, Barbara, at the reunion. Jimbo is aretired teacher from the Boston Public Schoolsbut remains the club pro at the Boston AthleticClub, where he is coming up on 25 years in

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Gen. Jack Sheehan ’62, U.S. Marine Corps retired, wasthe main speaker at the dedication of Boston College’smemorial to alumni who have died in the line of dutyin U.S. military conflicts since World War I.

that position, having been club pro at PlayoffRacquetball Club in Braintree for eight yearsprior to that. I was a member at Playoff, andactually played Jimbo once, a very humblingexperience. Jimbo has won more racquetballchampionships than he can count. He andBarbara raised four kids (all of them accom-plished racquetballers) in Quincy and are nowempty-nesting in a condo in Braintree andenjoying their two grandchildren. • I had ane-mail from, and a follow-up phone call with,Wayne Budd, who continues as senior counselat Goodwin Procter in Boston. He shared thewonderful news that his oldest daughter, Kim,was recently sworn in as an associate justice ofthe Massachusetts Superior Court. A graduateof Georgetown University and Harvard LawSchool, she clerked for the chief judge of theAppeals Court and was an associate in theBoston law firm of Mintz Levin. She alsoworked in the U.S. Attorney’s Office, as well asin Harvard’s General Counsel’s Office. Shemay be the first child of any of our classmatesto become a judge. Let’s discuss! In any event,hearty congratulations to father and daughter!• Henry A. Perras has been selected forinclusion in Best Lawyers in America 2010.Henry is a partner at Quarles & Brady in thefirm’s Phoenix office. • May I have somealumni news from you?

nc 1963Correspondent: Colette Koechley McCartyckm2@mindspring.com106 Woodhue LaneCary, NC 27518; 919-233-0563

Some of you may remember Mary WestphalRichardson, who was with us for our fresh-man year. Mary had spent four years withSheila Mahony at the Convent of the Visitationin St. Paul and then one year at Newton. Shereturned to St. Paul to finish at St. Catherine’sCollege. Mary died in early November ofovarian cancer. Our prayers are with herfamily. • In late October, Susan McAuliffeBrown’s husband, Borden, passed away. Theylived inWest Hartford, CT, and have four adultchildren and seven grandchildren. NancyGleiman, MEd’79, forwarded his obituary tome, for which I was grateful. Our prayers arewith Susan and her family. • I haven’theard any more about the proposed New YorkDecember trip—any news?

1964Correspondent: John Moynihanmoynihan_john@hotmail.com27 Rockland StreetSwampscott, MA 01907

The names of five classmates—HerbertDilger, James Dooley, Dan Kellett, TomMorris, and Fred Rauscher—are inscribed onthe new BC Veterans Memorial. Paul Lufkinwas cochair of the committee that raised thefunds to build the 70-foot, black granite wall. Iviewed it with Bob Scavullo when he was herefrom San Francisco in November. • Aftermany years in Indonesia, Jim Spillane, SJ,MA’68, MDI’76, will move to St. AugustineUniversity of Tanzania in January to help

in the implementation of the three-year under-graduate tourism management program.• Mary Seidel has retired and moved fromSeattle to Brunswick, ME. • A mid-July golfouting served as a reunion event for Al Sulli-van, Larry Crowley, and Harry Kushigian. Alretired from the Navy as a captain and thenbegan a 25-year career as an independentinsurance agent. Currently, he is a USGArules official for the New England region.Larry had a 30-year career with a number ofinvestment banks in New York City and Hous-ton. Harry continues to stay busy with hisinsurance business, Meridien Benefits Group.•Mike Costello, Michael Ford, SJ, MDI’75, andI traveled to Rutland, VT, last summer to visitwith Art Crandall. • Steve Duffy and daughterStephanie were in town to view the CentralMichigan game and visit the BC AdmissionsOffice. Steve’s younger daughter, Ellen, wasrecently named to the 13–15 U.S. NationalTeam for synchronized swimming. • DickO’Brien met up with BC High classmate andBC chaplain DonMacMillan, SJ, ’66, MDI’72,at the funeral of Eunice Kennedy Shriver,H’90. • I met Saratoga’s Emmet McCarthy atthe alumni memorial Mass in November.• I recently learned of the death, in 2005, ofFr. Charlie Robak. Charlie served as a Mary-knoll priest in South Korea and Vietnam formost of his life. • George DeAngelis ofNorfolk, VA, died in July. George had a lengthycareer with the Department of the Navy’sBureau of Medicine and Surgery, where heserved as a civilian inspector of U.S. navalfacilities throughout the world.Mike Hunt, anattorney in Rocky Point, NY, passed away inSeptember. • Trivia Question: Which classmembers are in the BC Varsity Club Hall ofFame, and what were their sports?

nc 1964Correspondent: Priscilla Weinlandt Lambagneau76@optonline.net125 Elizabeth RoadNew Rochelle, NY 10804; 914-636-0214

That may have been a small reunion back inJune, but it did, happily, generate a rathersizable amount of news. I received an e-mailfrom a classmate identifying herself as “onewho was never around on weekends while wewere at Newton, but I do attend reunions!”

That would be Anne Marie Peckham Russell,who continued, “Although attendance wassparse at our 45th, those of us who did attendcertainly enjoyed catching up on the livesof fellow classmates. Age brings a certainperspective, and there were engaging conver-sations that I wish could have continued. Ihave been living on the Cape with my husband,Terry, since our wedding 45 years ago thispast June 13. Can we really be that old? Ha!Yes! We have a son, Mark; a daughter, Court-ney; and four wonderful grandchildren who

are all young and keeping us on our toes. Terryis retired from education, and I’m keepingbusy with a part-time job that I love. Notinghow few classmates were at the reunion, andwondering whether apathy or illness had keptthem away, I quickly planned a trip to theCanadian Rockies when I got home. White-water rafting calls while we are still able!”• Vivian Walter writes that she and BobbieThompson Cadle were sorry to miss thereunion, but they had the opportunity to havetheir own minireunion at Vivian’s home onKauai, where they enjoyed “catching up aftermany years. What fun it was!” • Carol SoraceWhalen did such a great job reporting reunionnews that I haven’t had the space, in the pastissues, to include all her observations. She toldme that the “dinner at Alumni House waslovely and that it was wonderful to be togetherin our old library. My favorite part of theweekend was Mass in the Newton chapel. TheJesuit priest celebrating the Mass, the lateFr. William McInnes ’44, MA’51, STL’58,from Boston College, seemed to explain themessage of Pentecost Sunday and weave itwith all the threads of the reunion weekend,reminding us of how what we learned at New-ton has influenced our lives for so many yearssince.” • And a final thought: apparently, therewas some discussion during the reunionabout the increase in parents “sponsoring”their grown children. May they remember thiswhen we need to be “sponsored.”

Correspondent: Patricia McNulty Hartekpharte@yahoo.com6 Everett AvenueWinchester, MA 01890; 781-729-1187

Mike and Nancy (Brox) Jones recentlyreturned from Egypt. She said it was veryexciting, and the food was fantastic. • TomRiley has been the dean of the College of Arts,Humanities, and Social Sciences at NorthDakota State University–Fargo since 1996. Heis also director of the North Dakota Institute ofRegional Studies housed there. In November2008, he was adopted into the End of the TrailBeaver Lineage of the Raven Moiety of theTlingit at a potlatch in Angoon, AK. LastAugust, he and wife Ann hosted Justin SparksMcLaughlan and Gerry Kiley, MSW’74, at

their summer home in Kennebunk Beach,ME. Ann and Tom have four daughtersand three grandchildren. • Ron Sarno ’65,MA/PHL’66, has opened a new law firm inManhattan with Jim DeFelice. The firm servesthe business and personal legal needs ofrealtors and builders in New York City. Ronalso has an office in New Jersey. His daughterNiamh has dual citizenship with Ireland andis completing her MEd in education at St.Peter’s College. Ron is celebrating the 50thanniversary of his graduation from St. Peter’s

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Doug LaBrecque ’65 recently returned from Ghana.He is involved with education and training in liverdisease in developing nations.

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Prep in Jersey City. • We recently saw DougLaBrecque at a Shaw Society function at theMcMullen Museum. Doug recently returnedfrom Ghana. He is involved with educationand training in liver disease in developingnations. Doug was in Boston for a meeting ofthe American Association for the Study ofLiver Diseases, for which he is a member ofthe governing council. Doug and Judy live inIowa City and have eight grandchildren. TheShaw Society meeting was chaired by JimMahoney, and many of our classmatesattended as an early 45th reunion function.• Five of our classmates’ names are listed onthe newly dedicated BC Veterans Memorial:Louis D. Dobbin II, 1st lieutenant; RobertP. Rumley Jr., captain; Paul J. Sullivan, 1stlieutenant; Lucien C. Tessier, captain; andMichael P. Vaughan, 1st lieutenant.

Correspondent: Linda Mason Crimminsmason65@bc.edu3902 MacGregor DriveColumbia, SC 29206

Margaret Schmitt Schmidt has successfullyfinished eight months of cancer treatments,and she and her husband celebrated with acruise up the New England and CanadianMaritime coast. One of the stops was Halifax,where Margaret thought of Simone Poirier-Bures, who was “the first person I ever metfrom there.” Simone has written a book ongrowing up in Halifax, titled Candyman, whichMargaret read and enjoyed. • Ginny O’Hara

Bowker, Barbara Sweeney Kenny, and JoanWalsh Rossi MA’66 got together in Scituateover the summer. Joan and her husband, Jack’64, enjoyed a tour of the national parks inArizona, Utah, and Wyoming in the fall. • Sadnews comes from Nancy Cunniff McCole,who reports the passing of our classmateSuzanne Tenner Bangert due to lung cancer.Nancy and Sue were roommates for the firsttwo years at Newton before Sue transferred tothe University of Minnesota. Condolences toSue’s family and to Nancy, who lost a closefriend. Nancy lives in Maryland, where sheworks at Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant asa project controls analyst. • Donna Cianelli,Barbara Sweeney Kenny, Gretchen MonaganSterling MEd’70, and Susan Wilson Wasi-lauskas are busily preparing for our 45threunion on June 4–6. Events for the weekendwill include a dinner for our class on the New-ton campus on Saturday evening and the tradi-tional Mass on Sunday morning in TrinityChapel, followed by a brunch in Stuart Hall. Aseminar on Saturday afternoon, specificallydesigned for Newton alumnae, will be led byCarolyn Osiek, the Catholic DistinguishedVisiting Professor of New Testament at Brite

Divinity School of Texas Christian University.Dr. Osiek will discuss her latest book, AWoman’s Place. Thanks to the efforts of the latePriscilla Durkin, our class enjoys a uniquerelationship with the McMullen Museum. Inrecognition of that relationship, Nancy Netzer,the museum’s director, has invited us to aprivate viewing of the exhibit Asian Journeys:Collecting Art in Postwar America and to acocktail reception in the McMullen gallerieson Saturday evening just prior to our class din-ner. • I hope that all these wonderful events,coupled with the opportunity to reconnectwith old friends who shared a life-changingNewton experience, will motivate you to sharein the happy occasion of our 45th reunion.Make your plans now! Your only regret will bein not being there! • Happy spring!

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We have sad news from the Class of ’66. EdToomeywrites: “It was a sad day on September11, 2009, in Osterville at the funeral Mass ofour classmateDanHostetter, who fought a 22-month battle with a rare form of sinonasalcancer. Dan was a true lover of sports. He wona football scholarship to BC; loved to ski downthe slopes in Stowe, VT; and above all was theenvy of all who played golf with him. Dan wasquite accomplished in the restaurant businessand in real estate development on Cape Cod

and in Vermont. He often told me his greatestaccomplishment was his love of family. Danleaves his wife of 42 years, Priscilla; his daugh-ter, Kristin ’90; his sons, Dan Jr. ’92 and Adam;and seven grandchildren. The Mass wasattended by many BC alumni, who consideredhim a true friend. Also, Jim McCarthy writes:“John J. Forde died on September 17 at his homein Sudbury. He is survived by his wife of 30years, Sharon, and his son, Christopher, of Jack-sonville, FL, Naval Air Base. He is also survivedby his sister, Maureen Forde Quinlan, andbrother-in-law Paul Quinlan, PhD’74. He waspredeceased by his brother, Kevin Forde ’71.John was a Navy helicopter combat search andrescue pilot in Squadron HC-7 in Vietnam andworked for Digital Equipment for 23 years as amarketing product manager.” Please keep theseclassmates and their families in your prayers.

nc 1966Correspondent: Catherine Beyer Hurstcatherine.hurst@comcast.net4204 Silent WingSanta Fe, NM 87507; 505-474-3162

During November, theMarblehead Arts Associ-ation featured a showing of new paintingsby Susan Korzeneski Burgess. Titled “Come toWater’s Edge,” this collection features work inwhich Susan “tries to translate the dialoguebetween the moving water and the shorethat meets it.” • Louise Mazyck Woodruffreports that she is “not retired yet” and enjoysher work as a manufacturer’s rep. She sellsfabrics, trims, rugs, and furniture to theinterior design trade and travels quite a bit totrade shows and to visit her New Englandcustomers. She and Jim have taken a few “spon-taneous” long weekend trips. Theymark off thedate a year in advance but don’t plan wherethey’re going until the last minute. “If the datesdon’t get blocked out, nothing happens!” Recenttrips have been to DisneyWorld, Paris, London,and Amsterdam. • Ros Moore says her magicnumber is “two.” She works two days a week inher clinical practice, she is in two book groups,and she has two “wondrous” granddaughters,whom she babysits two times a week. Rosreports that “after my sister Kildeen died threeyears ago, I got very focused on living each daywith the ones you love.” • Dan and Karen(Hilton) Vitiello have beenmarried for 42 yearsand have lived in Reston, VA, for the past 30years. Both are recently retired. • Let me makeone more pitch for you to join Facebook! I havelocated a number of classmates and establisheda “Newton College Class of 1966” Facebookgroup. The group has 16 members and isgrowing! Current members include Mary LouWachsmith, Caroline “Skeetie” McCabe, Mau-reen Dwyer Smith, Judy Mullen Connorton,Jane Bianco Kelly, Peggy O’Connor Delozier,Beth Gundlach,Marilyn Bohrer Dewar, SandraPuerini Del Sesto, Kathy Brosnan Dixon, KarenVitiello,Mary Kay Brincko Peterson,Mary AnnPasquale Jurek, Karen Carty O’Toole, KarenLally Manzo, and Catherine Beyer Hurst.

1967Correspondents: Charles andMary-Anne Benedictchasbenedict@aol.com84 Rockland PlaceNewton Upper Falls, MA 02464

It was good to see Rev.Nick Sannella,Ron LogueMBA’74, Bob St. Germain, Judy Shea PirolliMS’74, and Jack Keating at the Pops on theHeights concert in September. • More recently, alarge group of classmates who are military veter-ans gathered at BC on November 11, VeteransDay, to be present at the dedication of a veteransmemorial, located on the Burns Library side ofBapst. Present were Mary-Anne (Navy) andCharles BenedictMBA’70 (USMC),Cindy (Navy)andAl Butters, and John St. George (Army), whoalso served as deacon at the remembranceMass.Also present and accounted for were DickPowers (Navy), Bob Wilde (Army), Marty Paul(Army), Norm Welch, and Joe O’Leary JD’70(Navy). Denise Roberto Delaney attended withhubby Paul Delaney ’65 (Army), who cochairedthe fundraising effort for the memorial. Dickand Bob flew in from Florida, as did Ralph andPris (Tessier) DiSena. Pris’s brother LucienTessier ’65 is listed on the memorial. He was acaptain in theMarines inVietnam.Wehave threeclassmates listed on the memorial: Dennis J.Reardon (USMC), John F. Fitzgibbons (Army),

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During November, the Marblehead Arts Associationfeatured a showing of new paintings by Susan KorzeneskiBurgess NC’66, titled “Come to Water’s Edge.”

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and Michael B. Counihan (Army). The namesof 209 BC alumni are engraved on the blackgranite memorial, representing all BC alumniwho died in service fromWorldWar I to Iraq andAfghanistan. The speaker at the dedication wasGen. Jack Sheehan ’62, USMC retired.

nc 1967Correspondent: M. Adrienne Tarr Freethefrees@cox.net3627 Great Laurel LaneFairfax, VA 22033-1212; 703-709-0896

Richard and Anne (Caswell) Prior welcomedAnna Sophie Wilson to their family onMay 25. She is being royally spoiled by herthree-year-old brother. • Pat and Joan CooperCurran have a first, also a granddaughter,named Ashlyn Marie, born on August 4 todaughter Katie ’97 and Tom Kelley in Port-land, OR. Joan has enjoyed several delightfulvisits with the little one, including back inGeorgia, where Ashlyn was introduced to hergreat-grandmother, Joan’s mother. Joanenjoyed an October evening with Meg Har-rington Tyre and Sherie Mullin Welch, catch-ing up on old times, since Joan and Meg sharehigh-school memories as well. Meg and Sheriewere together in Atlanta to play in a golf tour-nament, with similar outings planned for thecoming year. But that is not the last of the newbaby girls: Vincent ’65 and Mary Ann PetersGiffuni added a granddaughter in September,when Emily joined Wade (2) as the children ofSara ’94 and Rob Joseph ’91. • It turns out, thefamilies of Sandy McGrath Huke and NancyScheiderbauer Mahoney continue to be linked.Sandy’s daughter Heidi met Tyler Reese at thewedding of Nancy’s daughter Molly to JonReese, Tyler’s brother, in 2003. This past July11, Heidi married Tyler in a beautiful outdoorceremony at the Tides Inn in the NorthernNeck of Virginia. Luckily it wasn’t the follow-ing day, when a hurricane-like wind blewthrough the area, taking out the power, closingdown the inn, and forcing the guests to relo-cate. These included Pat Ryan Barry, NancyShea Cotton, and Carol O’DonoghueMcGarry,who had come to celebrate with all involved.The Reese brothers work in the family busi-ness in Greensburg, PA, where both youngcouples now live. • I finally reconnected, via e-mail, with Marilyn Santos Velayo. All is wellwith her family, but she hopes everyone willkeep the Philippines in their prayers. Thecountry has been through three typhoons inrecent months, and many areas are devastatedafter the storms. • Several prayer requestspopped up within the class recently, so pleasekeep your e-mail addresses current. And neverhesitate to send prayer requests or updates.Lots of us are praying for our recent requests.• For now, I hope you had a wonderful holidayseason and are beginning to see signs ofspring. Write and let me know about it.

1968Correspondent: Judith Anderson Dayjnjday@aol.comThe Brentwood 32311500 San Vicente BoulevardLos Angeles, CA 90049

Another hefty mailbag here! • In September,many former Fenwickites and their wivesgathered on Cape Cod to share laughter andmemories. The attendees were Pat and JohnYoung and Peggy and Gerry Campane fromMaryland; Martha and Frank Voytek fromMiami; andBobBurke from Jacksonville. Joiningthem were Ed Amento from Northern Califor-nia and Becky and Rory Rooney from Min-neapolis, Tim Arnstein and Tom Stellato fromNew York, Linda and Bill Menosky from Con-necticut, and Rhoda and JohnMolta from NewJersey. Also attending were Janet and PeterAndrade and Bob Tonsmeire and his wife,Joan O’Brien ’70, fromMassachusetts. Fridayevening hosts were Mary Jane and FrankFernino, who are now retired and living inNorth Falmouth. Saturday hosts were Maryand Gerry Wojkowski of Marstons Mills.George Burns phoned from Philadelphia tosend greetings to all. A rain-drenched golfingfoursome included Peter, Rory, Bob Burke,and Bob Tonsmeire, while Frank providedtours of the Cape. Happy memories for all!• Another fun ’68 reunion was celebrated lastyear. Former senior year roommates celebrat-ing in Alaska included Laurie McHeffey, BillGosz, Jack McDonnell, Edward “Mickey”McDonald, TomMizo JD’72, and John P. God-frey (JP, formerly of the Leafmen, guitar andvocals fame). The gang planned to join BillyKelty and Tusker for the BC–ND game thisyear. • Bill Plunkert has retired and is workingin the Spirituality Center in Georgetown’sHoly Trinity parish. His daughter Julie wasmarried in August in Herndon, VA, and hisson was married in 2007. The families livenearby and visit often. •Mary Sullivan-Tanseyand husband Owen live in Lake Arrowhead,CA. They met when Mary, Susan (Rowen)James, Judy (O’Brien) Pence, and Paula (Tier-ney) Derome all headed west to Los Angelesafter graduation. Mary is the supervisor of alarge outpatient behavioral health clinic, afterworking 15 years in a neonatal ICU. Her chil-dren live all over the world; many are active inthe military and others in education and socialwork. Mary has three grandsons: Nicholas,Aidan, and Donovan. • The Boston CollegeVeterans Memorial was dedicated in a solemnceremony on campus in November. No otherBC class sacrificed more treasure during theVietnam War than our Class of 1968. Foreverin our hearts and prayers will remain these sixhonored classmates: Michael Monahan,USMC; Christopher Markey, USMC; RobertHauer, USAF; Frederick Harrington, Army;Louis Favuzza, Army; and Steven Donaldson,USMC. God bless them all!

nc 1968Correspondent: Kathleen Hastings Millerfivemill@verizon.net8 Brookline RoadScarsdale, NY 10583

I am happy to report that our Newton at Napa2010 reunion, scheduled for late September, isgenerating a lot of interest. Don’t miss out!E-mail newtonatnapa@yahoo.com for details.• Speaking of reunions, whoever said all roadslead to Rome? I think New York wins outlately. Jim ’67 and Susie Derry Hugheswere intown for a grammar school reunion and

wedding in late October and met Joe and JaneSullivan Burke and me for dinner. Mark ’68and Kathy Hogan Mullaney came down for aconference on Long Island a few weeks later,and I joined them for dinner with Bernie ’68andMartha Harrington Kennedy. • Bernadette“Pi” Fogel Mansur and Ellen Flynn journeyedup from Manhattan to have dinner with Jane,Ellen Mooney Mello, and me in early Decem-ber. Pi is still an EVP with the National HockeyLeague, and Ellen Flynn has started a newcareer as a realtor in Manhattan. Ellen Melloand I are dusting off our brains and takingbridge lessons once a week. I am also a docentat the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, CT. Stopin for a tour if you are in the area! • I am sohappy to have made a new Facebook friend:Quealy Antin. She is currently living andworking in Houston, where she specializes inSocial Security disability law. She received herJD degree from the University of Houston andhas an MA in theater from Tulane University.• Dorothy Largay and I connected via e-mail.After Newton, Dorothy got a PhD in psychol-ogy from the University of Oregon. Shestarted in a clinical practice but eventuallywound up as a consultant to high-tech andbiotech companies. She is living in SantaBarbara, CA, with her husband, Wayne, and isthe CEO and founder of the Linked Foundation,which supports microfinance and health forwomen in Latin America. She is also boardchair of Direct Relief International, whichprovides medical supplies to underservedpeople throughout the world. • Thanks for thenews! Maybe all roads lead to…the Internet.Let’s catch up.

1969Correspondent: James R. Littletonjim.littleton@gmail.com39 Dale StreetChestnut Hill, MA 02467

Neil Maher is still in the Army, stationed atFort Sam Houston in San Antonio. He is thechief of medical consultants for the surgeongeneral of the Army. Neil previously spent ayear deployed as a neurologist to a hospital inBaghdad. His son Conor is in Brooklyn anddaughter Kimberley ’98 is in graduate schoolin Fairbanks, AK. Christa ’95 is at the Libraryof Congress, and she and her husband, Ryan,are raising granddaughter Ella. • Kathleen(Kilkenny) Brodie had a minireunion at herhome in Spring Lake Heights, NJ, in July2009. Attending were Jennie (Lovatt) Abbate,Rene Boise, Maggie (Powers) Ragosa, Elena(Vega) Jenewein, and Annelle (Harmon) Lan-defeld. • Rick DeMello retired four years agofrom the Air Force (civil service) after 30 yearsas a budget officer and now serves as chair ofthe Volunteer Committee for the New MexicoVeterans’ Memorial Foundation. Rick is alsothe treasurer of the New Mexico Federation ofthe National Active and Retired FederalEmployees Association. Rick and wife Clairebecame grandparents for the first time inDecember 2008 with the arrival of theirgrandson. • Marty Gavin MBA’74, Dick Egan,and Jim Littleton were among those attendingthe dedication ceremony of the Boston CollegeVeterans Memorial on Burns Library lawn. Istrongly encourage any classmates returning

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to campus to check out the beautiful VeteransMemorial. • I hope all of you are enjoying yourwinter. Please take time to write and let meknow what is new with you.

nc 1969Correspondent: Mary Gabel Costellomgc1029@aol.com4088 Meadowcreek LaneCopley, OH 44321

Again, I write with sad news: Jo FlynnPouliot, who attended our 40th reunion lastMay, died very suddenly on November 13.Three weeks prior to her death, she had beendiagnosed with multiple forms of cancer. Ourcondolences go out to her family. I know herdeath saddens many of us. • Diane PalmerLilly reports she missed the reunion becauseher daughter Irene was graduating from Col-orado College. Irene is teaching eighth-grademath and social studies in Jaén, Spain. Ifanyone has contacts there, Diane would liketo hear from you. She can be reached at

diane.p.lilly@wellsfargo.com. • Last June,Patricia Szarek Aburdene attended the OsloSummit and Business for Peace Award con-ference. She spent three fulfilling days amongdistinguished honorees, speakers, and atten-dees—including noted Nobel Prize win-ners—from Africa, Asia, Latin America,Europe, and the United States. The Businessfor Peace Foundation sponsored the confer-ence; its theme: “The World in Recession—ACall for a More Ethically Aware Capitalism?”On day 2, Patricia spoke, enlightening theaudience on Conscious Capitalism. Shepraised Norway for vowing to be carbon neu-tral by 2030. In Oslo, 80 buses currently runon sewage and save half a Euro per liter. Andtheir emissions? Zero! The country is becom-ing the green capital of Europe. On day 3, theseven finalists for the award were introduced.She reports it was her great fortune to spendtime with finalist Josephine Okot, an entre-preneur and founder of Victoria Seeds inUganda who has helped transform itsrefugees into farmers. In Patricia’s mind, allthe finalists won, but the coveted “The JustMan” sculpture went to IKEA’s AndersDahlvig. Having him win was particularly funfor Patricia, because she had cited IKEA’svalue/values proposition, “Champagne Tasteon a Beer Budget,” in her remarks. Way to go,Patricia! For more information on Patriciaand her initiatives, just Google her name.• By the way, if you watched the Next FoodNetwork Star competition last summer, theyoung, blonde contestant, Jen Isham, was mybrother’s daughter. Unfortunately she wasvoted off on the first show, but she claims shehad the time of her life! • Got news?

Correspondent: Dennis Razz Berrymazzrazz1@aol.com15 George StreetWayland, MA 01778; 508-655-1497

Hi, gang! Our 40th (can you believe it)Reunion Committee is hard at work underthe steady direction of Mike Mingolelli. Thelocation has been settled, and the rest of theevents are falling in place—but it all meansnothing unless you make it. See you there! •The irrepressible group fromWilliams Annexgathered in late August to celebrate theretirement of Jim Lucia, MAT’74, after 39years as a seventh-grade teacher at theMarshall Middle School in Billerica, a job hestarted the September after graduation.Besides the guest of honor, those presentincluded Jim Phelan; Paul Loscocco MA’75;Mitch Burek, MEd’72, PhD’75; Bob BouchardMS’80; Jack Hanrahan; and Tony Beirne. Spe-cial thanks to Jim’s wife, Peggy, for putting theparty together and for sending along word to

your favorite columnist. • I made the trip toClemson last fall as part of a group puttogether by two of BC’s most loyal fans, GregMiller and Don Therrien. During the game,I had a chance to catch up with CharleyReagan. Charley and his wife, Joan, live inGrosse Pointe, MI, but he keeps his BC con-nection strong, as his daughter Katie is amember of the Class of 2001 and works at alaw firm in Boston. • Kevin McCarthy is livingin Virginia and working for the Fairfax CountySchool Department. • Leslie andMike Patten,with daughter Stephanie and son Jonathan,are longtime residents of Acton, near his officein Chelmsford. Mike is the national salesdirector for a manufacturer of heartdefibrillator and related emergency medicalequipment. • After a long day at work and aflight to San Diego, I was shocked to hear myname called out as I stepped off the Jetway.Turns out it was the Squire of San Diego, BillHughes, JD’73, heading home with his familyfrom a trip east. Over the past years, Bill hasbuilt a very successful solo practice in SanDiego. He and his wife, Deborah, live inLa Jolla with their two children, one of whomis a freshman at Michigan and the other is aneighth-grader. • See you all in the first week-end of June; please have lots of informationfor me!

Correspondent: Fran Dubrowskidubrowski@aol.com3251 Klingle Road, NWWashington, DC 20008

Eileen Marquette Reilly hosted Pat QuiltyHalunen, of Kingston, NY, and Chris Ander-son Jones, of Murfreesboro, TN, for a LosAngeles reunion. Chris’s daughter andEileen’s stepdaughter planned weddingsfor the same day, so wedding discussionsdominated. Pat’s son Matt, a local, selectedentertainment not “too raunchy” for the“older” generation—a comedy club featuringLeno. Eileen comments, “Clearly he needs toread up on the 1960s!” • Lois Cartnick Ger-mano’s daughter Margaret was married lastsummer. Lois lives in Brightwaters, NY; worksas a retinal photographer; and has four grand-children. • Anne Farrell Mehra lives in Ridge-wood, NJ, with husband Ashok, has fourchildren and one grandchild, and recentlytoured western state parks. • Andrea MooreJohnson calls Rita Houlihan’s reflection onMary Magdalene at a BC Mass “beautiful,compelling, and learned.” • StephanieDelGuidice McEvily’s son Nick graduatedfrom Cornell in green design, interned inGermany, and plans to attend Cornell graduateschool in adaptive reuse/policy manage-ment. Son Justin left Goldman Sachs to joinMacquarie, an Australian bank opening aNew York office. He spent his leave learningsailing, golf, and EMT—an interestingcombination! Stephanie’s mom underwentchemotherapy for lymphoma; the cancer is inremission, and everyone hopes mom’s energywill return. Husband Chuck’s matrimoniallegal practice prospers. Stephanie reviewstrade association contracts and edits fourmonthly and two quarterly legal newsletters—a serious workload! Stephanie’s only lament:“Like many others, we’ll be working longerthan we’d anticipated due to a drop in ourretirement funds!” • After reviewing herretirement funds, Harriet Mullaney decidedthe recession called for vacationing at afriend’s house. Fortunately, the friend wasCathleen Flaherty-Vella. Harriet reports thatCathleen and husband Pierre are thriving inParis, an assessment shared by Cathleen, whosends love to all and writes: “We are well andfit after a wonderful August away by the seaand two weeks with Harriet.” Cathleen locatedSylvia Acevedo Lucio in Puerto Rico, butcouldn’t obtain more news. • Lynne McCarthyreports: “Retirement is only 4 years, 10months, 28 days away…but who’s counting!”Her latest excursion: 12 days in Italy, Cannes,Dubrovnik, Corfu, and Barcelona. “Thethought of it still brings a glow to myface. Now it’s time to save, save, save.” Plan-ning retirement in Florida, she notes: “If youignore the aches and pains or the occasionalforgetfulness, I still think I’m 30 or 40.”• Cricket Costigan’s thriving. Read her news—and humor—next column.

1971Correspondent: James R. Machojmacho71@bc.edu909 Hyde Street, Suite 325San Francisco, CA 94109

Joe Collins reports that John Thomas Flynnhas been keeping himself quite busy overthe last several years. After serving as chiefinformation officer for the State of California,he ran for Congress in 2005, finishing first

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The irrepressible group from Williams Annex gatheredin late August to celebrate the retirement of Jim Lucia’70, MAT’74, after 39 years as a seventh-grade teacher.

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among all the Republican candidates in aspecial election. John lives in the Sacramentoarea and now runs a marketing company serv-ing the public sector information technologyvendor community. His latest project is“Technology Leadership Today,” a webcast thatcovers IT issues. John’s son graduated from

UCLA last year. His daughter, Katie ’05, wasrecently married. One of the highlights of herwedding was a rendition of “HeartbreakHotel,” performed by John along with BCclassmates John Mashia, Russ Pavia, RickAhearn, and Joe Collins. • This past summer,Bob Sartini backpacked the entire 2,666-milePacific Crest Trail as a “thru-hiker.” Thatbrings him to over 10,000 backpacking milessince his retirement! • I need news of youractivities, accomplishments, and milestonesso I can continue to write these class notes.Please send me your e-mails or place a post onthe BC online community. I look forward tohearing from you!

nc 1971Correspondent: Georgina M. Pardogmpardo@bellsouth.net6800 SW 67th StreetSouth Miami, FL 33143

Kathleen McGillycuddy, vice chair of theBoston College Board of Trustees and chairand founding member of the Council forWomen of Boston College, was the featuredspeaker at the council’s Chicago luncheon onOctober 23, 2009, held at the offices ofMcDermott Will & Emery. Council memberChristine Franklin cohosted the luncheon.Cathy Brienza, who is also a foundingmember of the council, has been appointedto the Boston College Board of Trustees. InOctober, Cathy hosted the Full Council dinnerat the Institute of Culinary Education inNew York City.

1972Correspondent: Lawrence Edgarledgar4@verizon.net530 South Barrington Avenue, No. 110Los Angeles, CA 90049

I had some more reminders last fall of theMcElroy dining table that was the headquar-ters for BC sports fans in the early 1970s. Ihad a visit from one of the regulars there, RichCardinali ’73, who was in town to direct a TVcommercial. He was in top form, guessingthat Mssrs. Ryan ’07, Driscoll ’69, Guerin ’92,and Sanchez ’10 were BC’s top draft picks intheir sports without having seen the last issue.• Next, I had a call from Coleman Szely, CPA,

telling me that he’d gone back for theBC–Florida State game with another McElroyregular, Mark McCready ’73, who’s been alongtime executive in the paper industry. Cole-man has had season football tickets for all 38seasons since we graduated. • Next I spoke toBC Law fundraiserMike Spatola, as I was curi-

ous whether he is an in-law of LA Dodgersowner Frank McCourt through his sister MarySpatola McCourt ’81. (She’s married to FrankMcCourt’s cousin.) Mike related that he hadthe honor of watching his father, Tino ’44,hand a BC diploma to his daughter Margot’09 at graduation this past year. Margot, thethird of Mike’s daughters to graduate fromBC, is a grad student in the Lynch School ofEducation. • Another proud father at this pastyear’s graduation in Pat McGovern, whose sonMichael ’09 won a Fulbright grant to study inGermany. Pat is still a vascular surgeon nearhis home in Bayonne, NJ. His eldest son, PJ, isback from a stay in Shanghai, and his middleson, Chris, left Deloitte & Touche to pursue anMBA at NYU’s Stern School. • I heard frommy double classmate (BC and Dartmouth)Jack Harrington, who reports that he’s back towork at the Dutch Reformed Church in Man-hattan after having surgery on his foot. He’s infrequent touch with our other double class-mate, George Pijewski, who’s confining hiswork to some part-time tax preparation, nowthat he’s retired from Fidelity. • Tom Herlehyreports that he’s back in the United States,working for Land O’Lakes Corporation inArlington, VA, after many years overseas. He’sworking on a presentation for the World Eco-nomic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in 2011.

nc 1972Correspondent: Nancy Brouillard McKenzienewton885@bc.edu7526 Sebago RoadBethesda, MD 20817

UpStairs on the Square hosted former Secre-tary of State Madeleine Albright for a book-signing lunch for her new book, Read My Pins.Sitting at the head table with SecretaryAlbright were Eileen McGowan-Demers andMaureen Curry Leseur. • Tom Herlehy ’72called to express his sympathy to the classfollowing the passing of Joan Segerson,MBA’77. Tom is living and working inVirginia. •Margot Dinneen Wilson is an asso-ciate broker with Washington Fine Properties.Margot and her son Andrew ’08, Lisa KirbyGreissing and her daughter Kirby, and Irecently attended a Boston College receptionfor BC President William P. Leahy, SJ, inWashington DC. If you are able, please try tosee the Boston College video on what ishappening at the University. One segment

shows the freshman students, led by a KeyesSouth banner, attending the opening Mass.• Sending me news this winter is a wonderfulway to spread warmth. Take care.

1973Correspondent: Patricia DiPilloperseus813@aol.com19 Hartlawn RoadBoston, MA 02132

Belated season’s greetings from the Heights!• Just a few items to report: Paul Moore, JD’76,has been included in Chambers USA: Amer-ica’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2009 in thearea of bankruptcy and restructuring. He is apartner in the Boston office of Duane MorrisLLP. • Peter Zupcofska, JD’76, has beenelected treasurer of the Boston Bar Association.Peter is a partner at Burns & Levinson LLP,where he serves on the firm’s executive com-mittee and focuses his practice on probatelitigation and family law. Eagles have beenvery busy in the legal sector! • And finally,Patricia Tytla Owen, MA’78, received a doctor-ate in higher education leadership fromNova Southeastern University on August 31,2009. Congratulations to all, and best wishesto everyone in 2010!

nc 1973Correspondent: Joan B. BrouillardSacreCoeur1973@aol.comPO Box 1207Glen, NH 03838; 603-383-4003

Check out the Wikipedia entry for Newton.Well done! • Deborah Ambrose Wismer is aVP on the executive board of directors of theNorwalk (CT) Youth Symphony, responsiblefor publicity and marketing. She is also liai-son with all media for the symphony, which isone of the premier youth symphonies in theFairfield area andWestchester County. DaughterAlexandra is a violinist with the symphony’sprincipal orchestra and has performed atCarnegie Hall, at Tanglewood, and in Europe.• Rosemary Sullivan Van Graafeiland is grand-mother to Oscar Young Brown, the son ofEmily and husband Jeff, who live in NewHaven, CT. Rosemary and Jack moved toWestfield, MA. She works at MassMutual inEnfield, CT, and Jack commutes to Schenec-tady and Rochester, NY. Son Philip is at SienaCollege in Loudonville, NY. Rosemary, EileenWynne DeBartolo, and Marianne Clarke gottogether last summer at Marianne andhusband John Redman’s place in Maine—“nonstop talking for the weekend!” Get a fewof us together and that happens! • Jackie Hillyis executive director of New Yorkers AgainstGun Violence. Husband Dean Stiffle practiceslaw in New York City, and both are looking for-ward to retiring. Daughter Nicole is pursuingan MBA at Stanford, and Brendan is at Van-derbilt, studying mechanical engineering. • Iwas thrilled to hear from Susan HoulihanAudette, a proud member of our Thursdayafternoon, ahem, “study group”! She andStephen live inWestborough. Susan worked atAllmerica Financial for 32 years but afterbeing “outsourced,” is now at Summit Finan-

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This past summer, Bob Sartini ’71 backpacked theentire 2,666-mile Pacific Crest Trail as a “thru-hiker.”That brings him to over 10,000 backpacking milessince his retirement!

cial in Lexington as senior account manager.Courtney graduated from BC’s Connell Schoolof Nursing and now lives in Portsmouth, NH,studying for her nurse practitioner degree atUNH while working there and also atPortsmouth Regional Hospital. Andrew is atAstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, and Michaelagraduated from Providence College and is now

attending BC’s Lynch Graduate School of Edu-cation. • Barbara Gangemi Burns moved tobeautiful Ocean Grove, NJ, and has a solo lawpractice, Praxis Legal Solutions LLC. Workingin flip-flops near the beach is a dream! SonJake, a lieutenant in the Navy and a helicopterpilot, earned a master’s in aeronautical engi-neering. His next assignment is on the aircraftcarrier USS George H.W. Bush. He and hiswife, Kathleen, are the parents of Sean Sebas-tian, who is “perfect,” says Barbara! Olivia is afreshman at Loyola in New Orleans; shechose the location after Quaker work camplast year and fell in love with the city.• Next time—more grandmas!

1974Correspondent: Patricia McNabb Evanspatricia.mcnabb.evans@gmail.com35 Stratton LaneFoxborough, MA 02035

nc 1974Correspondent: Beth Docktor Nolanbeth.docktor.nolan@bc.edu693 Boston Post RoadWeston, MA 02493

I continue to decipher our classmates’ notesfrom our 35th reunion, beginning with JeanO’Leary’s note. Jean lives in Pelham Manor,NY, with husband Mark Gaffney. Jean retiredfrom Verizon Communications in New Yorkafter 25 years in HR and employee communi-cations. For the last few years, she has workedon a consultant basis, providing employeecommunications support for a number ofcorporate clients. Jean and Mark stay activewith tennis, sailing, and trips to their summerhome on Nantucket. • An anonymous class-mate (seated next to Jean) wrote: “Who saidit’s 40 and fab? It’s 35 and terrifically fabulous.Everyone looks wonderful, and I still can’tdecide if it’s good or bad when people say welook exactly the same! Thirty-five years later,Jerri Muldoon is still documenting the events,Jeanna is still wearing pink and green, Hannais still relaxing, and Gloria is still organizing!”• During the reunion, I realized that althoughLou is always helping with reunion activitiesshe is never in the news notes, so: Mary Lou

(Maloney) Howard, MBA’88, wrote: “I’m aliveand well, living in Marina Bay, Quincy, whereyou’re either a 50-something divorcée or a20-something athlete. [I] have two beautifulchildren: Loren, my son, is 27 and enteringRISD for architecture, and my daughter (23) ison the five-year plan at Lesley, where she’s aphotography major. I see Terry Ryan [McEn-

tee], Mickey McMahon [Budlong], and MaryDulligan [Lynch] and talk withMaria Borrero-Bou in Puerto Rico. Thank God for Jerri Mul-doon, who is constantly recording our antics.Loved seeing DeMello [Kathy McClaskey], SueSullivan, Cissy Fagan, Stephanie Rogers [Sulli-van], and their better halves!” • Finally, fromour reunion phonathon:Mary Slocum did notmake the reunion; however, you can read herblog at Mary@maryeslocum.com. Brian andMary Dulligan Lynch live in Glen Rock, NJ.They have two daughters: Kate, at ProvidenceCollege, and Liz. • This ends our 35th reunionnotes. I have received many requests fromclassmates about the possibility of seeingsome of “the Muldoon epics” on the Internet.I pass this request on, hoping that by the nextcolumn I will be able to tell you if these epicsmay be seen by one and all. I hope to get thosee-mail updates from you.

Correspondent: Hellas M. Assadhellasdamas@hotmail.com149 Lincoln StreetNorwood, MA 02062; 781-769-9542

As our 35th reunion approaches, pleaseconsider participating with a gift—of anyamount—to BC. Our Gift Committee chairs,Vincent J. Quealy and Kevin M. O’Kane, havebeen working diligently along with committeemembers Barbara Mackin, Laurie NicholsCochran, William Conley, William Corrado,Dorothy DiPesa, Cynthia Feldmann, James andMarianne (Irwin) Galvin, James Healey, JohnHughes,Kevin Kane,Mary Kane, Shaun Kelley,Lawrence and Diane (DiPasquale) Lundy,Susan Lupica MEd’76, Nancy O’ConnorMcCleary,Mark McCue, Gaetano Muzio, Den-nis Orr,Michael Reynolds, Stephanie Whittier,Jack ZarkauskasMBA’87, and yours truly. Ourclass goal is to have 700 donors (38 percent ofthe class) contribute to BC this year. A gift ofany size will be greatly appreciated! You mayvisit www.bc.edu/give or contact Becky Holden’02 at 617-552-0966 or gottstei@bc.edu. •Wal-ter Fey has been happily married for almost 20years to Jan Bergstrom, who was the runner-upto the homecoming queen of Lyon Township(IL) High School, Class of 1971. Walter and Janhave two sons, both freshmen: Luke wasaccepted to BC but opted to attend GW, and

Zack began high school this year. Walt sends ashout-out to Patricia Casey, MEd’81, who waskindly prolific with her advice and friendshipduring their college application process. Hewould like to say hello to Kim Bucci, who occa-sionally drops by Walt’s Arlington office and isstill employed in the Hyundai auto business.Regards to Paul Matricianni, who was with theclass for one and a half years and was quite the“force majeure,” touching the hearts of many.Also, hello to all the CLX gang: Sloan, Flood,Galardi,MacDonald, Capro, Rubino, andMali-nowski. • Laurie Nichols Cochran has beenworking with the BC Alumni Association tohelp strengthen ties between BC alums and theCampion Center—home to approximately 70retired Jesuits—in Weston. On December 13,the Jesuit community welcomed BC alums toa Mass and an informal reception. There aremultiple ways to connect with the Jesuits atCampion. Any involvement, large or small, ismost welcome. To learnmore, contact Laurie atLaurieCochran@comcast.net. • Take care andplease keep in touch.

Correspondent: Mary Stevens McDermottmary.mcdermott@cox.net56 Deer Meadow LaneChatham, MA 02633; 508-945-2477

Hi, everyone! I hope this finds you well andlooking forward to our 35th Newton reunion,June 4–6! • I was on a conference call recentlywith our BC reunion rep, Francie Anhut, RitaCarbone Ciocca MBA’77, Carol FiniganWilson, JoAnn Hilliard Holland, JoanneMcCarthy Goggins, and Lee Costello. TeresaValdes-Fauli Weintraub, JD’79, andMary-JaneFlaherty are going to join this week’s call.The Alumni Association has put muchthought and effort into making this a reallyspecial weekend for us. Besides the reunion“regulars,” I urge those who have never beento Reunion to please consider coming thisyear. Everyone is just so themselves, it’s likewe never left. The campus looks beautiful, andjust to see those dorms and the student unioncracks me up! Let’s get together in thanks andjoy that we had those great years togetherand the lifelong friendships that were created.• Not much news this time, but I do wantto give you a thought: A little e-mail groupof Louise Paul Morin, Nancy CoughlinFerraro MEd’77, Lisa Antonelli DellaPorta,Liz Mahoney Flaherty, Cyndee Crowe Frere,and me has evolved over time. We just checkin regularly about everyday things: kids anddogs, work and play, aches and pains. Thinkabout gathering a small group of old room-mates (we were Hardy first-floor ladies fresh-man year) and stay connected. The phoneworks too. My first roommate (of a record fivein four years!), Joanne Manfredi, and I con-nect on the phone. She is in Florida and talkswith Teresa and Suzanne Laskas. Anyone elsein the Miami–Fort Lauderdale area? Did I tellyou that I heard from Laura Zerbinati, andshe’ll be coming up from Panama? So, don’tbe saying you can’t get here from New Jerseyor Connecticut! • Let me finish by saying Iknow it is hard for some of you to accept theclosing of Newton College even now, all theseyears later. Think though, that through our

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Laurie Nichols Cochran ’75 has been working withthe BC Alumni Association to help strengthen tiesbetween BC alums and the Campion Center—hometo approximately 70 retired Jesuits—in Weston.

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friendships and the personal power we wereallowed and encouraged to explore andembrace, Newton does in fact exist. We canthank the BC Alumni Association for keepingthe Newton spirit alive and well by honoringour classes with our own activities duringreunion weekends. Many schools that mergedon’t get that courtesy. OK, go get your calen-dars and make your haircut appointment andflight reservation now. The information you’llreceive will offer hotel and activity details.• Check the website for late news. I’m workingon a surprise for you, so be there!

1976Correspondent: Gerald B. Sheagerbs54@hotmail.com25 Elmore StreetNewton Centre, MA 02459

Greenwich, CT, is home, for the past 17 years, toBarbara Perry. She keeps in touch with old palsfrom the Mods, including Cindy ChamberlainEdvardsen, who serves as loving godmother toone of Barbara’s two sons. Barbara is overjoyedwith her infant grandson, Hayden, who’s onlyone town away. Needless to say, she’s doting onhim every chance she gets. • Maine’s summer,like BC’s, was quite rainy, per Pola (Papetti)Buckley, a resident of Hallowell. Pola is a CPAand certified IT auditor, employed by her state.She is rightfully proud of her two sons, Michael(a Bowdoin grad who’s a trader on the New YorkStock Exchange), and Daniel (a December ’09grad of the University of Maine with a degree inapplied technology). Last Fall, Pola welcomedKathleen Murphy for a weekend reunion andsent her home with her famous homemadeblueberry syrup, pickles, and mincemeat.Yum! • Mary Jane Hession Anderson shoutedback, too, and reports that she’s COO of theUniversity Medicine Foundation, a physicians’group practice in Providence, RI. Previously,she’d held similar posts in the medical field inMassachusetts for over two decades. Her two“awesome” daughters are Julie (24) and Kathryn(18). Julie graduated from Brown University in2007, while Kathryn is a high-school seniorlooking at colleges. Mary Jane adds that she’spicked up golf to complement her always finetennis form! She also recommended the filmChicken Run, which the Shea twins and I willsoon be awatchin’. • Ed Foley’s son is looking tobreak into the fields of media and communica-tion. If any ’76ers can assist, please let me know.• Thanks to all who dropped a dime! Keep upthe good work! God bless and have a healthyand happy spring!

1977Correspondent: Nicholas Kydesnicholaskydes@yahoo.com8 Newtown TerraceNorwalk, CT 06851; 203-829-9122

1978Correspondent: Julie Butler EvansJulieButlerEvans@gmail.com7 Wellesley DriveNew Canaan, CT 06840; 203-966-8580

OK, people, looks like we’re headed for yetanother slow news day…. • All the news that’sfit to print comes from Bob Flaherty, who hasbeen working as a division sales manager forFM Global, a property insurance company, forthe past 30 years. Since 1999, Bob and hiswife, Terri, have been living in Walpole withtheir two now-grown children, Erin, who is inthe Class of 2012 at Providence College, andMichael, who will graduate from Babson in2013. Bob reports that classmate and goodfriend Bob Pierce, JD’86, keeps him enter-tained on the golf course, and that he is closewith both Matt Ginty ’79 and Joe Arcidi, whois a cardiac surgeon. Bob invites buddies fromthe Class of ’79—Ed Balazs, John Lynch, RichLarkin, and John Morand—to look him upwhen they are in Boston. • And although I amsure you may be tiring of hearing about a cer-tain bunch of guys, they are at least keepingme abreast of shenanigans (hint, hint to therest of you!). And those oft-printed names startwith Eddie O’Sullivan, who organized bothtailgating and dinner for the BC–UNC gamein late November. John Cornell JD’82, RichO’Meara, and Paul J. Murphy JD’82 were a fewof our classmates who joined Eddie O. at theHeights. • Now, won’t some of you please joinme with some news?

1979Correspondent: Stacey O’Rourkestacey82857@aol.com1445 Commonwealth AvenueWest Newton, MA 02465

I was happy to hear recently from first-time con-tributor Julius Sciarra, who sent news of anumber of classmates. Sadly, he also reportedthat Ken Naumes passed away on October 21from cancer. Julius writes that Ken “was a greatguy and a great friend ever since our BC days.He was also a staunch BC supporter and avidfootball season ticket holder. He may havemissed a few home games over the past 30years, but notmany. He had a terrific and lovingfamily consisting of his wife, Terri, and son,Ken Jr. His fellow BC alums and close friendsJim Curtin, Tom Pope, Steve Papazian, JimMerrigan, Greg Robleski, Gary Kayakachoian,and I will sorely miss him. Here’s a quick

update on a few of us: Greg lives in Californiawith wife Nancy and their son, a high-schoolfreshman. Greg is an adjunct facultymember atSanta Clara University and is pursuing a doctor-ate in IT. Steve lives in Massachusetts withwife Peggy and has two sons. He has workedwith the Federal Reserve Bank since graduatingfrom BC, first in New York City and then inBoston. Tom lives in Massachusetts with wifeLenore and two daughters. He has his ownCPA

practice in Newton. Jim Merrigan lives inMassachusetts with wife Claire and two daugh-ters. He works in IT for State Street Bank. I alsolive in Massachusetts, with my wife, Patti, andhave two sons. I have my own CPA practice inFramingham.” Many thanks, Julius! • I am alsoappreciative to hear fromMatthew Heimerich,who has served three terms as Crowley CountyCommissioner and is now campaigning forColorado State Senate, Seat District 2. A Brook-lyn native, Matt holds a degree in history fromBC. • Please take a few moments and send menews about your busy lives and the lives of yourroommates and friends. Thanks!

Correspondent: Michele Nadeemnadeem007@aol.comSunrise Harbor1040 Seminole Drive, Unit 1151Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304

The Class of 1980 will be celebrating its 30threunion on the weekend of June 4–6. Pleasemark your calendars, and make plans toattend, if you can! Meanwhile, I’d love to hearfrom you—please send your news to me at theabove address.

1981Correspondent: Alison Mitchell McKeeamckee81@aol.com1128 Brandon RoadVirginia Beach, VA 23451; 757-428-0861

After graduating, John Barrett was an ArthurYoung auditor, traveled the world as an internalconsultant for Sheraton, and was a financialanalyst for Gillette. He obtained anMBA fromColumbia and worked for a New York Cityconsulting firm, designing executive paypackages, and latermanaged Lehman Brothers’executive pay programs (working in the WorldTrade towers during the 9/11 attacks). He nowmanages Chubb & Son’s global compensationprograms. John married Maribern Mateo in1997, and they live in Basking Ridge, NJ, withtheir four young children. John has also hadthe good fortune of experiencing the thrill of

scuba diving, bungee jumping, skydiving,race-car driving, fly-fishing, and ski moun-taineering! • This past fall, Parris Battle, a busi-ness development manager for ISN Telecom,spoke to a large BC gathering during the week-long celebration of the 30-year-old AHANA(African, Hispanic, Asian, and Native Ameri-can) movement on campus. What began as away for non-white BC students to reaffirmtheir cultural diversity has manifested itself

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This past fall, Parris Battle ’81, a business developmentmanager for ISN Telecom, spoke to a large BC gatheringduring the weeklong celebration of the 30-year-oldAHANA movement on campus.

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into an institution that has strengthened theBC community and the quality of a BC educa-tion. Parris was honored to offer those inattendance the historical perspective of theAHANA movement and words of encourage-ment for the future of all AHANA students.• After working for a plumbing and heatingwholesaler for years, Susan Mitchell nowworks for Multiplan in network operationsand volunteers at the Charles River Public

Internet Center, assisting the public withMS Office applications and e-mail. Susan ison Facebook and would love to hear fromMichelle Sheets Clowe, Michelle BachmanLove, Greg KerrMA’83, Tom Callan, and MikeBaer ’84. • A group gathered for Parents’Weekend to enjoy the BC–Wake Forest gamewith their Eagle children. Brett and Sherrill(Burger) Kellam hosted a tailgate withdaughter Ashley, a sophomore. Also in atten-dance were Jennifer and Jim Gorga withdaughter Liz, a freshman; Julie andMike Con-nolly with son Peter, a freshman; Peggy (Rice)’82 and Peter Hoyt with daughters Abbey, asophomore, and Olivia, a freshman; Debbieand Greg Clower and their two high-schooldaughters; and Gary Raymond and his high-school son. • Rick Nunez is an attorney andhas been practicing in the area of personalinjury litigation with the same Bronx, NY, lawfirm for over 22 years. He and wife Susan livein New Rochelle with their three teenagedaughters, the oldest of whom is a freshmanat Yale. Rick has been to every five-yearreunion and is “looking forward to our 30th(ouch!) in 2011!” Ouch is right, but we all needto start making plans to be there!

1982Correspondent: Mary O’Brienmaryalycia.obrien.82@bc.edu14 Myrtlebank AvenueDorchester, MA 02124-5304

As I write, my daughter, who spent the semes-ter in Barcelona, is expected home soon. Shehas had an awesome experience, visitingMunich, Paris, Amsterdam, Florence, London,and much more. Why didn’t I know we coulddo this back in the day? In October, I receiveda Henry L. Shattuck Award from the BostonMunicipal Research Bureau. There were ninerecipients and two Shattuck City Champions.The awards are given to city employees whomake outstanding contributions to public ser-vice. It was quite an honor. • Ken Kavanagh isthe new athletic director at Florida Gulf CoastUniversity. Ken had served as director of ath-letics at Bradley University and as assistantathletic director at Bowling Green State Uni-versity in Ohio. He also holds an MBA fromNotre Dame. • Cindi Bigelow’s daughter

Meghan started at Georgetown University lastfall; son David, a runner, spent time last sum-mer at a camp dedicated to that sport; andBigelow Tea ended their fiscal year on a posi-tive note. Cindi headed up the Alumni Awardsdinner in September. She enjoyed readingabout the fantastic work so many of our BCalumni have done since graduating. • Charlie’81 and Maureen (Bourgeois) Simmonsrenewed their vows for their 25th wedding

anniversary at St. Mary’s Chapel last year. TheMass was beautiful. It happened to be theweekend of the BC–ND football game! Join-ing them that weekend were their daughters:Jennifer ’09, Julianne, Kimberly, and KristineGrace. Jennifer has a degree in nursing and isnow continuing at BC, working on a master’sdegree as a pediatric nurse practitioner.Julianne, a junior in the Lynch School ofEducation, is studying elementary education/communications, and she is also a cheerleaderfor the Eagles. Charlie and Maureen enjoyreturning to BC to share the Eagle spirit withher! Kimberly is a junior in high school, andKristine is in second grade. Charlie is anexecutive with the Experian Corporation inChicago. • Deepest sympathy to the familiesof Russell Gannon of Needham, who passedaway in August 2009, and David E. Mac-Clymont of Scotch Plains, NJ, who died inMarch 2008.

1983Correspondent: Cynthia J. Bockocindybocko@hotmail.com71 Hood RoadTewksbury, MA 01876; 978-851-6119

Paula (Bradley) Batchelor and John Hosman’90 recently had the thrill of a lifetime, follow-ing their sons to Williamsport, PA, as they rep-resented New England in the Little LeagueWorld Series. Among many highlights, AustinBatchelor (12) pitched, got a web gem divingcatch that appeared on SportsCenter, and hit ahome run at his very last Little League at bat inWilliamsport. Matt Hosman (13) pitched and hita walk-off grand slam in the regional finals (anESPN top 10!). Proud BC alumni, Paula andJohn may one day see their boys in Eagle base-ball uniforms! • Siobhan Murphy is an execu-tive coach living with husband George on LongIsland. She enjoys connecting with her BCfriends via Facebook. Her business, the QuestConnection, brings cutting-edge talent develop-ment tools to business clients who want toattract and retain awesome talent and createinspiring results at work. Last year she visitedJoanne Battibulli Bertsche in Chicago. Joanneensured their relationship would stay close allthese years by honoring Siobhan by being god-mother to her oldest daughter, Emily. Joanne

and Siobhanmissed our 25th reunion to attendEmily’s graduation from St. Ignatius PrepSchool in Chicago. Working in fund develop-ment for The Rotary Foundation, Joanne raisesmoney for polio eradication and other globalhumanitarian efforts. Siobhan also visitedValerie Newman in Connecticut last year. At thefamily gathering, she also said hello to Valerie’scousin Peter Newman. • Our condolences to thefamily of Carolyn Ditullio, who died unexpect-edly on August 4 at Kent Hospital after compli-cations relating to an asthma attack. She was 53.She received a master’s degree from BC inrehabilitation education.

1984Correspondent: Carol A. McConnellbc84news@yahoo.comPO Box 628Belmar, NJ 07719

Greetings to all! Here’s the news. • Ester Viti,husband Brian, and daughter Guiliannawere ontheir way to the Cape for a vacation andmet withAlison (Guiney) Sweeney ’83, Lauren and DanAbraham, Susan (Flaherty) Scanlan, KaraBoudreau ’89, Colleen (Tolan) Florence, andSteve DeOssie at Steve’s restaurant, Fred &Steve’s Steakhouse, in Lincoln, RI. • David andElizabeth “Boo” (Fallon)Quilterhave relocated toBaldwinsville, NY, after 20 years in Chicago. SonJack is now in the fifth grade, and Kevin andPatrick live in Texas. David is retired andpublished his first book last year. Elizabeth is afundraising consultant for nonprofit organiza-tions. Classmates may remember Elizabeth’smother, Marge, in Virginia, for her famouschocolate-chip pancakes to fortify road trips.Elizabeth writes that four years ago she buriedher mom with her dad in Arlington Cemetery.Elizabeth is in contact with Marianne (Maffa)Small, John Carpenter, and Renee Llorente.Elizabeth is on Facebook. • On October 1, Rev.Beth Horne began as senior pastor of the Mel-roseHighlands Congregational Church inMass-achusetts. • Suzanne Troy Cole, founding mem-ber of the Council forWomen of Boston College,cochaired the women’s soccer and field hockeygames held on September 13. The AthleticsDepartment and theCouncil forWomen cospon-sor at least one women’s athletic event perseason. •Tom andCristen (Carter) Forresterhavebeen to BC often, visiting sons Tom Jr. ’09 andIan ’12, and enjoying football games with theboys and two younger children, Kyle (17) andHope (15). Tom is the chief compliance officer forsanofi-aventis. Cristen is president of the WestMorris Regional High School District Board ofEducation in New Jersey. They enjoyed thereunion and look forward tomore fun at tailgatesin the Comm. Ave. garage. Cristen invites class-mates to stop by! • With sadness and deepestsympathy, I report the passing of our classmate(and my former roommate) Lynne (Fitzgerald)Wing of Ellington, CT, on July 29, 2009. • Pleasekeep the letters and e-mails coming!

Correspondent: Barbara Ward Wilsonbwilson@hlmx.com35 Meadowhill DriveTiburon, CA 94920

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Paula (Bradley) Batchelor ’83 and John Hosman ’90recently had the thrill of a lifetime, following their sonsto Williamsport, PA, as they represented New Englandin the Little League World Series.

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John Safina is a middle-school principal inFremont, NH. • Tamra Gormley is a familycourt judge in Versailles, KY. • Bob andLynn Desautels Gallandt have three children:Madeleine (17), Alex (13), and Danielle (10).Lynn works part-time as a special educationsupervisor for National University. She keepsin touch with Andrea Stegerwald Sansonetti,Laurie Moran Light, and Lisa Girard Sparksand was reacquainted with Teresa CoppolaCollins. • Robert Cianciulli is regional counselfor Hewlett-Packard in Murray Hill, NJ, andhas a two-year-old daughter, Anna Grace.• I am sad to report that Patricia Lee Duffy-Stewart of Natick died in June 2009 after a10-year battle with breast cancer. Patricia Leeleft her husband, Michael Stewart, and chil-dren Emma and Dylan. • Karen Doyle lives inScituate with husband Glenn and three chil-dren: Glenn Jr. (16), Patrick (14), and Colleen(12). • Patty Stone Colman sends a big hello toher roommates Beth Murray, Laura SempleWalsh, Sally Walker JD’88, Margy CorcoranGundersen, Julie Porzio, Lisa Scibetta Allen,and Carol Blood Walker. • Leo Melanson livesin Newburyport with wife Karen and childrenTyler (15) and Kelsey (16), and he works forVerizon. • Gregg Sweeney hosted a two-daysummer reunion of Mods 33A and 33B onCape Cod. Attending were Paul Battaglia,Kevin Beam, Mark Conway, Steve Herrick,Brendan Nolan, Jim Pier, Tim Rea, and RaySerra. They spent a day fishing (caught onefish between nine guys), and then hacked theirway through a round of golf. Unfortunately,Dan McGillivray and Ken Ryan couldn’t makeit. They raised a few toasts to their late friend,Harry Ogrinc. •Mary Bevelockmarried DavidPendergast in June. Attendees included TerryViolette, Mary Beth (Brobson) Gately, PhyllisFleno, Tom Kelley MS’94, and Mary (Kelley)Cavanaugh. They were disappointed thatLaura (Acosta) Powers couldn’t attend; she wason a trip to China with the Topsfield SchoolCommittee. Laura was elected to the TopsfieldBoard of Selectman. • Marie Oates and BetsySullivan Brown are active in the Council forWomen of Boston College.

1986Correspondent: Karen Broughton Boyarskykaren.boyarsky.86@bc.edu130 Adirondack DriveEast Greenwich, RI 02818

Mary Clare (Wodarski) ’88 and Bruce Cor-nelius recently celebrated their 19th weddinganniversary. They live in Calabasas, CA, withtheir three young daughters, Grace, Paige, andEve. Bruce is chief marketing and revenueofficer for CreditReport.com and is interestedin meeting BC alumni who may be interestedin management positions in organic SEO ande-mail marketing in the LA or SouthernCalifornia area. You can contact Bruce atBruce.Cornelius@creditreport.com. • I had anopportunity to visit Gretchen Papagoda Parisilast fall. She is president of Parisi Communi-cations in Kennett Square, PA, where she liveswith husband Ray and their two daughters,Laura and Anna. While visiting in New York,we had a chance to see Bob O’Leary. Bob ismanaging director of global advertising forCitigroup. He lives in Manhattan and travels

Chuck Hogan ’89

write and wrong

“Being an author isn’t thesort of profession forwhich you receive a

degree and easily find work,” sayscrime novelist Chuck Hogan ’89.“You have to go it on your own andplug away.”That’s exactly what Hogan

did, working in a video store inChestnut Hill after graduationwhile writing his first book. Fivelong years later, The Standoff waspublished—and garnered wide-spread acclaim.Hogan has been in demand ever

since. His fifth novel, Devils inExile, hit bookstores on February9. Another dark epic, Prince ofThieves, which won the 2004Hammett Prize, was recently filmedfor a fall release.The movie, titled The Town, is

directed by and stars Ben Affleck, whom Hogan met on the Boston-based set.“The cast worked hard and they really liked the book,” he says. “It was cool to watchthem shoot some of the scenes and to hear my characters’ names thrown around byreal actors.”But as Hogan points out, such success does not come easily. “You have got to keep

at it,” he says. “Especially when you’re starting out, it seems nearly impossible, butyou need to keep writing and not give up.”

Below, Hogan tackles another literary challenge:

what is the most satisfying momentin your professional life?

Here’s hoping it is yet to come.

in your personal life?

I know I’m supposed to say, “The birthsof my four beautiful children,” but theiractual births, while miraculous, were alsoincredibly stressful. Let’s just say that Ihave four funny kids who make melaugh every day.

what is your best bc memory?

Having a professor not only give mean “A” but also recommend me to hisliterary agent.

what is your next goal?

It’s HUGE…and totally secret.

what is one thing everyoneshould do while at bc?

Soak up the city.

how have you changed sincegraduation?

What makes you think I have?

why did you decide to attend bc?

I had just started dating a girl who wasstill in high school, so commuting to BCseemed like a good idea at the time. Notthe most well thought-out plan, but we’vebeen married 15 years now, so score onefor romance.

what is the secret to success?

Sacrifice, humility, and obsession.

where is your favorite spoton the heights?

As a commuter for three years,I’d have to say the parking garage.

what would you do if you werebc president for a day?

Immediately invade BU.

for more q&a with chuck hogan, visitwww.bc.edu/alumni/hogan.html.

Chuck Hogan’s crime novels have earned himcritical acclaim and commercial success.

extensively for business. It was great to seeboth of them! • Lisa Cavanaugh is executivedirector of Hollywood HEART and had theprivilege to work on the board of this non-profit with classmate and dear friend NoraO’Brien. Nora passed away suddenly in April,and in her honor, donations in her name willbe used to bring a unique program to Boston,a city Nora loved, largely due to her time atBC. Lisa has been working with the Boys &Girls Clubs of Dorchester to bring a Holly-wood HEART program to the club in Febru-ary, to provide the kids there the opportunity toactually make a movie. Through the program,volunteers in all aspects of filmmaking donatetheir time and talent to give at-risk children achance to write, act, create sets and costumes,and literally produce their own shortfilm. Please read more about HollywoodHEART at hollywoodheart.org. Thanks to Lisafor all of her time and effort for at-riskchildren around the country.

1987Correspondent: Catherine Stanton Schiffcatherine87@bc.edu894 Liberty StreetBraintree, MA 02184

Hello and happy 2010! •Dorothy Kukfa Pavloffe-mailed from the San Francisco Bay Area,where she has been living for the past threeyears with husband Michael and their twodaughters. Dot is a managing director atCalifornia Technology Ventures, an early stageventure fund. She would love to hear from anyclassmates who have blogs—you can e-mail herat dorothy@ctventures.com. • Anne Maxwell isliving in Covington, LA, with her husband, BillHussey, and son Sam (3). She was ordained intothe priesthood in 2003 and is now the newassociate rector at Christ Episcopal Church. Shespent time in Boston last year with classmateSusan Judge Waisgerber and her family, and

says it seemed that no time had passed sincegraduation. • Julie Fitzgerald Liefeld finishedher PhD in human development and familyrelations and has been promoted to VP of stu-dent affairs/dean of students atMitchell Collegein New London, CT. Her father, William F.Fitzgerald ’60, celebrates his 50th BC reunionthis year. • John Lynch lives in Chicago withwife Julia and their two sons, Billy (8) and Joey(4). In July he received the Making a Differenceaward from the Lawyers Lend-a-Hand to YouthProgram, honoring his nine years as a big sib-ling in the Horizons for Youth scholarship andmentoring program. John is an attorney practic-ing civil litigation, with a focus on labor andemployment law. • Charles Spada was marriedto Courtney Raker on April 2 in Greenwich, CT.• Dennis P. Dowling was recently promoted tocaptain, Newton Police Department. He is athird-generation police officer in the city ofNewton, following his late father, who served asa lieutenant, and his late paternal grandfather,

who served as a sergeant. • And finally, our con-dolences go out to the family of Laura WeldonHoque, MS’89, who died inWashingtonDC onJuly 16, 2009. A specialist in breast diseasesand surgery, she helped establish Hawaii’s firstbreast center at Kapi’olani Medical Center in2004. • Please take a moment to drop me ane-mail with your news, if you haven’t done so ina while. Take care!

1988Correspondent: Rob Murraymurrman@aol.com421 Callingwood StreetSan Francisco, CA 94114

Steve Condon checked in from Framingham,where he lives with wife Maureen and daugh-ters Alison and Erin. He works for The AlliedGroup, managing the Higher EducationDivision. He travels throughout New Englandto help colleges attract new students. In addi-tion to his kids’ activities, he has run the last fiveBostonMarathons, plays in a basketball league,and mentors at Framingham High. • MartinKane, JD’92, of Wellesley, where he lives withwife Amy and two kids, is an attorney inBoston. He sent an update of his ’88 friends.Briefly, Donna and Joe Hoffman live in Nor-walk. Joe is CEO of CellMark Paper in Stanford.Peter Everin, MS’96, lives in Lexington withwife Debbie and two kids. He is CFO of anenergy company. Kerry andMike Connolly andtheir three kids live in Hingham, where Mikeworks for a computer storage firm. Sabrina andMark Murphy, MA’90, live in Portland, ME,with their three kids. Mark also works at Cell-Mark. Peggy and Doug Mantz and their threegirls are in Farmington, CT. Doug works forFarmington Insurance. Matt Bradley lives inMichigan with his wife, Jennifer, and threeboys. He is a marketing director at Ford. BrianMcDonnell, with wife Cindy and three kids, isin Philadelphia, where he works for an invest-

ment company. Perry O’Grady has three kidsand lives in Milton. He works in the studentloan field. John Devereaux lives in LA andcoaches college hockey. • Fr. Michael Drea,MA’94, has checked in to say that after stints inthe financial world, earning his master’s inhigher education from BC, and further work inschool fundraising, he felt called to the priest-hood. In 1998, he entered St. John’s Seminary,where he received amaster’s of divinity and wasordained in 2004. After serving for five years inQuincy, he was recently named pastor of St.Paul’s in Cambridge, as well as senior Catholicchaplain to Harvard University. • John-PaulSanGiovanni has received the Director’s Awardfrom the National Institutes of Health and theYoung Investigator Award from the Interna-tional Society for the Study of Fatty Acids andLipids. • Kate Belavitch was thrilled to see theshout-out from Kelly Davis in our Summercolumn. She shouts back that she and husbandJames Horne live in Brentwood, NH, with their

three kids. James is in property management,and Kate is a reading specialist and teachespart-time. She adds best wishes to all otherWalsh-mates!

1989Correspondent: Andrea McGrathandrea.e.mcgrath@gmail.com207 Commonwealth Avenue, #3Boston, MA 02108

Happy winter! As a sign of postreunion blues(said with a smile), I received only a few updatesthis quarter. Absolutely, please, keep themcoming via e-mail or theBConline community atwww.bc.edu/alumni/association/community.html. • The day before I submitted this note, Iheard through the Class of ’79 correspondent,Stacey O’Rourke, an important update on one ofour own.RonPerrymanwas diagnosedwithALS(also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease) three yearsago. His teammates and friends held a “Rally forRon” fundraiser at Walsh Hall before, during,and after the BC–North Carolina game onNovember 21, and both he and his family wererecognized and honored on the field during thegame. To find out more about Ron, visitwww.4als.org. I would be happy to include in thenext column any updates on the event. • Also ofnote, a veteransmemorial was recently dedicatedat Boston College in honor of alumni who gavetheir lives in service to our country. I checked ourclass year and found that we are quite fortunatein having no classmates lost at war (known orreported). In case it is of interest, the link to thelist of those whose names are engraved onthe monument is: http://veteransmemorial.bc.edu/resources.php. • Finally, Gloria Jolley(gloriajolley@roadrunner.com) wrote to say shestarted a new job as director of global accountmanagement for Ascent Media Group and isbased in Los Angeles (www.ascentmedia.com).Congrats, Gloria!

Correspondent: Kara Corso Nelsonbc90news@cox.net67 Sea IslandGlastonbury, CT 06033; 860-647-9200

The last quarter of 2009 was obviously a busyone for the Class of 1990, since no one had timeto send in their news! I think it is the first time inmy20-year tenure as class correspondent (yikes!)that I have not received a single update. Ormaybe you’re just saving all your news to share atour upcoming reunion! Know that yourReunionCommittee is working hard to plan memorableevents for our class, so please put it on your calen-dar and plan to come see your old friends. It isguaranteed to be a blast!

1991Correspondent: Peggy Morin Brunopegmb@comcast.net2 High Hill RoadCanton, CT 06019

I hope you had a wonderful holiday season,and I wish you all the very best in the new

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Dennis P. Dowling ’87, a third-generation Newtonpolice officer, was promoted to captain, Newton PoliceDepartment.

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year. Be sure to send along any news! • I writewith sad news about the passing of our class-mate Paul Patrick Poth on August 22, 2009.The following is excerpted from an obituarywritten for him. “A proud native of Buffalo,NY, Paul attended Nichols School, BostonCollege, and the University of Notre DameLaw School. After graduation, Paul moved toBoston and served as an assistant districtattorney at the Suffolk County DistrictAttorney’s Office….Most recently, he was ofcounsel at MintzLevin in Boston. Paultraveled the world and had a special fondnessfor Martha’s Vineyard and Letchworth StatePark. An accomplished athlete, Paul ranseveral marathons including Boston. He alsocycled in support of AIDS research in theBoston–New York AIDS Ride. He was aconsummate entertainer and chef, with alove for music and reading. Paul served onthe board of the Victim Rights Law Center ofBoston, volunteered for Project Hope, andmentored city youth through hockey leaguesand the Boston Public Schools Mock Trialprogram.” Paul leaves behind his wife,Kristen Palma; his son, Luca; his parents; hissister; and many aunts, uncles, cousins, andfriends. • Tim Morse, formerly an executiveat General Electric, is now CFO of Yahoo!Inc., owner of the second-ranked U.S. Inter-net search engine. •William Connolly is nowworking at Stroz Friedberg after seven yearsas assistant U.S. attorney for the Massachu-setts District in Boston. Previously, he hadbeen an assistant district attorney for thePlymouth County DA’s Office in Brockton.• In July 2009, the Maureen and Mike Mans-field Foundation awarded Matthew Poggia prestigious Mansfield Fellowship. Thefellowship program provides for a year ofintensive language and area studies trainingin the United States followed by a year inJapan, working full-time in a ministry oragency of the Japanese government. Matthewcurrently is an economist with the U.S.Department of the Treasury.

1992Correspondent: Paul L. Cantellopaul.cantello@verizon.net37 Sylvester AvenueHawthorne, NJ 07506

Michael Shoule’s new book, My Daddy LovesBoston College Football, (Read Together Books,2009) has been for sale in the BC Bookstoresince the beginning of the football season.Mike is still in the process of reaching out toold friends and classmates as well as publi-cizing the book electronically throughFacebook, LinkedIn, and in a recent edition ofthe BC Chronicle. So while he’s still workingfor his family’s fourth-generation import-export business, he has also been keepingbusy with this project. His son Nathanielturned three in January, and Emma is almosttwo years old. • I have a few notes on formerroommates: Patrick Poljan moved to Austin,TX, with his wife and three children to take ajob with Dell in July. Sixto Ferro and MarcWall are single and living in their hometownsof Miami and San Francisco, respectively.Mike and Janet (Sarkissian) Reilly and theirfour children live in Norton. If anyone would

like to get in touch with Mike, you may e-mailhim at mikes@jwhampton.com. • Laura(Krawczuk) O’Melia, MS’00, who was aCPNP in the intensive care unit at Children’sHospital Boston, has been promoted to direc-tor of pediatric transplant nursing there. Thistransplant center is growing and can nowtransplant liver, heart, lung, intestine, andkidney organs. Laura and her husband, Bob,reside in South Boston. • Our classmate

Joseph Cleary passed away on July 30, 2009.Our thoughts and prayers are with his familyand friends. • Don’t be shy about sending inyour updates! What’s new with you in 2010?

1993Correspondent: Sandy Chen Dekoschaksdekoschak@gmail.com2043 Hawley RoadAshfield, MA 01330

In September, former roommates BrianBoussy, Jayme Casey, David Fromm, MattLenehan, Steve Piluso, and Art Zaske cametogether for a minireunion of their own inStockbridge. Central to the weekend, theycompeted as two teams in the Josh BillingsRunaground triathlon. For the second year ina row, they biked, kayaked, and ran their wayto respectable team finishes. Beyond therace, the group enjoyed the crisp Berkshireair and quality time in the local pubs. • Jenn(Fay) ’97 and Daniel Laieta welcomed theirsecond son, Jack Thomas, on August 12. Jackjoins big brother Daniel (2). Recently, Danexpanded his internal medicine practice andopened a new office in his hometown of Hol-brook, NY. In addition, Dan was inducted asa fellow into the American College of Physi-cians in April. • Jimmy and Katie (Secrist)McManus welcomed their second daughter,Whitney Anna, in June. She joins her oldersister, Molly (4). The McManus family con-tinues to live, work, and play in Aspen, CO.• John S. Ecclestone joined Grubb & Ellis, aleading real estate services and investmentfirm, as a vice president. Earlier, he spentmore than 4 years as an associate director,investment banking, at Cushman & Wake-field and 12 years at Ford Land, the real estatearm of Ford Motor Company. He is also amember of the Urban Land Institute.

1994Correspondent: Nancy E. Dranenancydrane@aol.com226 E. Nelson AvenueAlexandria, VA 22301; 703-548-2396

Happy new year, everyone. Unless I missedsome messages along the way, things werevery quiet during the past several months.

Don’t forget to send news of marriages,new jobs and babies, professional accomplish-ments, and exciting trips—the sky’s the limit!• Mario Marchese and his wife recentlycelebrated their 13th anniversary. They havetwo children, Vittoria (11) and Phillip (9), andlive in Wilmington. After graduation, Marioworked in the financial services industry andthen “fell” into construction by accident. Hehas worked on various projects in and around

Boston, including the CA/T project (the BigDig), the new Boston Convention Center, andDana-Farber’s Yawkey Center for Cancer Care.Currently, he is the project controller forHarvard Law School on its new $373-millionbuilding program, with completion expectedin August 2011. He is also running as aRepublican for a state representative seat inthe 2010 election for the 19th MiddlesexDistrict (Wilmington/Tewksbury). • HeatherWakefield Mehra has authored a series ofbooks for kids creatively coping with foodallergies. She and coauthor Kerry H.McManama ’02, have self-published four titlesin The No Biggie Bunch series underHeather’s company, Parent Perks, Inc. Meetthe Bunch, spy the mission statement, andcheck out the books at www.NoBiggieBunch.com. Reconnect with Heather atHeather@NoBiggieBunch.com. • Many of youknow that our classmate Alex Houstonmade a short documentary film about anotherclassmate, Nick Irons. The film, called SwimLessons: The Nick Irons Story, recently wonfirst runner-up for Best Local Short Film atthe Baltimore Women’s Film Festival.Congratulations! Swim Lessons chroniclesNick’s historic 1997 fundraising swim downthe length of the Mississippi River. Nick swamfor the sake of his father and all who sufferfrom multiple sclerosis. Swim Lessons had itsworld premiere in 2008 at the AMPAS-recognized Rhode Island International FilmFestival, where it won First Place Best Docu-mentary Short. In addition, it is currently anofficial selection at the upcoming LouisvilleInternational Film Festival. Since graduatingfrom BC, Alex has worked on a number ofsuccessful projects, including documentariesfor Discovery Networks, the 2001 Oscar“short-listed” documentary Love, Josh, and the1999 Oscar-winning documentary shortKing Gimp. • That’s it this time around.Please remember to send messages my way.If I missed your message, please resend—andforgive me for any oversights!

Correspondent: Enrico Jay Verzosabc95.classnotes@gmail.comLe Moyne CollegePanasci Chapel1419 Salt Springs RoadSyracuse, NY 13214

www.bc.edu/alumni

Mike Shoule ’92 works for his family’s import-exportbusiness and has also been busy promoting his newbook, My Daddy Loves Boston College Football.

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We give thanks for unknown blessings alreadyon their way. –Anonymous. I am writing thiscolumn the week of Thanksgiving, to bepublished early in the new year, and so I startwith news of births and beginnings. • Eliza-beth (Cotter) Mitchell and her husband,Joseph Patrick Mitchell ’94, welcomed twinboys, Graham Cotter and Miles Newton, onSeptember 8. They live in Fairfield, CT.• Maureen Walsh Kramer and her husband,Shane, welcomed their third child, PhoebeAnne, on October 12. She joins big sisterLindsay (7) and big brother Griffin (4). Theylive in Bethesda, MD. • Christa Maher andher husband, Ryan Smith, welcomed theirsecond child, Calvin Tylee Smith, in Septem-ber. Big sister Ella Marie (4) is as proud ascan be. • Chesley and John Correia welcomedtheir new daughter, Airlie Clarisse, onNovember 8. • Catherine and Larry Keatingwelcomed their son, John Anthony, on April5, 2009. • Brendan Hickey wrote in withnews about our classmates: Steve Riden,JD’99, married Siri Nilsson this past sum-mer. Steve is a lawyer at Foley Lardner. Siri isa student at BC Law.Mike Giuffrida marriedShannon Morgan in May. Mike is a doctor atMass General Hospital. Dave Finnegan just

joined Lee Kennedy construction. • JiYoungand Marvin Chow moved to Shanghai lastsummer, completing an Asia hat trick ofSeoul, Tokyo, and Shanghai. Marvin stillworks for Nike, and is now marketing direc-tor for Greater China. • Congratulations toMatt Chapuran, general manager of theStoneham Theatre, who wrote that the Stone-ham just wrapped outstanding productionsof Studs Terkel’s The Good War and NathanAllen’s The Sparrow. • Nadia (Vizioli) DeLau-rentis wrote with news that her triplets, Mar-lena, Julia, and Alyssa, are now attendingpreschool, and her son Robert is in secondgrade. • Cheryl (Pederson) Maguire, MA’97,is a stay-at-home mom to twins Logan andLindsay (4) and Julia (1). In November,Cheryl had a story published in Chicken Soupfor the Soul: Count Your Blessings. Also, shehas started Swap Savers (www.swapsavers.com), a “Social Network for FrugalFolks.” • Please mark Saturday, February 6,2010, on your calendar. An Evening for Brid-get, an annual fundraiser in honor of BridgetBomberger Slotemaker, will be held at theBoston Harbor Hotel. Contact Sarah SullivanWilliams ’97 (swilliams@evening4bridget.org)for more information. • A longer versionof this column will appear on the onlinecommunity. • Peace and blessings!

1996Correspondent: Mike Hofmanmhofman@inc.com517 E. 13th Street, No. 20New York, NY 10009; 212-673-3065

Schuyler and Michele (Figueiredo) Havenswelcomed their second child, Devon AnthonyHavens, on May 29, 2009. He joins big sisterSummer (2). Michele continues to work forNorthern Trust in Seattle, and she writes thatshe and her family are enjoying life in thePacific Northwest. • Speaking of the PacificNorthwest, Tina Gustafson Pujalor was inNew York City in September and enjoyedbrunch with Elizabeth Mignone Jakic, TomAdams, Loretta Shing, John Dempsey, andme. She is doing well and lives with herhusband and three daughters on BainbridgeIsland, near Seattle. • Baby news: Rich andJohanna (Roodenburg) Deleissegues welcomeda son named Richard Diego on August 12,2009. Johanna will continue to practice home-owners association law in Encinitas, CA.• Michelle, MEd’06, and Billy Kelleywelcomed a daughter, Julia Elizabeth, onSeptember 26. Julia’s proud older brother Jackis a first-grader who plays hockey and baseball.Billy works for Fidelity Investments in SanDiego and lives in Temecula, CA. • MichaelLeDuc and Catherine Hussan-LeDucwelcomed their second child, Jacob Paul, onOctober 9. Older brother Aaron (2) has alreadybegun coaching JP on the finer points of BC

football, Catherine reports. • Finally, Julie(Beckford) ’07 and Dane Koepke welcomedtheir daughter, Willow Cora, on December 10.She joins big brother Maguire. • Here’s toa healthy and prosperous 2010!

1997Correspondent: Sabrina Bracco McCarthysabrina.mccarthy@perseusbooks.com464 Westminster RoadRockville Centre, NY 11570

Allison Moosally and Justin Woodhouse weremarried on August 8, 2008, in Cleveland. OnNovember 2, 2009, Allison gave birth to theirson, Luke Joseph Woodhouse, and a fewweeks later the family moved into a new housein Gates Mills, OH. Both Allison and Justinare practicing dermatologists and Mohssurgeons. • Phil and Bridget (Lesutis) Hintzewelcomed their first son, Jude Patrick, onNovember 20, 2009, in New York City. • Jennand Matt D’Amico had their second child,Sophia Colette, on October 17. After sevenyears of practicing law, Matt returned to schoolfor a master’s degree in teaching. He nowteaches AP U.S. history and a law elective in ahigh school in Eastchester, NY. • John Giffordmarried Victoria Picarazzi on September 26in Manhattan, and they honeymooned inHawaii. Attending the wedding were ChadVanacore, Michael Leporati, and Brian Kelly’95. The couple will continue to reside on theUpper West Side. John works in fixed incomeinstitutional sales for RBC Capital Markets,and Victoria owns a wedding planning com-

pany (http://theweddingdirectornyc.com).• After graduation, Allen Pegg lived in Spainand Colorado, then went on to graduate fromGeorgetown Law in 2001. Hemoved to Miamito clerk for two federal judges and married awoman he met while in Spain during hisjunior year abroad. He and his wife, Lola, nowhave four kids (a five-year-old son andtwo-year-old triplets). Allen is a partner in aboutique law firm focusing on commercial lit-igation and arbitration. • Kevin Kelly marriedAmanda Roberts on September 10, in Manhat-tan. Matt MacNeil, Sean Kelly ’99, and PaulLewis ’99 were in attendance. • Jana KilduffBrinkhaus started myBibzy (www.mybibzy.com), a company that makes and sells onesieswith a built-in bib to keep babies dry. A portionof the proceeds from the sale of each garmentis donated to the Juvenile Diabetes ResearchFoundation. Jana resides in Needham withher husband and daughter. • Gabby O’Boylemoved from New York to London in January2009, transferring with American Expressto be director of international businessdevelopment in the London office. In Augustshe married Dan Collins, an independentmarketing strategy consultant, and they arehappily settled in London. • Dan ’93 and Jenn(Fay) Laieta welcomed their second son, JackThomas, on August 12, 2009. Jack joins hisbig brother, Daniel (2). Jenn, a clinicalpsychologist, has a part-time private practiceand is on the executive board of the SuffolkCounty Psychological Association.

1998Correspondent: Mistie P. Luchthohudson@yahoo.com1281 N. Dayton StreetChicago, IL 60614

AllysonMegan Olewnik and Richard Gosselinwere married on August 1, 2009, in St.Ignatius Church, with Fr. Robert VerEecke,MDiv’78, presiding. Alumni in attendancewere Richard Olewnik JD’74; Ryan Kehoe;Michael Gostkowski; Kathleen Kelly; JohnCofran; Caroline (DiMarzo) Haberlin; andKristen (Dauenhauer) Babineau ’99, MA’03.Denise Anderson MS’05; Laura (Mooney)Carey; Erin Harper ’03, MA’06; Marc Chen;Matthew Bellico; and Brian Babineau ’99 werein the wedding party. The couple met in 2005at a Maroon & GOLD alumni event! After hon-eymooning on St. Lucia, the couple returnedto their new home in Newburgh, NY, whereRich recently joined the Hudson Valley HeartCenter practice. • In July 2009, Tyson andAlison (Curd) Lowery and Calista made the bigmove back to San Diego, where Alison grewup. Alison is now working at Life Technologies(still in finance), and Tyson continues to growhis consulting business. They are definitelyenjoying the fabulous weather and living onemile from the beach. • Kevin and Stacy (Reid)Clark, MEd’99, welcomed a daughter, MollyAnne, on August 17. She joins big brotherRyan (2). The family still lives in Santa Cruz,CA. • For Sylwia andMatt Scamardella, 2009was a big year: In the first half, they bought acharming Dutch colonial in the RandallManor section of Staten Island. Then in July,they welcomed their first child, LucasMatthew. Matt is a VP at Deutsche Bank Secu-

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Last summer, JiYoung and Marvin Chow ’95 moved toShanghai, where Marvin works for Nike as marketingdirector for Greater China.

rities Inc., and Sylwia is a self-employedarchitect originally from Poland. • SaschaRothchild’s debut memoir, How To GetDivorced by 30, will be published by Penguinthis winter. Sascha lives in Los Angeles, whereshe writes for television and film. • MaryMartin married Erik Roberts on August 1. Inattendance at the wedding were Amy (Jordan)MEd’02 and Jon Schwartz, Jessica (Pollio)DiTullio, Nancy Cremins, Tara Pari, Michaeland Kelly (Heaney) Moore, Francesca Tedesco,Lori (Nehls) Nickerson ’99, Erin Kelleher ’99,and Jamie Hart ’99. Mary and Erik enjoyed along honeymoon in the Cook Islands. Theylive in Hoboken, NJ. • Brian, JD’07, andCaitrin (Lammon) Dunphy, MA’07, are proudto announce the birth of a baby girl, ElisabethGrace, on May 11 in Boston.

1999Correspondent: Matt Colleranbc1999classnotes@hotmail.comCorrespondent: Emily Wildfireewildfire@hotmail.com

Hello, Class of 1999! I hope you are enjoyingwinter. • Our classmates were very busy in2009! Phil and Susan (Maloney) Murraywelcomed daughter Margaret “Maggie”Murray onMay 17. Maggie was born very earlyat 24 weeks, weighing 1 lb., 9 oz. After 159days under excellent care in St. Elizabeth’sNICU, Maggie came home on October 23,weighing 8 lbs., 12 oz. Maggie and her parentsare doing well and are grateful for all thesupport of their family and friends. • Lisa andLenny Scarola welcomed twins Angelo andAnthony on September 8—born just in timeto see their first Yankee World Series Champi-onship. They live in Roslyn Heights, NY.• On August 18, Chris and Kibibi Gaughanand daughter Abigail (2) welcomed SeamusMichael. • Fred andDaniela (Grande) Cardonewelcomed a baby daughter, Adriana F. Car-done, on September 13. • John and Emily(Frieswyk) Wildfire welcomed a baby girl, EllaGrace, on November 22. She joins her twoolder brothers, William (3) and Michael (2).• Martin and Lori (Leonovicz) Weinsteinwelcomed their baby boy, Joshua Michael, onJuly 18. He was also welcomed by his twinbig brothers, Lori’s stepsons Ethan and Max(7). They live in Chevy Chase, MD. • SteveRossetti and his wife, Jill, welcomed theirsecond child, John, on September 7. He joinsolder brother Matthew (2). • After working10 years in the financial industry, CarlosOlivares made a career change and opened aChilean restaurant in Manhattan called BarrosLuco (www.barrosluco.com). Check it out nexttime you are on East 52nd St. • Bill and Sarah(Heffernan) Lundell, MBA’05, are proud toannounce the birth of their baby boy, LiamRichard, on October 13, 2008. They live inNatick. • Patrick Kennedy wins the award forthe longest class notes submission. Unfortu-nately BC holds me to a 400-word limit, soI can only include a few details. Patrickrecently published his first book, Boston Thenand Now (Thunder Bay Press, 2009). Whennot scoring, performing the soundtrack andacting in plays, playing in a folk band, orwinning competitive chicken wing eatingcontests, he is the editor of two different

Marissa Aroy ’95

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It’s not easy to pigeonhole film-maker Marissa Aroy ’95. She’scoordinated lighting for Good

Morning America, followed addicts forHBO’s Rehab series, and filmed poten-tial jumpers off the Golden Gate forthe documentary The Bridge.Aroy, however, has become best

known for her own productions, whichoften explore society’s marginalizedmembers. Her film, Sikhs in America,a PBS documentary she producedand directed with her husband, NiallMcKay, won an Emmy Award this pastfall for its portrayal of this oftenmisunderstood religious community.Her upcoming documentary, TheDelano Manongs, was inspired by herheritage and tells the story of Filipinofarmworkers who challenged the racialand labor status quo in 1960s California.“These socially conscious works are particularly gratifying. The films help bring

into focus people and cultures deserving of a greater voice,” says Aroy, who owns andruns the production company, Media Factory, with McKay in Oakland, California.Next up? A horror film, of course.“I know it’s a departure,” she laughs. “But I enjoy all types of film, and I don’t want

to be locked into making a certain kind.”

Below, Aroy calls the shots on the following questions:

what is the most satisfying momentin your professional life?

That period when we’re completely in syncwith filming a subject. Getting everythingright is a rare occurrence.

in your personal life?

Meeting my husband and filmmakingpartner, Niall McKay.

what is your best bc memory?

On Sunday nights, my friends and I wouldtake turns making dinner for each other,and dessert would be a surprise. Good times.

what is your next goal?

Make a horror film à la Army of Darkness.Lots of blood, inventive ways of dying, sickjokes. The antithesis of documentary.

what is one thing everyoneshould do while at bc?

Get out and explore Boston! I never fixatedon getting a fake ID and sneaking into bars.

how have you changedsince graduation?

I haven’t changed that much, actually. Myhair is still long, I still want to lose the same10 pounds, and I would still be wearingflannel and baseball caps if I could getaway with it, which I can’t.

what was your favorite bc class?

Ramsay Liem’s Asian American studiesclass. It was a revelation for me to readabout the immigration experience, andthe lessons I learned in that class are stillrelevant to my work in documentary film.

what is the secret to success?

Self-delusion. Take it three times a daybefore meals.

where is your favorite spoton the heights?

Bapst Library.

what would you do if you werebc president for a day?

Place cushions on those hard woodenchairs in Bapst.

for more q&a with marissa aroy, visitwww.bc.edu/alumni/aroy.html.

Filmmaker Marissa Aroy has numerousdocumentaries and an Emmy win to her credits.

alumni magazines at BU! • That is all for thisedition. Please keep the updates coming,and have a wonderful winter!

Correspondent: Kate Pescatorekatepescatore@hotmail.com63 Carolina TrailMarshfield, MA 02050

Andy Sullivan joined William GallagherAssociates in Boston as an account executive.• Stephen Langone joined the Boston Red Soxin baseball operations. • Jeff Finleywas namedpartner at Stephen M. Ferretti Inc. in Manhat-tan. • In 2008, Noelle Micek started AnOrganized Nest, Inc., a residential organizationand design firm, which was featured in Califor-nia Home + Designmagazine. • Saya Hillman’scompany, Mac ’n Cheese Productions, wasfeatured on ABC and in TimeOut Chicago andChicago magazine for the “make new connec-tions” events she hosts in her home. • SusanPitt was married to Shane LaRue on Novem-ber 1, 2008, in Bermuda. • On August 1, 2009,Hugh O’Kane was married to ArianneSchlumpf on Long Island. The couple live andwork in New York City. • Stephanie Haugmarried John Mullervy on August 15 in ElmGrove, WI. The couple reside in Medford.Also on August 15, Erik DeMarco married

Erin Smith in Lynn. • Jennifer Thomas wasmarried to Jordan Zavislak on August 22 inWaterbury, CT. They live in San Diego. • OnSeptember 26, Andrea K. Lang and DennisLin were married in Boston. The couple live inNew York City. • Adam and Marykate HanlonHughes welcomed their first child, MauraCannon, on October 12, 2008. • In January2009, Courtney (DiSchino) ’01 and SeanMcCarthy had a baby boy named Daniel. Thefamily lives in Medfield. • On February 24,Joe, JD’03, and Abigail (Bronner) Theiswelcomed J. Ethan Theis into their family. Hisadoring sisters, Marin and Meredith, lovethe newest addition! • Cory and Joanna MyerLund welcomed a baby boy, Christian Jeffery,on March 31. The family resides in NewHampshire. • Nieve Ann was born on May 6to Kristina Konnath, MSW’01, and JamesMaher. • OnMay 21, Brian andMelissa (Salas)Salamone welcomed their first child, AshleyMaria. • Jeff and Crystal Rask Augustawelcomed their first child, Evan James, onJune 1. The family lives in North Attleboro.• After marrying in 2006, Thu Kim Nguyenand Wei-Fan Lai welcomed their first child,Justine Kim Lai, on May 23, 2009. • Ben andAlicia (Marzullo) Edwards welcomed theirfirst child, Evan Christopher, on May 26. • InJune, Maureen and Chris Principe had theirsecond child, Lillian Grace. • Thomson andJessica Pulzetti Nguy announce the birth of

their first child, Elizabeth Deborah, on August11. • Plans are well under way for our 10threunion. Can’t wait to see you at the Heights!

2001Correspondent: Erin Mary Ackermanbostoncollege01@hotmail.com16 Brightwood AvenueNorth Andover, MA 01845

2002Correspondent: Suzanne Hartesuzanneharte@yahoo.com42 8th Street, Apt. 1102Charlestown, MA 02129; 617-596-5486

Congratulations to Erin Byington, whowelcomed a son, Declan John Byington, onMarch 8, 2009. • Tom Adrian is attendingmedical school at Georgetown University. •DuffJanusmarried Cindy Hsu on June 20, 2009, onthe North Shore of Oahu. Peter Manderinoserved as a groomsman. BC grads in attendancewere Shane Huempfner, Brandon MaitreMS’06, and John and Bridget Kate (Begley)Flaherty. The couple moved to Scottsdale, AZ,from Honolulu for work. • Mark ’90 and Anne(Sargent) Gallagher welcomed a daughter,Charlotte Rose, on May 26. • Alison Simons,

MBA’09, has been named to the Boston BusinessJournal’s annual “40 Under 40” list. Alisonjoined Braver PC in 2004 and is the youngestemployee of the firm to rise to the director level.She is director of marketing. • Alejandro Cortesmarried Julie Clutter at St. Rose of LimaCatholicChurch in Cleveland, OH, on May 2. TomVillano, Sean Connelly, Pat Kane, and ChrisSchniederswere in the bridal party. In attendancewere Jay and Celeste (Sedo) Tini, Tom Sullivan,Chris Lillemoe, Wes George, and MorganHansen. Alejandro is a judicial staff attorney attheCuyahogaCountyCommonPleasCourt, andJulie works as an attorney for the Legal AidSociety of Cleveland. • JasonSinnarajahmoved toSydney, Australia, in March after five months inSingapore. Heworks for Google as a compliancemanager for its Australia and New Zealand salesteams. • Tim Dube has moved from San Fran-cisco to Washington DC to take on a new role inthe government affairs office of Genentech. Timhas worked for Genentech since 2005, when hemoved from Boston to San Francisco with hiswife, Sara Lepore Dube. • Elizabeth Babinskimarried Brent Baker on August 15 at Les Zygo-mates in Boston.Hermatron of honor was Katie(Babinski) Thompson ’05. BC alumni in atten-dance included Anne (Sargent) Gallagher, KatieSkeffington, Angela (Brosnan) Walsh ’03, ChrisWalsh MBA’07, Brooke Shull, Rich Hobbie,Katie (Ryan) Kieran, andMeghanRobinson. Thecouple honeymooned in the Berkshires before

Liz returned to her job teaching science at thePatrick F. GavinMiddle School in South Boston.She received herMEd in teacher leadership fromthe Harvard Graduate School of Education in2006. She is currently pursuing anMEd inmid-dle-school science teaching at Northeastern Uni-versity andwill be starting aCAGS in educationalleadership at Simmons next summer. Brentworks for Adobe Systems Inc. The couple residein Boston’s South End.

2003Correspondent: ToniAnn Krusekruseta@gmail.com43 Jane Street, Apt. 3RNew York, NY 10014; 201-317-2205

Gina Helfrich recently accepted a positionat Harvard University as the first assistantdirector of the Harvard College Women’sCenter. • Michael ’02 and Abigail (Mulligan)Keane,MSW’05, are proud to announce the birthof Finnegan Anders on August 4, 2009. Momand dad are thrilled he’s finally here! • Keith andMeghan (Keaney) Anderson were marriedon September 6 in Marblehead. Eagles inattendance: Danielle Andre, Deanna (Devaney)Svenning MS’04, Bobby Svenning, AmandaBrandone, Megan (Conley) Rodriques, AllisonRuhlmann, Justin Bakes, Ryan Dewitt, MikeGood, and Beth (Peterson) ’02 and Jeff Delaney.• Alice and Andrew Charland are proud toannounce the birth of AndersonHans Charlandon June6.Mom, dad, and gramps (Bill Charland’75), are extremely proud. • Jackie Carey ispursuing anMBAat FordhamUniversity inNewYork. Since graduating, Jackie has worked atGoldman Sachs and UBS Financial Services inNew York. She has also climbed MountKilimanjaro, volunteered with the Fresh AirFund, and done fundraising for BC. • AdamDeMong and Abby DeCristofaro were marriedon August 8 in Chatham, NJ. Britt Burner andSandra Schmidt Coombs were bridesmaids.Bryan Conley, Joseph Gormley, and MichaelWalker were groomsmen. • Kristen Moore andThomas Johnson weremarried onMay 2 in PortJefferson, NY. Bridesmaids included DanaLangston and Stephanie Casey. Kristen iscurrently pursuing a PhD in epidemiology atDrexel University, and Tom is a freelancephotographer. •Emily BallmarriedPeter Jabbouron September 12 in Brewster. The reception washeld at the Wychmere Harbor Club in HarwichPort. Bridesmaids included Laura Gilmore andChristine (Linnemeier) Bookbinder, MA’05.Emily graduated from Columbia University’sSchool of Social Work in 2006 and is a socialscience research analyst at the U.S. Departmentof Health and Human Services. Peter graduatedfrom Seton Hall University School of Law in2006 and is associate general counsel forMaerskInc. •Matt Szwarc and Katherine Grabenstatter’04weremarried onAugust 22 inNewYorkCity.The maid of honor was Mary Grabenstatter ’06.Classmates present included: Jeff Beck, John andDiana (DiBacco) Doroghazi, and Megan (Vitali)Mele. • Timothy Moriarty recently opened histrial practice law office in Holyoke; he lives inFlorence, MA. • Ben, MS/MBA’08, and Tara(Wilcox) Keffer, MBA’08, were married onOctober 17 in Washington DC. Julie WetherbeeandCaitlinHurleywere bridesmaids. • Congratsto all, and happy new year!

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2000REUNION 2010

Jason Sinnarajah moved to Sydney, Australia, wherehe works for Google as a compliance manager forits Australia and New Zealand sales teams.

2004Correspondent: Alexandra “Allie” Weiskopfalexandra.weiskopf@us.army.mil703-863-6715

Katie Gillick married Daniel McClean onOctober 3 in St. Louis, MO. Fr. Neenanofficiated the Mass, and Laura Bucks was abridesmaid. The couple live in Chicago, wherethey both work. • Genevieve Curcio marriedBrendan McGuinness on September 26 atSt. Patrick’s on Long Island. Classmates inattendance includedDan Amato, Richard Freed,Andy Kampf, Emily Kearns MA’05, VictoriaLarkowich, Dennis Mahoney, Beth McNally,Brett Peterson, Suzie PomponioMEd’06,NicolePrairie JD’09, Ross Pytko, Pat Ryan, KellyWallace, andKimYoung. Other alumni includedbest man Sean McGuinness ’97, Amie Chang’05, CraigGenualdo ’98,Danielle Levy-Genualdo’98, James McGuinness Jr. ’60, Hugh O’Kane’00, and John O’Rourke ’02. The couple live inSouth Boston, where Brendan is an accountant,and Genevieve is a clinical social worker.• Jennifer Sullivanmarried Timothy Mathien onAugust 29 in Warwick Neck, RI. Classmates inthe bridal party included Ashley Brown, AdrianeHinman, andDianaWoodMBA’08. Classmatesin attendance included Andrea (Phiambolis)Brockway, Deirdre Jennings, Benjamin Spera,and Sara Webby. The couple reside in Sydney,Australia. • Kristen LaMonica, MS’05, marriedPasquale Pontoriero onAugust 23 at St. Ignatius.Alumni in the bridal party included BrynaLaMonicaMBA’02,Marisa Policastro JD’07, andKristen Richard MS’05. Alumni in attendanceincluded Robert Amara, Michael Archambault,Jacob Berry, Christopher Burns, JamesonCrowley ’06, Jennifer Elfstrom MA’05, JessicaFrancoMS’05,BradGibson, JeffreyGubitosi ’96,Jeffrey Rallo, James Russo, Stephen Ryan,Robin(Lech) andRobert Shoemaker,Michelle Tebsher-any ’06, andWilliamWatt. •Coleen Elstermeyermarried Terence Hines on August 1 at St.Ignatius. The bridal party included CourtneyLuther ’06, Shannon (Langan) Tomaszewski,Daniel Tortola MBA’07, and Jennifer Velys.Other alumni in attendance included DavidBliss, Willis Brucker, Kelly Crowther, andPaul Tomaszewski ’05. The couple reside inCambridge. Coleen serves as chief of staff inthe Massachusetts House of Representatives,and Terry works at Wellington ManagementCompany. • In other news, Jessica Walkerreceived a graduate degree in comparative lawfrom the University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas.During her studies, she was a rower, twicequalifying for and once medaling at the FrenchUniversity Nationals. • Kimberly Lamendolareceived an MS in health sciences and a physi-cian assistant studies certificate from GeorgeWashington University last August.

Correspondent: Joe Bowdenjoe.bowden@gmail.com95 Harvest LaneBridgewater, MA 02324; 508-807-0048

Curtis ’02 and Ena (Hilaire) Bolden weremarried on August 31, 2008, in Randolph.Attendees included Ihioma Adighibe,Martsyl Joseph, Steve Hilaire ’11, Jerome

Christopher McLaughlin ’04

what is the most satisfying momentin your professional life?

No particular moment, just recordingand creating.

in your personal life?

Every moment with my grandfather, ChetPerkins. It didn’t matter what we weredoing, it was by far the happiest, most con-fident feeling one could ever experience.Spending time with my immediate familygives me a very similar feeling.

what is your best bc memory?

Hanging out with Mike Ticcioni, my fresh-man year roommate. Also, attending an anti-war protest in the Dust Bowl with SociologyProfessor Stephen Pfohl and an amazingJesuit who had spent time in Kurdistan. Thosethings are really what BC was about to me.

what is your next goal?

Clean up the studio. It’s a total mess.

what is one thing everyoneshould do while at bc?

Go to class!

how have you changedsince graduation?

I hope I’m getting a better sense ofwhat’s important in life.

why did you decide to attend bc?

Because the campus was beautiful. I didn’trealize how much more I would get out of it.

what is the secret to success?

When I find out, I hope someone will stillwant to interview me, so I can share itwith everyone.

where is your favorite spoton the heights?

I love the new architecture of Higgins Hall.Can I build a studio there?

what was your favorite bc class?

“Images of Deviance and Social Control”with Stephen Pfohl. Even when I wasthere, his classes were booked, but if youcan get into it and are passionate, it’sworth waking up for at any hour.

for more q&a with christopher mclaughlin, visitwww.bc.edu/alumni/cmclaughlin.html.

sweet music

Is music recorded by a physicsmajor art or science? Yes.

Christopher McLaughlin ’04,said physics major, is a musicianand self-proclaimed gearhead whohas parlayed playing in a BC rockband into operating a much-sought-after sound recording facility. The1867 Recording Studio, named forthe year of its construction as aMasonic temple just outside ofBoston, is where McLaughlinmixes imagination with expertise.“Physics helped me understand

why I wanted to do things like splaythe walls of my control room12 degrees,” he says, “and build basstraps that use friction to absorblow-frequency sound energy.”McLaughlin joined three members

of the Class of 2001—Ryan Heller, Rob McCaffrey, and Brad Parker—to form AberdeenCity, which cut its teeth on campus before performing over 200 shows nationwide from2001 to 2009 and making an album and several EPs. After the band stopped touring,McLaughlin discovered the unused temple that he has transformed into what BostonMagazine has dubbed “Boston’s best recording studio.”Local bands and artists often book McLaughlin’s cavernous space, but the lineup

also includes those from New York and beyond—he recently recorded London-basedFanfarlo, for instance.

Below, McLaughlin provides some additional notes:

Christopher McLaughlin has combined hislove of rock music and physics into an excitingnew venture.

2005REUNION 2010

Ledbetter ’02, Gadyflor St. Clair ’00, andDrudys Ledbetter. • Elizabeth Reevesmarried Jonathan Messier on August 14,2009, in New Jersey. Kate Henry was maidof honor, and Todor Dakov and GuilfordForbes served as groomsmen. BC alumniattending included Claire De Filippis,Courtney Strong, Carolyn Rock, MaureenTraynor, Christy Slavik, Jennifer Calabrese,Lauren Christie, Rochelle Schneider,PaulZentko, Peter Gartland, Joe DiSalvo, ColmRyan JD’08, Kate Reilly ’06, John Mattus’07, Jessica Maynard ’07, Sue Keown ’79,Suzanne Anthony MSW’97, and MichaelAnthony ’80. • Tracey Wigfield served as astaff writer for the NBC comedy 30 Rock forseason 4, and she was nominated for anEmmy Award for her work. She has alsobeen selected to perform improvisationalcomedy at UCB Theatre in New York City.• Andrew Cardonamarried Laura McKinney’06 in Duxbury. The couple currently residein Hoboken, NJ. • In 2008, Joseph Goljangraduated from Brooklyn Law School,where he served as notes and commentseditor of the Brooklyn Journal of Corporate,Financial & Commercial Law as well as pres-ident of the Student Bar Association. Hereceived the SBA Award upon graduationand was nominated for SBA of the Year bythe American Bar Association. He passedthe New York State bar exam and completeda postgraduate public service fellowshipwith the Office of the New York State Attor-ney General before joining the firm ofSquitieri & Fearon, LLP, in New York City.

• Michael Hemak completed his medicaldegree at the University of Southern Cali-fornia’s Keck School of Medicine last Mayand has begun his residency training inemergency medicine at Los Angeles County+ USC Medical Center. • Christine Daleyand her younger sister, Alexandra, will beheading abroad to work with a nonprofitorganization called Families in Vietnam.They have also started a new blog, TwoTraveling Sisters. • Richard Boles, MA’07,and Christiane DeVries are happy toannounce their marriage on August 8 inWashington DC, where they currentlyreside. Classmates in the wedding partyincluded Richard Geary ’06 and KevinVetiac. • Ryan Costa has joined PotterAnderson & Corroon LLP, where he is amember of the firm’s corporate group. Ryanreceived his JD from George WashingtonUniversity Law School, where he was arti-cles editor of the George Washington Interna-tional Law Review and a member of theInternational Law Society.

2006Correspondent: Cristina Conciatoriconciato@bc.edu / 845-624-1204Correspondent: Tina CoreaTinaCorea@gmail.com / 973-224-3863

Meaghan Walsh married Thomas Cobb onAugust 30, 2009, on Cape Cod. Members ofthe bridal party included Katie Flaherty, AbbyKell, and Lindsay Pesacreta. Other alumni inattendance included Margaret Zulkey, AbbyScott, Kaitlin O’Malley, Shannon Stump, KatieChiarantona, Krista Henneman, LindseyLaBoe,CaitlinMurphy, Jessica FasheanNelson,Jill Hark, and Julia Roboff. • Jayshree Mahtanigraduated from Fordham University School ofLaw last May and plans to work at IncisiveMedia until January 2011, when she will joinWeil, Gotshal &Manges inManhattan. •CharlieGale has been volunteering at the ChumkrielLanguage School and Learning Centre, locatedin Kampot Province in southeastern Cambodia.It is an English language school for studentsfrom rural, low-income families and relies heav-ily on foreign volunteers to assist the teachersand practice conversational skills with the stu-dents. The hope is that these students will oneday be able to compete for scarce tourism andgovernment jobs in the Cambodian workforce.Read more at www.chumkriellanguageschool.org/volunteer/index.html. • Mallory Cain isattending UC Berkeley in pursuit of a master’sin social welfare with a concentration in health.• Alyson Boulanger and Andrew Smith weremarried on October 12, 2008, at St. Ignatius

Church. A reception followed at WellesleyCountry Club. Bridal party members includedMarissa (Peterson) Rogers, Christina (Pherson)Haag, Megan Lacerte, and Robinson MurphyMA’08. • Ryan Farnan and Jean-Paul Sandayrecently founded the Level Field Foundation(www.levelfieldfoundation.org), a nonprofitdedicated to building and renovating athleticfacilities for disabled and inner-city youth.Richard McGowan, SJ, the legendary CSOMprofessor and mentor, is the foundation’s thirdboard member. After making a significantcontribution to a safe, multisport “MiracleLeague” field for disabled kids in upstate NewYork, the foundation is now raising funds for afootball/soccer/lacrosse field that will providepositive opportunities for kids in Mattapan,Boston’s “forgotten” neighborhood. • Will andAnthony Nunziatamade their concert debut atNew York City’s world-famous Feinstein’s atLoews Regency this past fall. Their director,Richard Jay-Alexander, has worked with starssuch as Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler,Bernadette Peters, and Brian Stokes Mitchell.

Read more at www.WillandAnthony.com.• Aislyn Gelerman and Charles Subrt, JD’94,were married on November 7 at St. IgnatiusChurch. The couple reside in Ashland.

2007Correspondent: Lauren Fahertyfahertyl@bc.edu11 Elm StreetMilton, MA 02186; 617-698-6608Greg Sclama is currently living in Udaipur,India. He is completing a volunteer internshipwith the international development organiza-tion ACCESS Development Services.

2008Correspondent: Maura Tierneymauraktierney@gmail.com92 Revere Street, Apt. 3Boston, MA 02114

Hello, Class of 2008! Just a few updates thistime. • Gene Kane has been working for theDana-Farber Cancer Institute as a humanresearch coordinator since graduation. SeanHickey married Nicole Perey, and this pastyear, the couple welcomed their son, RourkeJames Hickey. A warm congratulations tothem both! • Please keep the updates coming,and I hope all is well in the new year!

2009Correspondent: Timothy Batestbates86@gmail.com277 Hamilton AvenueMassapequa, NY 11758

Eagles still on the Heights are Jason Ng andKevin O’Neil, both working on a master’s ineducational research, measurement, and evalu-ation. • Other Eagles in Boston include SandraGrzebicki at Fontenot Contracting; AmandaRumpf and Vic Lanio at PWC; Brian Heavey atState Street; Jackie Ouellet at NorthwesternMutual; Bryan Bunn at TJX Companies; JamesPrimes at Deloitte; and Kevin Hawkins atBowenAdvisors.Brian Kettmer is working withCity Year. Alexa Magdalenski is working withMass Mentoring Partnership through Ameri-Corps. Chris Miller is with TechMission. CoryMadigan, Camie Petri, and Heather Goddardare working at the Dana-Farber Cancer Insti-tute. Brendan Stamm is an account executive atRadio 92.9 Boston, andVanessa Flavin is a legalassistant at Jager Smith PC. Molly Keefe isworking as a med-surg float nurse at St. Eliza-beth’s in Brighton. • Eagles in New York Cityinclude Katie Morin, UBS; James Lizzul,JPMorgan; Matt Relle, Citigroup; Nat Probert,Barclays; Tori Flynn, PWC; Luke Schlafly,Deutsche Bank; and Danielle Solomon, Draft-fcb. • Kimani Gordon is working at ArmaniExchange.MaggieWatkins is in the NYCTeach-ing Fellows program. Mike Sokolowski isan account services rep with ESPN. ClaudiaHuapaya is the marketing coordinator forGoing.com/AOL. Natasha Treacy is an investorrelations specialist at Citco Fund Services.KatieMcIlroy is working at Memorial Sloan-Ketter-ing Cancer Center in the Surgical Advanced

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Ryan Farnan ’06 and Jean-Paul Sanday ’06 recentlyfounded the Level Field Foundation, a nonprofitdedicated to building and renovating athletic facilitiesfor disabled and inner-city youth.

CareUnit.Kristen Sullivan is working for GE inStamford, CT. • In Washington DC, KristinFerguson is a surgical oncology nurse at Wash-ington Hospital Center, and Katie Thomas is asurgical ICU nurse at Georgetown UniversityHospital. Katherine Buck is at JPMorgan.Lyndsey Thomas is at Edelman PR. BrianaThompson is a workforce program specialist forthe U.S. Department of Labor. • In Chicago,Bryce Rudow is working at Lipman Hearne;Jacqueline Fraher is at Digitas; and MiljanaAsanovic is at Zurich Financial. • Eaglesadvancing their education include LuciaAustria at Johnson & Wales, studying culinaryarts; Mallory Barnett at Georgetown MedicalSchool; Kerry Harnett at Cornell Law School;Jason Serrano at Syracuse University; andJustin Maccaro at Harvard Dental School.Mandy Balboni is working toward a PhD inexperimental and molecular medicine at Dart-mouth College. Brett O’Brien is in Australia,studying environmental governance at theUniversity of Melbourne. • Eagles abroad teach-ing English include Matt Porter in Kayseri,Turkey, as a Fulbright scholar;MiriamMichal-czyk in Mantova, Italy; Cait Hall in Seoul,South Korea; and Cristina Costa in Japan.

carroll schoolgsomalum@bc.eduFulton Hall, Room 315Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

Michael Ott, MBA’90, has joined thePrivate Client Reserve at U.S. Bank as headof its investment team in the Twin Cities.Michael is active in the Twin Cities commu-nity as a board member of Children’s Hos-pitals and Clinics of Minnesota. He is also alieutenant colonel in the Air Force Reserves,where he serves as a military advisor at thePentagon for an undersecretary of defense.• In December 2009, Rex Miller, MBA’05,joined Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP as anassociate in the Columbus office. Rex willfocus his practice in the firm’s intellectualproperty group. Rex holds a JD from OhioState University’s Moritz College of Law.• Also in December, Richard Meringolo,MBA’92, was named EVP and director ofCitizens Financial Group’s Global Restruc-turing Group. Previously, he served asmanaging director and partner at CrystalCapital Fund Management. Richard, whoholds a BA from Middlebury College, livesin North Kingstown, RI. • Ray Felts,MBA’00, joined Article One Partnersas COO in December. He was previouslyVP of business development for NineSigma.Ray holds a BS in electrical engineeringfrom the University of Southern California.• Business Wire has recently named twoCarroll School alumni to executive posi-tions: Morrissey Perfetti ’94, MBA’01, isnow the company’s regional VP for WesternUnited States, and Sanford Paek, MBA ’99is its regional VP for Eastern United States.

connell schoolnursing.alums@bc.eduCushing Hall, Room 201Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

Class Notes are published in BC NursingVOICE, the Connell School’s magazine.Please forward all submissions to theabove address.

gsasMcGuinn Hall, Room 221-AChestnut Hill, MA 02467; 617-552-3265

gsswgsswalumni@bc.eduMcGuinn Hall, Room 123Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

In August 2009, Mary McManus, MSW’84,was featured on 7 News in Boston, whereshe spoke about her journey with post-poliosyndrome. In 2007, Mary published NewWorld Greetings: Inspirational Poetry andMusings for a New World, and her upcomingbook, Set Sail for a New World: Healing a LifeThrough the Gift of Poetry, is scheduled forrelease this year.

law schoolVicki Sanderssandervi@bc.edu885 Centre StreetNewton, MA 02459

Class Notes for Law School alumni arepublished in the BC Law Magazine. Pleaseforward all submissions to Vicki Sanders atthe above address.

lynch schoolDirector of Alumni Relationslynchschoolalumni@bc.eduCampion Hall, Room 106Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

On November 8, 2009, Col. Bryan R. Kelly,MA’80, PhD’83, was promoted to brigadiergeneral and is currently serving as thecommanding general, Medical Readiness andTraining Command, at Ft. Sam Houston, TX.

Bryan is a clinical psychologist at the Barnstable(MA) Probate and Family Trial Court and hasserved in the Army Reserve as a clinical psychol-ogist since 1989. He has mobilized twice insupport of Operation Iraqi Freedom, earningtwo Bronze Star medals for his service.• Nancy and Ken Mellard, MEd’76, served aspresidents of the 36th Annual Snow Ball galabenefiting Catholic Charities Foundation ofNortheast Kansas, held January 16 at the CrownCenter ExhibitionHall in Kansas City. This is theMellards’ second year of a two-year termas event presidents. Last year, the Mellardsled the event volunteer committee of more than75 members to raise more than $1.5 million.• Fred Herron, MEd’03, was named interimdirector for Mount Manresa Jesuit RetreatHouse on Staten Island. Earlier this year Fred’sessay, “Our Transformation in Christ: ThomasMerton and Transformative Learning Theory,”appeared in volume 21 of The Merton Seasonal.

stmSchool of Theology and Ministrystmalum@bc.edu140 Commonwealth Ave.Chestnut Hill, MA 02467-3800

Class Notes are published in Called toServe, the School of Theology and Ministry’smagazine. Please forward submissions of50 words or less, including school, degree,and graduation year, to the address above.

wcasCorrespondent: Jane T. Crimlisk ’74janecrimlisk@yahoo.com37 Leominster RoadDedham, MA 02026; 781-326-0290

Barbara Lyons ’84 states that her nephewThomas Nalen ’93 was inducted intothe Boston College Varsity Club Hall of Famefor football this past fall. It was great hearingfrom you, Barbara, and congratulationsto your nephew! • Roland Bourdon Jr. ’73retired on June 30, 2009, from the BostonHerald, where he had worked for 51 years.Roland sings in the Resurrection Churchchoir in Hingham.

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1920sFrancis J. Voss ’29, LLB’32, of Medford onNovember 27, 2009.

1930sThomas J. Callahan ’34 of Danvers onOctober 26, 2009.

James D. Doherty ’37 of Andover onNovember 25, 2009.

Joseph B. Doherty ’31 of Andover onNovember 25, 2009.

Francis Hilbrunner ’36 of Westwood onNovember 27, 2009.

John J. Koumjian ’37, MEd’47, of Watertownon November 2, 2009.

Philip G. McConville ’39, MA’47, of Dennison November 13, 2009.

1940sPasquale J. Abruzzese ’41 of East Boston onOctober 19, 2009.

Gerard T. Armitage ’42 of Melbourne, FL, onNovember 14, 2009.

Michael H. Bonacorso ’45 of Stoneham onDecember 6, 2009.

Thomas N. Brown ’49 of Cambridge onOctober 23, 2009.

E. Justin Childs ’49 of Methuen onDecember 8, 2009.

Rita M. Creamer ’43, MSW’45, of Chico, CA,on May 1, 2009.

Robert L. Cronin ’47 of Princeton, NJ, onNovember 13, 2009.

John R. Ellis ’49 of Winchester onOctober 28, 2009.

John V. Forkin ’49 of Waltham onOctober 14, 2009.

Joseph A. Gauvin ’49 of Wakefield onSeptember 18, 2009.

George T. Gildea ’49 of Canton onOctober 25, 2009.

Halim G. Habib ’43 of Norfolk onNovember 10, 2009.

Ernest J. Handy Sr. ’42, JD’49, of SouthWalpole on January 8, 2010.

John A. Holt ’49, MA’51, of Dennison December 9, 2009.

AnnMaguire Joyce, MSW’47, of Stoneham onNovember 2, 2009.

Charles D. Kelley, Esq., ’49, JD’54,of Malden on December 1, 2009.

Charles J. McCoy, CHF, ’49 of Milton onNovember 30, 2009.

Charles R. McCready Sr. ’45 of Bonita Springs,FL, on November 27, 2009.

William McInnes, SJ, ’44, MA’51, PhD’54,STL’58, of Chestnut Hill on December 8, 2009.

Edmund J. Nagle ’40, MSW’42, ofPittsfield on November 26, 2009.

James A. O’Donohoe ’43 of Bostonon October 27, 2009.

Charles W. Reilly ’42 of Waltham onOctober 18, 2009.

Jeremiah J. Twomey ’40, of Southbury, CT, onNovember 24, 2009.

Paul A. Waters Jr. ’48 of Newton Center onNovember 28, 2009.

Charles A. Williams ’45, MA’51, of Exeter, NH,on August 1, 2007.

1950sWilliam J. Ahern ’52 of EastFalmouth on October 23, 2009.

James H. Awad ’52 of Westport, CT, onOctober 13, 2009.

Loretta Fitzgerald Barry ’58 of Worcester onNovember 3, 2009.

Harold F. Bennett Jr. ’55 of Freehold onDecember 7, 2009.

Phyllis M. Calarese ’55 of Ballwin, MO, onNovember 18, 2009.

Brian E. Concannon ’56, JD’62, ofMarshfield on November 15, 2009.

Thomas D. Conway ’56 of Charlotte, NC, onOctober 25, 2009.

Mary E. Corcoran, MEd’53, of Winthrop onSeptember 13, 2009.

William M. Cryan ’50 of Dumfries, VA, onFebruary 19, 2009.

John J. Cullinane ’56 of Melrose onDecember 17, 2009.

William J. Curtin ’52 of Hingham onDecember 4, 2009.

James F. Davey, MEd’59, of NorthSmithfield, RI, on June 29, 2009.

Bernard F. Desavage ’59 of Laurel, MD, onJune 21, 2009.

Joseph A. Desmond ’58 of Contoocook, NH,on November 10, 2009.

Charles R. Doyle ’50 of West Roxbury onDecember 12, 2009.

Ruth Mulry Flagler ’55 of Sarasota, FL, onMarch 25, 2008.

Manuel Fontes ’52 of Westport onNovember 2, 2009.

Paul R. Gallagher ’54 of Northboro onOctober 30, 2009.

Jeanne Hannon Grace NC’52 of Braintree onOctober 21, 2009.

Francis G. Hughes ’53 of Worchester onNovember 25, 2009.

William E. Hughes ’51 of Mundelen, IL, onAugust 5, 2009.

Lawrence F. Karl ’51 of New Canaan, CT, onNovember 12, 2009.

Robert B. Kelleher Jr. ’55 of Dover onNovember 8, 2009.

Richard A. Line ’58 of Lady Lake, FL, onSeptember 5, 2009.

Mary M. Lovett ’52 of Quincy onNovember 15, 2009.

Edward J. Marnell ’54 of Cape Coral, FL, onNovember 1, 2009.

Lawrence C. McAuliffe ’53 of West Roxbury onOctober 12, 2009.

Paul A. McDermott ’54 of Quincy onDecember 13, 2009.

William F. McDonald ’51 of Pocasset onMarch6, 2009.

John J. McDonough ’50 of Potomac, MD,on November 27, 2009.

Thomas P. McGinn ’51 of Danvers onDecember 6, 2009.

Thomas F. McGowan ’52, MBA’65, of Mesa,AZ, on November 12, 2009.

Edward P. McLaughlin, MS’51, of Braintree onSeptember 17, 2009.

Virginia McLaughlin, CSC, ’59, MS’66,MEd’78, of South Bend, IN, on October 31,2009.

George H. Moore ’50 of Fort Mill, SC, onJuly 12, 2009.

Brendan Nally ’57 of Fitchburg onNovember 3, 2009.

Edward W. O’Brien ’53 of Watertown onOctober 12, 2009.

Thomas P. O’Malley, SJ, ’51, PHL’56, ofChestnut Hill on November 4, 2009.

Arthur St. Onge, Esq., JD’53, of Gorham, ME,on November 28, 2009.

John J. O’Toole ’55 of Quincy onNovember 7, 2009.

John R. Papineau ’59 of Needham onJune 29, 2009.

Joseph P. Pavone ’55 of Naples, FL, onNovember 13, 2009.

Fordie H. Pitts Jr., ’56 of Scituate onOctober 27, 2009.

Jane M. Pray ’57 of South Chatham onOctober 17, 2009.

Ethel E. Provost, MS’59, of Buffalo, NY, onNovember 4, 2009.

John F. Sherlock, JD’52, of Pawtucket, RI, onMay 30, 2009.

Thomas M. Simmons, Esq., JD’56, of Bostonon November 28, 2009.

John J. Stencavage ’56 of Manchester, NH, onDecember 1, 2009.

John T. Sullivan ’50 of West Hampton Beach,NY, on January 17, 2009.

John C. Tiernan, Esq., ’55 of Brecksville, OH,on December 17, 2009.

Geraldine Dunne Toler ’57 of Peabody onNovember 20, 2009.

John H. Walsh ’50 of Peabody onNovember 13, 2009.

James E. Waters ’50 of Satellite Beach, FL, onOctober 27, 2009.

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1960sTimothy J. Banfield Jr. ’67 of Columbus, OH,on October 31, 2009.

David J. Barry ’68, JD’71, of Peabody onNovember 19, 2009.

Patricia Boyle, MEd’68, PhD’73, of Duxburyon May 29, 2008.

Mary M. Chambers ’62 of Franklin onOctober 28, 2009.

Thomas D. Culley, SJ, STL’66, of NewOrleans, LA, on July 14, 2009.

Paul H. Donovan Jr. ’63 of Hockessin, DE, onDecember 6, 2009.

William J. Flynn ’60 of Sandwich onNovember 23, 2009.

Mary Freda Gould, SSND,’60 of Wilton, CT,on November 14, 2009.

Philip K. Langan ’60 of Enfield, CT, onNovember 23, 2009.

Joseph H. Lynch ’65 of Columbus, OH, onDecember 27, 2008.

Thomas P. Lynch ’63 of Brockton onNovember 20, 2009.

Donald R. Marquis, MA’67, of Nashua, NH,on October 28, 2009.

Edward L. McCarthy, MEd’65, of YorktownHeights, NY, on July 29, 2009.

John P. McDonnell ’64 of Natick onNovember 14, 2009.

Patrick J. McDonough ’65 of Pocasset onMay 5, 2009.

Thomas J. Murphy, MEd’63, of Sterling, IL,on November 4, 2009.

Ronald E. Oliveira, Esq., JD’61, of Stockbridgeon December 7, 2009.

William L. O’Neil, SJ, ’62 of Fairfield, CT, onOctober 19, 2009.

Claire J. Pedranti ’60 of Boston onOctober 13, 2007.

William J. Perron Jr. ’60 of Ridgefield, CT, onApril 12, 2009.

Josephine Flynn Pouliot NC’69 of Gloucesteron November 14, 2009.

Ralph J. Pulcini Sr. ’60 of Canton onDecember 17, 2008.

James N. Rath, MA/MEd’66, of Chester, CT,on October 20, 2009.

Gertrude T. Redmond ’65, MS’67, DEd’88, ofSalem, NH, on January 17, 2009.

David G. Rice ’66 of Dayton, NJ, onJanuary 19, 2009.

Mary Westphal Richardson ’63 of Williams-burg, VA, on October 31, 2009.

Priscilla Riley, MSW’64, of Brookline onNovember 2, 2009.

Mary Sharon Smith, PBVM, MA’67, ofWorcester on October 28, 2009.

John P. Sullivan ’62, MSW’64, of Scituateon October 19, 2009.

Margaret Desales Sullivan, SCNJ, MAT’60, ofHackensack, NJ, on December 1, 2009.

Patricia Slack Vaitkus ’65 of Tijeras, NM, onNovember 14, 2009.

William T. West ’65 of Santa Barbara, CA, onOctober 17, 2009.

John R. Williamson, MBA’67, of York, ME, onNovember 16, 2009.

Charles C. Winchester, Esq., JD’61, of Miltonon October 21, 2009.

1970sMarilyn A. Barba ’74 of Mirror Lake, NH, onNovember 5, 2009.

Lawrence Clifton Brown Jr. ’72 of Burke, VA,on August 18, 2009.

Kenneth J. Canavan ’76 of Holliston onMarch 8, 2009.

Patricia L. Kelley, MS’73, PhD’79, of Wabanon October 24, 2009.

Elbert J. Lalande, MEd’70, of Mobile, AL, onOctober 3, 2008.

Joseph A. McNally ’74 of Mililani, HI, onFebruary 26, 2009.

Alice M. Moore, MSW’76, of Cumberland, RI,on September 24, 2009.

Kenneth M. Naumes ’79 of Westwood onOctober 21, 2009.

Lynn A. Noyes, MSW’77, of Colchester, CT, onNovember 22, 2009.

Michael W. Riordan Jr., MBA’72, of SanAntonio, TX, on October 27, 2009.

William L. Ruane Jr. ’75 of Belmont onNovember 5, 2009.

William Gerard Stanton Jr. ’78 of Reston, VA,on April 13, 2007.

Jean F. Teague ’73 of West Dennis onOctober 21, 2009.

Theresa A. Wilcox ’70, MS’78, of Abington onNovember 21, 2009.

1980sKathleen Tegan Draper ’84 of Brockton onMarch 14, 2009.

Julie Simons Droney ’87, MSW’91, of Cantonon December 6, 2009.

Robert E. Hentz, CAES’82, of Billerica onDecember 1, 2009.

John F. McDermott, MEd’80, of SaintAugustine, FL, on October 16, 2008.

Bruce A. Rovner ’82 of Peabody on July 9, 2009.

Maryellen Courtney Zapata ’81 of Wollastonon November 11, 2009.

1990sChristina Frances Faherty, MS’95, ofPepperell on November 21, 2009.

Marcella A. Judge ’94 of Brookline onOctober 8, 2009.

Edward Louis Valente, MS’90, of Tewksburyon November 16, 2009.

2000sJamen J. Amato ’07 of Pasadena, CA, onOctober 14, 2009.

J. Peter Oakes, MBA’01, of Boston onNovember 16, 2009.

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• Rita Kelleher, of Hingham, professor anddean of the Connell School of Nursingfrom 1947 to 1973, on November 2, 2009,at age 101.

• Rev. James O’Donohoe, of Framingham,professor of theology from 1978 to 1999,on October 27, 2009, at age 88.

• William McInnes, SJ, of Weston, professorand assistant dean of the Carroll Schoolfrom 1959 to 1964, and chaplain to theAlumni Association from 1998 to 2008,on December 8, 2009, at age 86.

• Mary Daly, of Newton Centre, professor oftheology from 1966 to 1999, on January 4,2010, at age 81.

• Thomas P. O’Malley, SJ, of Boston, profes-sor and dean of the College of Arts andSciences from 1967 to 1980, and professorin the A&S Honors Program since 1999,on November 4, 2009, at age 79. He issurvived by brothers Austin and John andsister Mary.

• Catherine F. Carey, of West Roxbury, recep-tionist in the President’s Office from 1986to 1999, on December 28, 2009, at age 78.She is survived by her husband John,daughters Marilyn and Janet, and son Brian.

• William D. McClurg, of Malden, BostonCollege Police officer from 1971 to 1997, onDecember 26, 2009, at age 78. He is sur-vived by his wife Elizabeth, sons Steven,Darren, and Robert Horton, and daughtersLinda Lau and Carol Johnson.

• Alvito Petriello, of Billerica, carpenter inFacilities Services since 1994, on October29, 2009, at age 58. He is survived byhis mother Rosa, wife Anna, daughtersChristina Emanuel, Cathy Lachance, andDenise Gaudet, and son Alvito, Jr.

• Peter Oakes, of Boston, businessmanager for the Alumni Assocation from2001 to 2005, on November 16, 2009,at age 43. He is survived by his parents,Gail and Jerome.

The obituary section is compiled from national listings and notices from family members andfriends of alumni. The section includes only the deaths reported to us since the previous issue ofBoston College Magazine. Please send information to: Office of University Advancement,More Hall 220, 140 Commonwealth Ave., Chestnut Hill, MA 02467.

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Arecord-breaking 26,346undergraduate alumni

came together as one last yearduring the Neenan Challengeandmade annual gifts of allsizes to the University. Theirsupport triggered a $1-millionchallenge grant for financialaid, which provided immediateandmuch-needed assistanceto students who wouldn’totherwise be able to afforda Boston College education.

This inspiring success hasmade possible the new AlumniParticipation Challenge—amultiyear drive that will continuethrough the Light the Worldcampaign and could net BCas much as $3 million morein financial aid. The challengeseeks to build an essential an-nual base of financial supportthat will help the Universitymeet ongoing needs vital tothe success of BC students.

“The same anonymous donorbehind the Neenan Challengehas stepped up once again,” sayscampaign co-chair WilliamGeary’80. “Now all BC alumni mustdisplay that same passion fortheir almamater. Together, we’llshow what the power of partici-pation can do at the Heights.”

The goal for this year is29,000 undergraduate alumnidonors, and meeting this targetwill generate a gift of $500,000for financial aid. Achieving otherannual goals will activate giftsof equal size as BC movestoward the overall campaigngoal of 40,000 alumni givingeach and every year.

The value of all gifts lies at theheart of the Alumni ParticipationChallenge. In fact, donations of$100 or less last year amountedto $1.3 million and contributedto the University’s ability toincrease undergraduate financial

aid by 7.4 percent. This significantboost was especially meaningfulsince nearly seven in ten BCstudents receive some form offinancial assistance, and theirneed is greater than ever giventhe current economic climate.

Yet, the annual impact ofthese gifts extends well beyondfinancial aid. They providecrucial resources for BC’s othercore priorities, such as studentformation programming; theUniversity’s Jesuit, Catholicheritage; and faculty researchsupport. Donors can also giveto what is most important tothem at the Heights and, forinstance, allocate their giftsto Appalachia Volunteers,intramural athletics, or theMcMullen Museum of Art.

“Alumni must realize thattheir gift—of any size or to any

designation—makes acritical difference every year,”says Nancy Spadaro Bielawa’85, who has given annuallyfor 17 years and currentlyserves on her 25th ReunionGift Committee.

Currently, 71 percent ofBC donors give again the fol-lowing year. While that figuremay seem impressive, BC trailsmost of its peers: Dartmouthand Holy Cross have donor re-tention rates of 79 percent and84 percent, respectively, andPrinceton retains 87 percentof its donors from year to year.

“Alumni have plenty ofincentive to give annually,” saysBielawa. “Their gifts supportthe most immediate needs ofthe University and now couldmean an extra $3 million infinancial assistance.”

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Annual giving donors help BC students benefit from a Jesuit, Catholiceducation that combines classroom learning with opportunities toimprove greater society.

annual impact

new challenge offerscompelling reasons to give

join the neenan society

The William B. Neenan, S.J., Society is the new recognitionsociety for alumni who make annual gifts of any amount inconsecutive years. Those who made a gift last year, andwho also give this year, will be inaugural members of thisspecial group and will help the University meet the AlumniParticipation Challenge. Like the society’s namesake, theUniversity’s beloved Fr. Bill Neenan, these alumni donorsstrengthen the BC community in innumerable ways.

Learn more at www.bc.edu/bcfund.

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illuminationsChristopher Grillo ’05, MBA’13

What made your Boston College experience rewarding?My time as an undergraduate was especially meaningful becauseI was able to join activities that challenged who I was and whoI wanted to be. I found participating in PULSE, the Kairos RetreatProgram, and UGBC to be particularly rewarding—as was servingas a resident assistant and attending Fr. Himes’s weekly Massin St. Mary’s Chapel. Each made an impact and helped to formwho I am today.

How has the Maroon & GOLD initiative enhanced your BC connection?After graduation, I moved to Los Angeles to pursue a graduate de-gree. BC alumni events, and GOLD [Graduates Of the Last Decade]events in particular, eased my transition. I attended game watchesand Masses, as well as events with Athletic Director Gene DeFilippoand prominent alumni. All were opportunities to stay connected tomy alma mater as BC alumni became my family away from home.

Why should other alumni participate in Maroon & GOLD?As co-chair of the Maroon & GOLD Executive Committee, I feel it’s anexcellent way for recent graduates to continue to share in BC’s specialmission. They have opportunities to attend events organized especiallyfor them and to volunteer with fellow young alumni on behalf of theUniversity. GOLD alumni can also show their pride by making anannual gift of any size to BC, which will help ensure that today’sundergraduates achieve their dreams. Staying engaged is what reallymatters, and all recent graduates who give back, in whatever waythey can, are part of this special group.

current residenceWellesley, Massachusetts

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occupationHigher education andstudent affairs

favorite bc activityUndergraduate Governmentof Boston College (UGBC)

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“Boston Collegecompetes with the

very best,” says Michael J.Naughton, the Evelyn J. andRobert A. Ferris Professor ofPhysics and department chair.“The University has top-notchfaculty and is attracting someof the brightest students inthe world.”

Like many BC professors,Naughton shares his passionfor the Heights with hundredsof alumni each year—oftenspeaking to graduates acrossthe country about the transfor-mation occurring at theUniversity and how they can“help BC achieve greatness

both inside and outside of theclassroom.” Naughtonnotably inspired the conceptof “nano-giving” during theNeenan Challenge last year,and he has a special perspectiveon Light the World, becausehe’s both raising awarenessof BC’s goals and directlybenefiting from thecampaign’s success.

“Light the World’s impact

on faculty and students can’t

be overstated,” says Naughton,

who joined the physics depart-

ment in 1998. “I’ve seen

Boston College grow substan-

tially as a research university,

and the campaign will enable

BC to take the next dynamic

step in this area.”The University is boldly

committing to interdisciplinaryresearch across the liberalarts and the sciences. ForNaughton, this means greateropportunities to explore theburgeoning field of nanotech-nology and to enhance therelated collaboration betweenBC faculty and students inthe disciplines of physics,chemistry, and biology.

He’s part of a team thatexperiments with cylindricalstructures composed of carbonand silicon that are 10,000times smaller in diameterthan a single human hair.When such structures arebundled together to formnanowires and nanotubes, they

have a wide range of potentialuses. Currently, Naughton andhis colleagues are investigatingapplications that could lead tothe early detection of ovariancancer, an MRI variant thatcan depict individual cells,and more highly efficient solarcells, among other benefits.

Donor support helps makethese innovations possibleand also funds important re-search fellowships that enableundergraduates to work inBC laboratories year-roundand to share in the successof scientific discovery.

“Such experience is invalu-able,” says Naughton, “but thatdoesn’t mean it comes at a highprice. True to the nano-givingconcept, every gift—regardlessof its size—will strengthenBoston College in this effort.”

getting the word outprofessor michael j. naughtonon the campaign

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Make your annual gift at www.bc.edu/give, and

read More about Professor naughton’s research

in the Light the WorLd caMPaign section.

Michael J. Naughton, the Evelyn J. and Robert A. Ferris Professor of Physics and department chair, with students Karen Chen ’10 and Dennis Bresnahan ’11. Photograph by Gary Wayne Gilbert

a simple equation For physics professor Michael J. Naughton, even the most com-

plicated equation can reveal a simple truth.

But there is one equation that everyone can understand: An

annual gift to Boston College equals opportunity.

Annual gifts of all sizes make possible everything from

financial aid to student formation programming. Annual sup-

port also funds groundbreaking interdisciplinary research, like

that conducted by Naughton and his colleagues in the field of

nanotechnology. Their work provides research opportunities for

Boston College students—and may one day lead to advances in

cancer detection, solar energy, and other critical areas.

No matter how you calculate it, your support counts.